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Essay On Jem Changes In To Kill A Mockingbird

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“Age doesn’t define maturity. Some people will never grow up” it doesn’t matter what age you are either you grow up or don’t. several characters changed throughout the book but jem changed the most because he learned to mature as an adult. First of all, jem changes the most because in the beginning of the novel jem is characterized as a kid who doesn’t focus on the adult world and continues to bother people who want to be left alone and stay away from drama. Next, jem scout and dill are headed to the radley place when they get there jem says “lets go ‘round in the back again”(Lee. 52) this shows that jems curiosity of a child forces him to try to become friends with somebody who wants to stay away from everybody.jem is full of joy and acts like this because he doesn’t pay attention to the people who tell him things he continues to be like this because he enjoys his childhood messing with people and playing in school with friends jem ,scout, dill go in the radley house because they think Boo is actually a nice person and wants to be friends with …show more content…

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