Everyone faces adversity, some more than others, but that is not all bad. Arthur Radley hid because of what people did to him, and to others. But he came out when someone showed that they genuinely cared. Jem Finch faces adversity just by growing up, but also because of the racism and hate in Maycomb. Atticus Finch is disliked for taking Tom Robinson’s case, but is still respected as a man of integrity. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee develops the idea that when a person faces adversity in his or her life it causes positive growth in their character as well as in others’ characters.
The human race does some pretty nasty things, some of which caused one person in particular to go into hiding. Arthur Radley, otherwise known as Boo, went into hiding in his own house as
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This is displayed three different ways, physically, mentally, and and socially. Jem Finch matures in all these ways throughout the book, from a nine year old till a slightly stubborn twelve and a half year old. As Jem grew he became smarter and more aware of what was happening around him. For example, he understood what the mob at the jail would do to Atticus, so Jem refused to leave in order to stall for Atticus. He was also very aware that discrimination was bad; because of this he refused to give in to the peer pressure at school, when they wanted him to discriminate against black people. Jem was not happy about Tom losing his trial, he was the first one to cry about the loss and then sniffled, “It is not right Atticus.” Jem also grew in strength and bravery, this is shown when Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout, and Jem was willing to fight Bob in order to protect Scout from his knife. He is also not afraid to stand up for his family, and Tom when people are tearing them down. Jem develops from a stubborn, curious child to a mature, brave, and knowledgeable teen throughout the book, all because he made the right