Jem starts to see himself as an older person and he participates in the gossip around town, most of which consist of Boo Radley. Part of him is still childish in a sense that he still imagines Boo as some type of savage. When “Jem was twelve” he starts to annoy Scout “he was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody” (Lee 153). Scout is having problems with his new attitude, but all Atticus said was that he was a growing boy. Not only did Jem grow physically, but now he was growing mentally, worldly, and more responsible.
After Atticus loses his trial, Jem notices that the Maycomb County justice system is broken and it needs help, “Then it all goes back to the jury, then. We oughta do away with juries. ”(294) This shows that Jem now understands that people are racist in everything and racism needs to be fought. On top of realizing that the justice system is in shambles, Jem realized that Tom Robinson’s case was very good at showing that.
With Jem Finch being one of the main characters, his perspective shows up a lot through the book. Especially when it comes down to the Tom Robinson case, Jem gets very passionate and protective towards this case. Jem and Scout were raised by Atticus, to have manners, to not have harsh judgement, to give everyone a chance, and accept people for who they are. Jem shows this a lot when it comes to Tom’s case, he strongly believes that Tom is innocent and should not be charged in anyway. When someone is to bring up the case around Jem, he tries to shut them down, he does not like hearing about it.
They had heard tales such as “When people’s azaleas froze in a cold snap, it was because he had breathed on them… Radley pecans would kill you… a baseball hit into the Radley yard was a lost ball…” (9). Those stories would keep almost anyone away from the house, but Jem showed courage and snuck up to the house anyway. While running away from the
Jem idolizes his father and views him as the embodiment of justice and morality at the beginning. However, as Jem became more aware of the world around him, he began to question Atticus' principles. For example,Jem is disappointed when Atticus agrees to defend Tom Robinson, knowing that he will bring ridicule and scorn from the people inside of Maycomb county. However his disappointment turns into admiration when he witnesses Atticus’s to stand up for what is right in the trial.
At this point, Jem’s mind remains set that Tom Robinson will not be convicted. However, the judge’s perspective towards colored people lies inevident enough to ensure that Tom will not be pleaded guilty. When Reverend Sykes, the reverend of the First Purchase African American Church, informed Jem of the misfortune all black men encounter in trial, Jem “took an exception to Reverend Sykes” (279). After Tom Robinson’s trial, Jem became furious and confused at the prejudice against Tom. Jem believed that Tom would be proven innocent, because of Atticus’ in-depth argument against Mayella Ewell, the daughter of a white family of the lowest ranks, but Jem eventually faces the undenying truth.
As the novel progresses, Jem becomes less defiant and more understanding of adults. Jem witnesses the physical and moral courage of his father before and during the trial of
Along with the rule in Marijane’s country, women have to wear restrictive clothing. In Iran, Marijane is forced to wear a veil at young age after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Of course, she did not understand why she had to wear the veil so it’s no surprise Marijane and her friends played with the veil instead(1). However, Marijane never agrees with the clothing standards and goes against them constantly throughout her life in Iran.
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
The trial of Tom Robinson serves as a catalyst for Jem’s new point of view of the world, and highlights the harsh realities he failed to see before:
This arrant display of gossip nearly mirrors the actions of Miss Stephanie Crawford — the town blabbermouth — who always seems to have a new topic to mercilessly spread needless hearsay about. Despite Jem’s empathetic discoveries regarding Boo Radley, nothing is more glaringly obvious than the fact that Jem still has a long way to go — a journey that, in the following chapters, undergoes a large amount of progression, burrowing deeper and deeper into the heart of the novel itself. Tom Robinson’s trial is one of the most monumental events in the entire novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Not only does the entire first part of the story lead into the trial, but the trial itself unabashedly provides major examples of and setups for some of the greater life lessons of the novel. During the trial, Jem fervently observed both his father and Mr Gilmer’s antics, as well as the testimonies of those called to the witness stand.
16). When Jem was young, he saw Boo Radley as this monstrous, savage, animalistic type character. Jem later recalls that he’s only met the man once when he was about the age of a toddler, so this just shows that Jem’s description of Boo is probably just his imagination. When Jem is older, he attends the Tom Robinson trial with Scout and Dill. At the end of the trial, Jem experiences a coming of age in that he now knows how adults function in the society in Maycomb.
The heat was devastating and many people decided to not go outside. Jem and I, however, ignored Atticus ' warnings about the heat, and left to go to see Dill. We passed by the Radley house, no longer afraid of Boo, after all, he had saved our lives. I could still clearly remembering the events of that day, but when I brought up the topic with Jem, he would ignore me, and change the subject. “Jem?”
Jem, a young and smart boy develops and matures through many unique situations in the novel. Jem is exposed to the harsh belief, judgement and circumstances of the court at a very young age. Following his father, Jem involves himself in the trial between Tom Robinson and Mayella Ewell yet takes Tom’s side due to his father's involvement. Jem slowly loses faith in the justice system and is faced with a loss of innocence as explained by Scout“It was Jem’s turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd.
Jem is the oldest of the children and as such feels the weight of several incidents more than the others. The events that impact him the most are the trial and ultimate death of Tom Robinson. Before the trial begins and throughout the proceedings, Jem is confident in the outcome of the case. He believes that the jury will be able to set aside their prejudice and look at the case objectively. Ultimately we see his lack of understanding about both human nature and the power
