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How Does Jem Mature In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Character Analysis Albert Einstein once said, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” Einstein encouraged people to learn from the past, and when curiosity comes their way embrace it. Jem’s inquisitive mind makes him pursue tasks that should not be done. Scout’s active mind finds trouble, because the curious side always sticks with her. Due to his curiosity, Dill runs away from his home and travels to Maycomb to spend the summer with his friends. Throughout the many adventures in the story, Jem, Scout, and Dill all display great curiosity. Always finding a curious way, Jem noticed himself in trouble many times. Probing around the Radley house, Jem convinced the others to follow him and deliver a note to the hermit neighbor. While extending Jem’s arm with the note on the pole, he noticed his father and found himself in big trouble. Atticus yelled, “Stop tormenting that man.” (65) One night, Jem’s father Atticus, a lawyer, went to town after dark, which sparked Jem’s curiosity. Walking up to the jail at night, the three kids found Atticus leaning against the door reading a book, and suddenly …show more content…

Learning a great deal from watching and listening, Scout takes Dill outside to get some fresh air and to settle down from what they saw in the courtroom. Mr. Dolphus Raymond walked by Scout and Dill outside the courthouse and said that it would help if Dill took a sip from his bag, but Scout did not want Dill drinking out of the bag. Dill said, “Scout, it’s nothing but Coca-Cola.” (267) Once home, she wondered why the court case ended how it did and she curiously asked her dad. Atticus, Scout’s dad, said what happened should not have happened, but will occur again. Since Scout wanted to know more, the question she asked, helped her understand more about the court system. Scout finds that life has many interesting facts that take time to

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