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How Does Jem Mature In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In chapters twelve through fifteen of, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee, life is becoming worse for Scout as more and more complications arise. Jem is becoming more distant with Scout as he grows older, and Atticus has to work longer due to the Tom Robinson trial. Therefore, Calpurnia takes Scout and Jem to her colored church, where they are received strangely. We learn that Tom Robinson has been accused of raping Bob Ewell’s daughter, and Aunt Alexandria enters their lives. She immediately begins to control the children’s lives with her strict ways, to Scout’s disliking. She criticizes Calpurnia and believes that the Finchs’ don’t need her, and also trying to force Scout to act more like a girl. This angers her, causing Jem and Scout
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