In the story To Kill a Mockingbird, there are many characters who have a large impact on the story. The two characters that jump out at me are Jem and Scout. They are siblings who seem pretty normal for the time period in which they live in. They were both raised solely by their father Atticus. Atticus is a lawyer and knows a thing or two about discipline. He keeps Scout and Jem in line, and raises them with class. Therefore, Scout and Jem are good kids who just want to know more about the world. First, there is Jem, the older brother to Scout, and the eldest son to Atticus. He is eager to learn things from his father and sister in his younger years. When he gets older he becomes more independent and refuses to listen to Scout. He starts to grow and to develop into a man. Scout is frightened by all this change. She wants it to be like when they were younger. Towards the beginning of the story, Scout and Jem are best friends and stick to each other. As Jem matures he prefers to be left alone. In brief, what Jem goes through is the average puberty phase of a boy. …show more content…
She only likes to do things in ways she is accustomed to. She has a bit of a temper, and when someone says something disrespectful about her family or friends, she will fight them over it. As the book progresses, she starts to mature and not get into fights over silly things anymore. Also, as she gets older, she has more female role models helping her such as Calpurnia, and Aunt Alexandria. Scout isn’t a fan of Aunt Alexandria, but loves Calpurnia. Calpurnia teaches her how to be respectful, and act like a grown lady. Even though Scout doesn't realize she is changing she is changing similar to the ways that Jem is. Thus, Scout is averagely developing throughout time is the book, To Kill a