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Jem's Growth In To Kill A Mockingbird

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After reading To Kill A Mockingbird I believe that Lem is the character who grows the most throughout the book. At the beginning of the book both children are naive children however Jem has a leg up on scout due to age. At the end you see Jem turn into a young adult while scout is still a naive child. Aunt Alexandra, Scout and in a way Tom Robinson help Jem evolve throughout the book. After the trial Jem has a new respect for life. When they are on the porch he saves the caterpillar from Scout (319-320). In the middle of the book Jem starts to push scout away and out of his life towards the end he sees himself responsible for scout like a mature sibling does he assumes the duty of walking her home from play(chapter 28). On page 301 Jem comforts
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