Scout is now forty six and living in Colorado, she’s a grammar school teacher and a mother of two. She’s been married for 19 years with Henry Stub, a pediatrician. Living in a country style community she learns to ride horses and raise farm animals. Her two daughters Amilia and Catrina would help in the farm all the time as children but now they are grown with their own lives. Now it’s just the two of them, Scout and Henry and their farm animals.
Scout’s planning to visit Jem, her brother who stayed in Maycomb to help his father before he died of bone cancer. He never left; he lives in the same house when he and his sister were growing up. Without a doubt Jem followed in his father’s footsteps and became a lawyer. He’s also married living a prodigious life. Jem has no kids but works part time as a counselor for youths at a nearby church. Him and Scout are still very close and contact each other on a regular basis. Unfortunately distance and their engaged lives have kept them from seeing each other. May 21st couldn’t come any sooner for these two siblings because this is the day that Scout will be in town after eighteen long years.
The freshness of the air felt the same as if she had never left, the trees looked as if they never aged, and time seemed as
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They talked about all the people in town, the new, and the old. Jem asked about Scout’s girls. “They are great, thank God”. “Amilia is almost done with her doctor degree and Catrina is in the middle of graduating college but still hasn’t made up her mind about which University she wants to attend”. “Great to hear” Jem said. “I hope they haven’t forgotten about their old uncle”. “No, they always ask about you and Amilia is planning on visiting Maycomb next summer” Scout replied. “That would be amazing, I would love to see my nieces in person rather that in a picture” Jem explained. It was midnight when Jem and Scout said Good night to each
She doesn’t understand why her brother is going through changes. “Jem was twelve. He was difficult to live with…”. “His appetite was appalling and he told me so many times to stop pestering him…”. Scout is only eight and isn’t even going through changes herself.
Just after seeing him for the first time in a while, Hiram’s relationship with his father immediately changes and instantly becomes stronger. On the other hand, Scout’s relationship with her brother, Jem, develops in a completely opposite way. In the beginning their relationship was strong, but turns the end of the book Jem becomes are mature and distant from Scout and even acts rudely turns her as shown in the book by “ Jem was suddenly furious. He leaped off the bed, grabbed me by the collar and shook me. ‘I never wanta hear about that courthouse again...’”
(Lee, 76) Later, we watch as Jem’s innocent youth is slowly lost as he rushes to become more and more of an adult. His once friendly relationship with Scout and Dill is demolished when he decides that he needs to be spending more time with boys his age, retiring from his previous childish interests and taking a sudden liking to football. He leaves Scout in the dust confused and lonely, consulting Calpurnia for companionship and advice:
In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” there are numerous coming-of-age events with Jem and Scout, who are brother and sister. Scout is a different type of girl, she wears clothes that make her look like a tomboy, has her hair cut short to her shoulders and is innocent and naive. Jem is a boy who is starting to spark an interest in things such as football and guns. Scout and Jem grow up in a time of racial discrimination and segregation in Maycomb, Alabama. Yet, have a father who shows them a disparate perspective of thinking.
In the beginning of their conversation, Jem consoles Scout after the incident with Aunt Alexandra. However, the passage mostly focuses on Jem’s conversation to Scout. They argue about society and meanings of difficult concepts such as background. Lee uses this academic argument to establish that Jem has changed from the beginning of the story when he was childish and brash.
Jem and Scout learn many valuable life lessons throughout the novel and although they “grow up” at a much faster rate than other children in Maycomb, they will become people that have lots of wisdom and have been exposed to the real world. The experiences that the children have throughout their childhood help them solve problems, think wisely, and shape their
‘I ain’t going,’ was his steady answer to Atticus’s threats, requests, and finally, ‘Please Jem, take them home,’” (204). Atticus communicates the dangers of the situation to his son as he begs Jem to bring Scout and Dill home, but Jem understands the risks and believes that they are outweighed by the need to protect Atticus. Jem’s integrity in protecting his father reveals how courageous he is becoming as he gets
Jem is growing up and almost thirteen. He is starting to act like a teenager because he is very hungry, moody, and always telling Scout to leave him alone. While he is excited to become more mature, Scout is still a child. (Coming of Age.) Calpurnia also calls him “Mister 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.
I made the mistake of reading the first Little House on the Prairie book once again after finishing the series. It was just so hard to believe that the distinguished Laura Ingalls Wilder was once a naughty five-year-old, always secondary to her flawless older sister. This transformation made me realize that in reality or literature, characters change as they grow. Their change depends on the events taking place in the book, which explains how and why Laura Ingalls rose up to be the head of the family when her older sister was unable to do so. Many literary works portray growth or refinement of certain characters; physically, mentally, or emotionally.
Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout 's perception of courage drastically changes their behavior as they mature. They learn a lot about courage throughout the novel from their father Atticus and what they learn from him influences their choices and opinions. Although Jem is older than Scout, they both experience change in their behavior. At the beginning of the novel, Jem is still a young boy. He is defiant towards Atticus, he plays all the usual childhood games with Scout and Dill, and he engages in the younger children’s obsession with Boo Radley.
The best teacher is always experience. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem, one of the main characters, undergoes many significant personality changes. Jem’s character changes through several experiences, the most prevalent of those being when Jem turns twelve, when he destroys Mrs.Dubose’s flower bed, and when he learns of the town’s racial bias. Jem’s personality underwent significant changes when he turned twelve years old. His new behavior was noticed by Scout, who described him as,”...
Children go to school to gain knowledge, but life can give children the most important education. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem, and Scout are two growing children navigating life in the 1930’s in racist Alabama. They see racism throughout their town and have to navigate how they want to live their lives or follow their town. In their own school, they see racist people, and they often question what they hear, see, and learn.
Scout looks up to Jem, greatly values his opinion on many different topics and trusts him completely. She follows his lead on may things such as when Atticus enquire about the nature of a game they are playing which depicts Boo Radley , “ Jems evasion told me our game was a secret so I kept quiet.” (Page 45) Jem in turn enjoys spending time with her and adores her.