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Jem Finch Character Analysis

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Jeremy Atticus Finch changes from a young boy to a young man in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. In the beginning, Jem loved to play games with Dill and Scout and try to lure Boo Radley out of his house, but as soon as he began to age, Jem became grouchy and distant. He also began to take an interest in politics and subjects commonly reserved for adults. For example, when Atticus got assigned the case of Tom Robinson, Jem began to follow and voice his opinion about the case. Of all the characters in the book, Jems smart thinking, bravery, and mature personality undergoes the largest change. Throughout the book, Jem, Dill, and Scout went on copious adventures, and it remained the smart thinking of Jem that got them out of

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