Jem - TKAM
- Created by: Lottie Deutsch
- Created on: 18-12-17 11:22
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- Jem
- Emotional
- Jem is naturally caring for his sister for Atticus
- when he founds out Atticus has gone to sit outside Tom's cell for the night he goes himself showing he is caring and has courage
- 'scared about Atticus - someone might hurt him'
- this is interesting as we can see a role reversal between Atticus and Jem - as Jem looks after Atticus
- this could also show how Jem is growing up and Atticus is getting older so Jem may soon take his place as head of the household
- when he founds out Atticus has gone to sit outside Tom's cell for the night he goes himself showing he is caring and has courage
- Jem is naturally caring for his sister for Atticus
- Matures
- Jem changes a lot - goes from age of 10 -13 - narrated by his sister - unique perspective
- there are many cases when we can see Jem begin to see Jem mature
- Scout first notices their split in chapter 6
- 'it was then...that Jem and I first began to part company'
- this continues until Jem tells on Dill for running away
- 'broke the remaining code of our childhood
- the word 'code' suggests a loyalty or a form of club that Jem is now departing as he is older
- suggests how Jem is becoming more like Atticus
- chose the morally right option over the easy option
- 'broke the remaining code of our childhood
- Scout first notices their split in chapter 6
- there are many cases when we can see Jem begin to see Jem mature
- Jem changes a lot - goes from age of 10 -13 - narrated by his sister - unique perspective
- Justice
- Jem has a strong sense of Justice
- he is greatly upset by the outcome of the trial and is ready overhaul the whole justice system
- after the trial Jem and Scout walk past a bug and Scout says
- 'why can't I mash 'um' - 'because they don't bother you'
- Jem says this after having seen the trial so he wants to do what he can for the world even if it means saving a bug
- the bug represents Tom Robinson and the unjust outcome of the trial
- this is Jem's attempt to do his bit
- 'why can't I mash 'um' - 'because they don't bother you'
- after the trial Jem and Scout walk past a bug and Scout says
- he is greatly upset by the outcome of the trial and is ready overhaul the whole justice system
- just like Atticus
- may feel so attached to Tom as they are a like
- Jem is the only person to come away with a physical injury
- "His left arm . . . somewhat shorter than the right"
- just like Tom's same age - and Jem's arm was broken by Bob Ewell the same man who put Robinson in jail
- may be why he feels strong connection to Tom
- just like Tom's same age - and Jem's arm was broken by Bob Ewell the same man who put Robinson in jail
- "His left arm . . . somewhat shorter than the right"
- Jem is the only person to come away with a physical injury
- Jem has a strong sense of Justice
- Atticus
- Jem idolizes Atticus - wants to be him
- we see him become more like Atticus as book progresses
- Jem seeks Atticus's approval so much that when he loses his pants he goes back to Boo Radley's at night to get them
- this is too avoid being spanked by Atticus
- Jem returns to the place the children fear the most
- 'Wordlessly he held up his pants'
- the fact Jem was wordless shows how in shock he was and how far he goes to keep Atticus'' respect
- this is too avoid being spanked by Atticus
- Jem idolizes Atticus - wants to be him
- Bravery
- Jem goes through different stages of bravery throughout the novel
- this starts with touching the pole of Boo Radley's fence
- changes to awe of Atticus shooting the rabid dog
- this is not what Atticus wants Jem to think bravery is, so he teaches Jem a lesson by making him read to Mrs. Dubose
- Atticus says - 'i wanted you to see what real courage is (Mrs. Dubose) instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand'
- shows how Jem's real courage comes from his experiences not his own belief
- Atticus says - 'i wanted you to see what real courage is (Mrs. Dubose) instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand'
- this is not what Atticus wants Jem to think bravery is, so he teaches Jem a lesson by making him read to Mrs. Dubose
- Jem goes through different stages of bravery throughout the novel
- Bousterous
- Jem can be a bit loud sometimes and this can be seen when he destroys Mrs. Dubose's camellias
- Scout is just as confused as the reader as to why Jem did it
- he may have been protecting his father's honor after Mrs. Dubose insulted him
- or 'for a few minutes he simply went mad'
- this was so unlike Jem's 'naturally tranquil dispostion'
- the word naturally shows it was unnatural for Jem to act this way - it shows Jem's anger at the world and the trial
- Jem's actions are of madness contrasting with divine image of the camellias
- the word naturally shows it was unnatural for Jem to act this way - it shows Jem's anger at the world and the trial
- this was so unlike Jem's 'naturally tranquil dispostion'
- Scout is just as confused as the reader as to why Jem did it
- Jem can be a bit loud sometimes and this can be seen when he destroys Mrs. Dubose's camellias
- conclusion
- Jem has man trials throughout to kill a mockingbird
- you could say Jem teaches us about what it is to be human - he is our eyes an eyes into the cruelity of the world teaching us about prejudice through his many experiences
- the trial, mrs. Dubose, boo Radley and Ewell breaking his arm
- you could say Jem teaches us about what it is to be human - he is our eyes an eyes into the cruelity of the world teaching us about prejudice through his many experiences
- Jem has man trials throughout to kill a mockingbird
- Emotional
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