Jemima Emerson is a girl that is not like the rest. She has many different characteristics in the book. In the book Time Enough For Drums, Jemima has a hard time facing the fact that she has to grow up. People may have chose Jemima because of her actions. Jemima could be dislikable because of her attitude. In the book Jemima goes through a lot in her life but she always seems to overcome it in her own way. Jemima is childish, sad and caring throughout the book. Jemima is childish. In the book Jemima has a hard time learning about how to be a proper lady. Jemima had a choice between John Reid as a tutor or Miss Rogers. Jem chose John Reid. Jemima quoted, “Only because if i didn't, I'd have to go to Miss Rogers like rebeckah, and learn how to play the harpsichord and mingle with all those silly girls” (Rinaldi 15) This shows that Jemima is childish because she called the girls silly and would rather have a tutor than go to Miss Rogers. Also, Jemima is not looking forward to marriage.Jemima does not like the idea of becoming a proper lady. …show more content…
In the book it states “I knew, from the look in Mama's eyes,that father was dead” (Rinaldi 162). Father's death was caused by Mamas articles in the newspaper. Jemima's mother wrote articles in the newspapers to encourage soldier that we could win the war against the British. The British traced the last name of the person who wrote the articles to Father and then sent a letter stating the supplies were in for the shop that he had to go pick up. That was the British's way to lure Father and kill him. Obviously, that was a very sad time for Jemima and her family to
She always has her own way of doing things and will never do anything that she does not want to do. She will say whatever comes to mind, even if it is offensive or rude. For example, she would bicker back and forth with John Reid telling him horrible things and not feel any sympathy for his feelings:“I hate you Mr.Reid. And I’ll find a way of getting back at you!”. Additionally, she would call John Reid out in front of her whole family for being a tory and embarrass him to the point where Jem would get punished. For example, Dan was saying “I've been telling John some of my adventures traveling through the country” and Jemima responds bitterly“Should you? Mr.Reid is a tory”(Rinaldi 14). In this quote explains how she believes tories and patriots should not converse and her family should hesitate before they tell John Reid anything of value. As shown above, Jemima has many qualities some, positive some negative but they both define her
When children grow up, they face difficult problems, and. they learn to cope and take responsibility. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is a flashback about two kids that spans over a few years. Jem ages from ten to thirteen over the course of the novel, and undergoes much change, as his sister describes him. Over the years, he is exposed to issues adults face, and eventually shows an understanding of racism and innocence. As Jem grows up, his view on courage also changes. Jem follows his father's footsteps, and gets much of his knowledge from him.
In the beginning of the story, Jem enjoys the childish games of fantasizing about Boo Radley, taking any dare, and . Scout tells the reader that Jem becomes more and more moody as the story progresses, due to his aging. He thinks more; he shows more compassion; and he is appalled by the unfairness that rears its ugly head in his hometown. While Scout recounts the events of her childhood, the reader fails to notice that “To Kill a Mockingbird” is not a story about the narrator (Scout) maturing, it is actually about Jem maturing, and becoming an adult.
Jem sacrifices his ending childhood, childlike privileges and a close sibling relationship with his sister, Scout.
Jem Finch has come a long way since his humble beginnings as a naive ten year old child. He has come to understand the real meaning of courage, gone from playmate to protector for his sister and has grown enough to understand the workings of the real world, and see the negatives and positives of society. His maturity has been quick and the changes great, and over the years he has come to adhere, respect and carry out Atticus`s legacy and use his father`s ideals to shape his lifestyle. Due to the course of events, his adolescent changes and Atticus`s influence, Jem has matured from a reckless child into a young man capable of making his own decisions.
Jem is a complex character who changes a great deal in the novel. He begins the novel as a boy and ends as an adult. People show bravery in many ways, both typical and atypical. Atticus, Boo and Jem all showed important examples of bravery. Atticus models bravery for his children in the determined way he defends Tom Robinson.
Even though Jem is growing up and maturing he has some naive view of the community he live in. We see that in trial of Tom Robinson. Jem is convinced that the jury is going to rule in favor of Tom. But as we know Tom is convicted. This surprises Jem. He doesn‘t understand and can‘t accept it. However everybody else know that the ruling is never going to be in Toms favor. He sees the world only as black and white although he is learning that it is not that simple. Through the story Jem learns about the injustice, racism and discrimination in his
Jem is very brave, for example the time he went to see Boo Radely, and then when he lost his pants trying to escape, he went back for them even after the fact that he was shot at. He is smart but very stubborn, he wont listen to anybody because he always got to have things his way. Jem is strong, and persistent. He can sometimes be mean to Scout, epically after he met Dill. He isn’t racist and is kind and trustworthy.
Jem and Scout are two siblings. They love to have fun, be with their father, and try to understand many things that are going in their lives. An example is Scout. She is a very unusual little girl, she is unusually smart and unusually worries about the goodness of evil and mankind. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.” The quote illustrates that Scout thinks that, everyone in the world is the same. Even though their skin colors or their lifestyles are different, they are all the same. Jem is a boy who is not without hope. He is also like Scout, although he has some doubts over what Scout may think. “If there’s just one kind of folks, why can’t they get along with each other? If they’re all alike, why do they get out of their way to despise each other?” What Jem is trying to say in the quote is that, if people are all the same, why do they still discriminate each other? Jem and Scout are two siblings who just want t...
“The thing is, you can scrub Walter Cunningham till he shines, you can put him in shoes and a new suit, but he’ll never be like Jem. Besides there’s a drinking streak in that family a mile wide. Finch women aren’t interested in that sort of people. [Aunty Alexandra]
This passage of the story displays coming of age as an internal force through Jem’s character, conflict, and setting. This event led Jem to see situations in a different perspective. He learns that people might come out as rude. But, as hard as it is he must remain respectful, because he would not know what kind of battles they must be facing. He uses this coming of age experience as a life lesson more throughout the
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A book with a character with three different and diverse character traits is rare.In Time Enough For Drums a book written by Ann Rinaldi a character named Jemima Emerson is very much this and so unique from other books. In this book the story is about a young school girl with a tutor that at the beginning she displeases of.As the book goes on she grows fond of him but the dad dies shortly after of Jemima and it is very hard on her.She has already found out he is a spy and gets secret messages from as the story goes on which is one of the best parts.This character is easy to bind with this being of her bold and sassy nature but yet so hopeful and strong in everything she does is not seen often but in books as good as this.
Besides discrimination and white privilege, gender discrimination also plays a role in this novel/film. Jem and Scout have grown up without a mother, and has a black house servant, Calpurnia, stand as a mother figure even though her and Scout do not get along. Throughout the movie, Scout is portrayed as not wanting to wear dresses and not acting “ladylike” as Calpurnia says. These two clash throughout the film because of Calpurnia’s expectations of being a “lady” and how Scout takes “being a girl” as an
Throughout the book Numbers, by Rachel Ward, Jem changes her attitude towards social interactions, learns how to open herself up during her interactions with other characters, and helps teach the reader that it is best to deal with problems sooner rather than later. Throughout the story, Jem was able to change how she interacts with