Essay On Jem's Character In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Jem is one of the main characters in this story. He shows himself to be protective and a leader, whilst also having his curious and obsessed side when it come to Boo radley. During certain parts of the story, you can see how Jem clearly shows these traits about him and here I am to tell them to you. The first personality trait that Jem had shown is this story was his protectiveness. Jem was also protective over Scout and at times, with Dill too. One main section of the story where Jem shows this clearly is when Jem and Scout got attacked by Bob Ewell. As Scout got attacked by Bob first, the first thing he said was “Run, Scout! Run! Run!”. This shows that even though HE was the one who was getting hurt, he still put Scouts safety first and tried to make sure she was protected. Another example of Jem being protective towards his father is in chapter 15 when Atticus went to watch Tom Robinson overnight at the Maycomb Jail. When Jem confronted Atticus when all those other men were there going after Tom, Jem stood his ground and told his father he wouldn't leave even after his father told him to …show more content…

Jem is the oldest of the kids in this story, therefore he would stereotypically become the leader. He would do things like start the game where they acted out Boo Radley life, but eventually grew out of it but caused Scout and Dill to stop playing it too. When he wanted to check out Boos house one night with Dil, he managed to make Scout follow them without even trying. One last example would be a situation that I've stated previously.When Atticus is staying at the prison with Tom, Jem is the first one who decided he wanted to go there too. It starts off when he says “ Then I'm goin’ with you. If you say no you’re not, I’m goin’ anyway, hear?” After he says this, Jem sneaks out of the house and Scout and Dill follow along. All these events just come to show that Jem is a person full of

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