To Kill A Mockingbird Identity Analysis

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“A bend in the road is not the end of theroad... unlessyoufail tomaketheturn” (author unknown). In “To Kill A Mockingbird”, Jem Finch effectively demonstrates how undergoing and eventually overcoming various hardships can shape your identity and the way that peopleview you on a daily basis. Throughout the novel, Jem is tasked with various problems and past experiences that influence the typeof character hebecomes at theendof thestory. At Firstwe do not know much about Jem as the story began with it revolving around Scout. Whendetails about his history were revealed, we learn that Jem was very close to his mother when he was
younger. …show more content…

Although conventional in modern time, being impartial andunbiasedtowards peopleof a different race was frowned upon in the early 1930’s. Jem’s decision to express this way of thinking is brave as he knows that essentially the entire town of Maycomb opposes his morals.
Atticus’ way ofthinkingisn't theonly thingthat Jempickedupfromhim. Atticus displayshimself as extremely knowledgeable and seems as if he was very well educated (although he wasn’t educated at all). Jem is also slowly but surely becoming quite the same as he seems almost infinitely more intelligent at the end than he was at thebeginningof thestory. Unfortunately we donotgettofindoutif his wiseandstudious attitudeis maintainedthroughout his entirelifetime, but an educated guess would predict that it would. Anunfortunatetragedy suchas thepassing of Jem's mother, managed to transform Jem into a respectable, knowledgeable, young man who reflects the good qualities of his …show more content…

After all of their mockery andgames,Mr. Radley still saves Jem from Mr. Ewell at the end of the book. Along with the children, Heck Tate also knows that Mr. Radley does not want attention drawn to him as he is repeatedly guaranteeing that Bob Ewell fell onto his own knife. After a first reading, the gesture performed by Heck makes it look like Mr. Radley is trying to be humble for his heroic act, though after lookingat it more thoroughly, it is apparent that Mr.Radley justdoes not want attentionor toget drawninto the daily happenings of the people of Maycomb. This shows that In the past, Mr. Radley has had some terrible occasions and he is harshly criticizedfor it throughout Maycomb. This is one of the main reasons that Mr. Radley wants to live his life in hiding and does not want to be involved with anyone in the town. Despite all of the terrible stories that are spread about him, he is still a man that is capable of heroic acts such as saving children from furious
grudge-holding

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