What Does Jem Symbolize In To Kill A Mockingbird

Scout Finch: Jean Finch is the daughter of Atticus Finch and brother of Jem. She is a tomboy despite what the traditional southern women should be. Throughout the story, Scout develops more perspective on her town to see the good and evil within. Atticus Finch: Scout and Jem’s father, a widower. He was chosen to defend Tom Robinson because the judge knew that he was the only one who would treat him as an equal. He showed his children through the Tom Robinson’s case the inequality of blacks in the community. Jem Finch: Scout’s older brother. Jem can see that there is good in people when Boo Radley saved him. Later, in the story, Jem began to hold values that Atticus ingrain in him through the trial. Boo Radley: A man who never leaves his

Scout and Jem loses their innocence as they start to become expose to the real world. They see innocent people like Tom Robinson and Boo Radley being destroyed by the evilness in the world. Atticus teaches the kids that one can understand evil without losing sight on what’s good.

Symbolism:

Mockingbird: The mockingbird represents the idea of innocence. Atticus told Jem that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. The killing of a mockingbird means the killing of innocence. Characters like Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are mockingbirds. They have been destroyed through the acts of evil.

Significant Literary Devices: There are examples of irony use in To Kill a Mockingbird. For instance, Boo Radley is a freak in the town and yet he is the one who saved Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell. This is dramatic irony. The reader know that Boo Radley is a good man while the town doesn’t know that. Verbal irony is use when Scout’s teacher told her class that the US is a democracy and yet Tom Robinson, an innocent man, was

Scout and Jem grew up in Maycomb during the 1930s. The children fantasize on who Boo Radley is, the man who never leaves his house. Their father takes a case to defend Tom Robinson. Scout and Jem see the trial and began to understand the true nature of the town when Tom was prosecuted even though he is innocent. Bob Ewell takes revenge on Atticus by going after his children. The kids are saved by Boo Radley and he kills Bob.

Climax

The climax of the story is when Boo Radley saves Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell, killing him. Atticus has a discussion with the Sheriff on whether to tell everyone that Boo Radley killed Bob. The Sheriff advise that Bob Ewell fell on his knife so Boo Radley can continue his life away from people. This pushes the story by Scout and Jem seeing the good in people through Boo Radley.

Resolution:

The resolution moment is Scout’s talk with Boo Radley. She walked Boo Radley back to his home. She learns about the good in people and how it exists within the horrors of evil.

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