Jem how can you

This leaves Scout upset as she is used to Jem accepting her for who she is. He realises that despite all the evidence that suggested he was innocent, Tom has been judged not on his actions but on the colour of his skin. Jem discusses this with Atticus, who expresses the hope that things might change when Jem is older.

He beat his fist softly on his knee. He stood there until nightfall, and I waited for him. When we went in the house I saw he had been crying; his face was dirty in the right places, but I thought it odd that I had not heard him. How does Harper Lee show that Jem understands who has been leaving the children gifts? Jem understands the situation more than Scout does. He realises that Mr Radley has purposely filled in the hole to prevent Boo from leaving gifts.

This is yet more evidence to suggest that Jem is more mature than Scout. What does the rabid dog Atticus shoots symbolize? How did Jem break his arm? What is the significance of the gifts Boo Radley leaves in the knothole? Why does the jury find Tom guilty? What role does Calpurnia play in the family and in the novel? Why is Dill an important character? What does Mrs. Dubose teach Scout and Jem? What is the significance of the gifts Boo Radley leaves in the knothole?

Why does the jury find Tom guilty? What role does Calpurnia play in the family and in the novel? Why is Dill an important character? What does Mrs. Dubose teach Scout and Jem? Still, Jem turns on Scout when she tells him about Miss Gates' racist remarks at the courthouse, shouting, "'I never wanta hear about that courthouse again, ever, ever, you hear me? Ironically, Jem, who so strongly identifies with Tom Robinson, is the only person in the story who is left with physical evidence of the whole event.

More ironic still is the fact that Jem's injury leaves "His left arm. That the man responsible for breaking Jem's arm was also responsible for sending Tom to prison and indirectly, responsible for his death serves to drive the irony home.

The adult Jean Louise doesn't provide much insight into the adult Jeremy Atticus Finch, but from the fact that the story begins with their disagreement over when various events started, the reader can assume that they maintained a similar relationship into adulthood. Previous Atticus Finch. Next Dill Harris.