To Kill a Mockingbird

Jeremy Atticus Finch

Even though Jem was only thirteen when he broke his arm that hasn’t bothered him as much as most things have now during his life. Things like Boo Radley and all the suspicions has him wondering. Racism also has Jem upset and makes him have a lot of opinions. Last thing is human behavior and that ties in with his maturity that he just goes through and thinks about. Throughout this book its obvious to see these things.

Jem has always wondered about Boo Radley. Even though it had all children in Maycomb wonder about him, Jem always had a feeling about how Boo really was. Jem was into Boo Radley so much he even went up to the house and touched it with his hand to show that he wasn’t afraid of him. Jem did this for a reason. Not only was it to just show off that he wasn’t scared of Boo, but Jem was dared to, Jem could never turn down a dare. This is showing how brave Jem was and that he wasn’t a dork. Another thing about his fascinati...