Jem Finch Personality
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Acts like an adult and a fatherly
figure towards Scout
Nothin' to it. I swear, Scout, sometimes you
act so much like a girl, it's mortifyin' PAGE
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Jem speaks like an adult a lot and also bosses Scout around,
just like a father would. Sometimes Scout doesnt like the things
he does and says, but sometimes she embraces it and is really
proud of her brother and the things he does
A protection and brotherly role
modelof scout
when they are outside the Radley house and
Jem doesn't want to go because of her little
sister
As scout's older brother, Jem feels the need to be a role model
and a protective figure towards his family. Jem may also feel
that he is all Scout has except for Atticus and plays a major role
in her life.
Curious
"Two live oaks stood at the end of the Radley lot; their
roots reached into the sideroad and made it bumpy.
Something about one of the trees attracted my
attention.
"Tinfoil was sticking out of a knothole just above my eye
level, winking at me in the afternoon sun. I stood on my tiptoe,
hastily looked around once more, reached into the hole, and
withdrew two pieces of chewing gum minus their outer
wrappers."
This shows how curious Jem (and Scout) are
about finding things in the knot hole, and when
they find it they always take it because of their
curiosity

School
Jem is going through a bit of an
egyptian phase. "Scout" Gaining a lot
of wisdom
Throughout the novel Jem develops and grows his
knowledge of the world surrounding them and it is
mentioned that he progressed through primary school well
and into high school
Atticus Finch motivates Jem a lot
Jem, see if you can stand in Bob Ewell's shoes a minute. I destroyed his last shred of
credibility at that trial, if he had any to begin with. The man had to have some kind of
comeback, his kind always does. So if spitting in my face and threatening me saved
Mayella Ewell one extra beaating, that's something i'll gladly take. He had to take it out on
somebody and I'd rather it be me than that houseful of children out there. You understand?
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Jem really tries to learn from Atticus as he is
growing and getting older and wants to be more
and more like his father.

Childish cruelty
"I know what we are going to play," he
announced. "Something new, something
different. […] Boo Radley."
Jem created their best and favourite childhood play
based on rumour's passed around by the town about the
Radleys. Atticus did not aprove of this sort of
entertainment

Secretive, sneaky
Quote or Evidence (Including page #)
In the beggining of the book Jem hides a lot of
the kids secrets from Atticus and others around
the county. Especially around and about Boo
Radley.
A leader
School started, and so did our daily trips past the Radley Place. Jem was in the
seventh grade and went to high school, beyond the grammarschool building; I
was now in the third grade, and our routines were so different I only walked to
school with Jem in the mornings and saw him at meal times. He went out for
football, but was too slender and too young yet to do anything but carry the team
water buckets.
When Jem has either Jem or Scout by his side it always seems as though
they are following him. Throughout their many adventures such as the trip to
the jail, when Dill begun crying in the courthouse and during their 'Boo
Radley' playsJem always seemed to take charge and lead the other two
children
A growing boy, Sir
During the novel Jem grows into much more than just a boy, he
becomes a much more fatherly figure to Scout, instructing her, telling
her what to do, trying to control her decisions and they begin to drift.
Other grown ups including alpurnia begin refering to Jem as sir or
Mister Jem.

Tom Robinson was innocent
It was Jem's turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our
way through the cheerful crowd. "It ain't right," he muttered, all the way to the
corner of the square where we found Atticus waiting. Atticus was standing under
the street light looking as though nothing had happened: his vest was buttoned, his
collar and tie were neatly in place, his watchchain glistened, he was his impassive
self again.
"It ain't right, Atticus," said Jem.
"No son, it's not right."
On numerous occasions Jem truly believed that Atticus had won over the judge
and Tom would be proven not guilty. He was infuenced in some aspects of this
topic by Atticus and his opinion and how he raised Jem and Scout. When Jem
found out that Tom was proven guilty he was very sad and couldnt believe the
outcome based on the previous arguments
A gentle man even in the hardest of times
Jem heard me. He thrust his head around the connecting door.
As he came to my bed Atticus's light flashed on. We stayed
where we were until it went off; we heard him turn over, and we
waited until he was still again.
Jem took me to his room and put me in bed
beside him. "Try to go to sleep," he said. "It'll
be all over after tomorrow, maybe."
Jem Finch is made out to be a gentle man by Harper Lee, a very
respectful personality towards other people and his surroundings
including the black community that had been outcasted by some
in the county

different arm lengths
His rights arm was somewhat
shorter than his left page 1
The slenderness of his body at the time
School started, and so did our daily trips past the Radley Place. Jem was in the
seventh grade and went to high school, beyond the grammarschool building; I
was now in the third grade, and our routines were so different I only walked to
school with Jem in the mornings and saw him at meal times. He went out for
football, but was too slender and too young yet to do anything but carry the team
water buckets.
This is explaining what Jem
looks like when he reaches high
school