Jacob's Gordon's Characterization Essay

A dynamic character is someone who changes by the end of the story, learning something that changes him or her in a permanent way. Jem is a character that changes very signifigantly by the end of To Kill A Mocking Bird. He started off as an somewhat immature little kid like his little sister Jean Louise aka scout. But as he grows older into adolesence he changes very significantly. He matures into a very smart young man.  When he is older he stops playing Jean Louise and starts doing more of his own thing. He starts siting on the chair in their living room and starts reading the news paper, and when Jean Louise ( otherwise known as Scout) tries to bother him he very politley asks for her to stop and continues to read the his paper. He also develops an a huge interest in football and basketball just like almost every other young man does.  He learns to respect others no matter what their skin color is. He feels very upset when the verdict for Tom Robinson's verdict is guilty. "It aint right, it just aint right." The way he feels just proves that he grew as a person. He, I say, deserves some major credit for what he has done to try and help out people that was different from him.