TKAM journal response 4

Quote:” “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 watch-chain glistened, he was his impassive self again. “It ain’t right, Atticus,” said Jem. “No son, it’s not right.”    page 113 part 2

This quote is very important because it shows how Jem has martured throughout the course of the book. At the beginning Jem doesn’t understand about Tom Robinson and what happened. He now realizes how it was wrong that they found him guilty even though he clearly wasn’t. Also it shows how Jem is understanding how white people treat blacks and how it is not right and it is mean. Jem understands now that black people are treated very poorly and that it is wrong.

Since one of the main themes is growing up this quote shows that Jem is growing up and understanding the world and life. At this point in the book Jem is coming to the realization of what is wrong with his town and knows what the right thing is to do. Also, Jem is learning how other people treat each other in his town.