"Jeremy Atticus Finch,"
"Never declined a dare"
"a policy of cowardness"
"To preserve the delicate balance of our relationship,"
"'Hold your head high and be a gentleman'"
"has his blind spots"
"It was impossible"
"phase of self-conscious,"
"with mixed feelings"
"it was Jem's turn to cry,"
"getting older and she follows"
"'Mister Jem,'"
"Felt his age"
"Old enough to listen,"
"beginning to understand"
"he said at last, 'When I was your age...'"
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ReplyDeleteWhat I was mostly concentrating on this poem was to make it a coming-of-age poem focused on Jem. In the beginning, as a child Jem would have this belief that declining a dare is a sign of cowardness. Which is what most children believe. Though, Jem looks up to Atticus, so he tried to obey when he said "Hold your head high and be a gentleman." Jem had blind spots which caused him not to obey Atticus about what he said being a gentleman. Jem is going through a stage where is he struggling in growing up and after mixed feelings he cries because of frustration. As he progresses through all that, Jem still has a shadow following him, Scout. Cal started calling Jem "Mister Jem" which he started to realize his aging and that he is old enough to listen and understand things. Then one day he tells Scout "When I was your age..." meaning that he has grown away from Scout and no longer shares the same beliefs anymore.
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