Thursday, May 5, 2011

In To Kill A Mockingbird, what is the relationship between Jem and Scout?

Besides
being brother and sister,andare also best friends, playmates, confidantes, and partners in
crime. Aside from Dill, who becomes both Scout's "permanent fiance" and Jem's best pal
during his stay with his Aunt Rachel each summer, neither of the children have any close
friends. The tomboyish Scout has no girlfriends, and instead of playing with dolls, she sticks
close to Jem and shares his outside interests. Likewise, Jem has no close male friends, and he
usually includes Scout on his imaginative adventures, especially those concerning . They both
share a love of reading, and they defend each other when necessary. Scout strikes out at one of
the lynch mob when he manhandles Jem:

I kicked the man
swiftly... I intended to kick his shin, but aimed too high.  ()


while Jem comes to Scout's rescue on the trail home from the
Halloween pageant when they are attacked by Bob Ewell. The two begin to grow apart as Jem grows
older, but they remain close even into...

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