loses his innocence after
witnessing racial injustice for the first time during the Tom Robinson trial.
Throughout the trial, Jem believes that Tom will be found innocent. Jem is naive to think that a
prejudiced jury would rule in favor of an African American man in the racist community of
Maycomb. At the end of , Judge Taylor reads the guilty verdict, which shocks and upsets Jem. Jem
loses his childhood innocence, andmentions that each "guilty" seems to stab Jem
between his shoulders. After the guilty verdict is read, Jem begins to cry and repeatedly says,
"It ain't right" (Lee, 131). As the novel progresses, Jem expresses his disgust at
Maycomb's prejudiced judicial...
Thursday, 28 May 2015
When does Jem lose his innocence in To Kill a Mockingbird?
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