When you first are introduced to Jem he is characterized as any other child growing up in Alabama in the 1930’s.He enjoys exploration and he uses his imagination as a key tool of assessing the situation going on around.HIs …show more content…
He for a while reads to Mrs.Dubose until her death during his time reading to her he learns of her drug abuse problems as well that her withdrawal from drugs is what caused her to be so rude towards Jem’s father when she called him a “nigger lover” during the time of the reading she would set her clock back so that Jem would stay and read to her longer since it kept her distracted from her craving for