In To Kill a Mockingbird why is Jem called 'Jem'?

Answer 1

Harper Lee titled the book To Kill a Mockingbirdbecause the "mockingbird" was a symbol for the black guy who was convicted of the crime (Tom Robinson). Normally, a mockingbird is considered such an innocent, pure creature that there would be no reason to kill it, and the title is simply a reference to the black guy's death. In other words, he is a "mockingbird."

The novel is named "To Kill a Mockingbird" because it is the main metaphor that runs through the story, especially the second half. In the first half, after Jem and Scout have received their Christmas rifles, Atticus says they can shoot tin cans or even bluejays in the backyard, but never a mockingbird. A mockingbird never did anyone any harm; they just sing their hearts out. It would be a sin.

The first half of the book also establishes the legend of Boo Radley. He is a recluse who has a mysterious past. He got in minor trouble with the law after hanging out with the wrong crowd in high school. In court his buddies were sentenced to attend a correctional facility, but the Radleys said they would take care of their son by themselves. Maycomb is so small, and everyone knows that the Radleys do things their own way and get them done, so the judge allows it. Boo was fifteen at the time. His father had locked him away in the house for a decade or so before the second half of the legend was born.

Supposedly Boo was sitting in the living room of his house cutting newspaper clippings for his scrapbook when his father walked by. Boo calmly stabbed his father in the leg with the scissors, and then continued on with his day. By the time Jem, Scout and Dill are playing the Boo Radley game in their backyard, Boo has been locked away for about twenty years, and the position of jailer has been passed down to Boo's older brother after the death of the parents. But Boo has done nothing against the community since he was fifteen years old.

At the very end of the book, Ewell attacks Jem and Scout right on the Radley's front porch. For two years Boo has watched Jem and Scout, and Dill in the summertime, play for hours, walk to school, and learn about life in general. (NOT in a stalker way; he's simply lonely for some society and his childhood). So naturally when Ewell tries to kill the young Finches, Boo rushes to their rescue. But he's been away from society for two decades. The sheriff says it best when he is insisting to Atticus that Ewell fell on his knife - putting Arthur "Boo" Radley in the spotlight as town hero would destroy the poor man. It would be as cruel and useless as killing a mockingbird, and hence, the title.

It called to kill a mocking bird because the story is about a death of innocence. In their culture mocking bird bird are innocent. Jem and Scout lose their innocence, they see that the rest of the world thinks blacks and whites are different. They see how much of a radical thinker their father Is.

Answer 2

Jem's real name is Jeremy Atticus Finch, but he goes by the nickname Jem. It is likely that Atticus and his wife, Scout's mother, decided to call him Jem as a shortened version of his full name. Jem is a common nickname for boys named Jeremy.

Answer 3

There is no exact answer, but it does come from his real name, Jeremy Atticus Finch.

Answer 4

Jeremy