What is the relationship between Atticus and jem in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Answer 1

At the beginning of the book Jem thinks Atticus is old and not very active. Ch. 10, p.99 "Jem was football crazy. Atticus was never too tired to play keep-away, but when Jem wanted to tackle him Atticus would say: 'I'm too old for that, son.'" Other people Jem knew had lots to say about their fathers who went hunting, playing Poker or smoking. Yet, Atticus did none of these things. Even when Atticus gave Jem and Scout air rifles, he would not teach them to shoot. However, Atticus did give Jem one piece of advice 'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin To Kill a Mockingbird' (Ch.10, p.99). This phrase can be interpreted in a number of ways. Atticus could be referring to actual birds or he could be referring to Boo (Arthur) Radley as a mocking bird.

Furthermore, as the storyline proceeds we, as well as Jem, learn that Atticus used to be 'the deadest shot in Maycomb County' (ch.10, p.108) as he shoots a mad dog. Atticus no longer uses a gun unless in an emergency as 'he realized that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things' (ch.10, p.109). After this, Jem looked at Atticus differently. He thought of Atticus as a gentleman and learnt to respect him more. I think the mad dog incident is ironic as Atticus is protecting Maycomb Community from the mad dog, then later he is trying to protect Tom Robinson from the Maycomb community. In addition, the dog is called 'Tim Johnson' which is a name not unlike that of 'Tom Robinson' and the reader can see that Harper Lee is creating an analogy between the two events.

Answer 2

Atticus is really involved in scouts school work because on the first day of school scouts teacher asked her to read out to the class and since atticus was thought how to read by atticus the teacher told her that atticus should stop teaching her because that was her job now as the teacher said to scout this shows that atticus takes care for scouts school work and another thing is when they were in the court house atticus told her to go home because he tint want her to get involved-in the town gossip and also because the court case was to advanced for her age this shows that he protects her

Answer 3

Miss Maudie and Uncle Jack grew up together since they were children. They tease each other often. Whenever Jack comes to visit Maycomb county, he teases Miss Maudie by jokingly asking her to marry him.

Answer 4

Atticus is Jem's father and plays a significant role in shaping Jem's moral compass and understanding of justice and empathy. Their relationship is characterized by mutual respect and trust, with Atticus serving as a mentor and role model for Jem throughout the novel.

Answer 5

Scout and Jem are sister and brother.