Chapter naming

Chapter 4 and 5 - Jem

There are two reasons as to why I named this two chapters "Jem"

Reason 1:

The writer, in chapter 4, shows the different characteristics of Jem and his mentality. When Jem and Scout found a tiny shiny package in the knot-hole that contained "two scrubbed and polished pennies" (Pg 40), Jem said that "Finders were keepers unless title was proven". That was a combination of their childhood tradition and the legal jargon that they have picked up from Atticus.

Jem is also beginning to analyse matters. He suspects that Boo Radley might be responsible for the gifts. Scout commented that Jem "looked for a long time at the Radley Place. He seemed to be thinking again" (Pg 41).

Jem is also beginning to have a lawyer's mind. He has some meaning of entailment, albeit not totally accurate, and during the Tom Robinson's trial, Jem is able to understand the implications of many of the legal points raised.

Lastly, Jem starts the "Boo Radley" game. In which he will continue until Atticus caught him and Dill red-handed.

Reason 2:

In chapter 5, as further evidence that Jem is beginning to have a lawyer's mind, he uses a legal quibble to justify the continuation of the "Boo Radley" game. He said that "Atticus hadn't said we couldn't, therefore we could" (Pg 47).