Jem knew that Atticus was in trouble, or going to be, so he was willing to go to town by himself to see where Atticus was. He also was with Scout and Dill, and since he was the oldest, he was in charge of his and their safety, and by not leaving when Atticus told him to, this put them all in danger. This would take courage because there were many older men standing around him that Jem did not know that also looked like they wanted to hurt him. Even though he was in a dangerous situation, when Atticus says, “‘Go home, Jem,’ . . . ‘Take Scout and Dill home.’. . . Jem shook his head” (152). This shows courage because now he, Scout, and Dill are in jeopardy of being hurt even more than when they first walked in the group. One of the men even tries to hurt Jem, but Scout defends him. Scout ends up being the one who causes the men to leave, but if Jem had not stayed, Scout would not have stayed either, so it was Jem’s act of bravery that saved his father and Tom
Jem knew that Atticus was in trouble, or going to be, so he was willing to go to town by himself to see where Atticus was. He also was with Scout and Dill, and since he was the oldest, he was in charge of his and their safety, and by not leaving when Atticus told him to, this put them all in danger. This would take courage because there were many older men standing around him that Jem did not know that also looked like they wanted to hurt him. Even though he was in a dangerous situation, when Atticus says, “‘Go home, Jem,’ . . . ‘Take Scout and Dill home.’. . . Jem shook his head” (152). This shows courage because now he, Scout, and Dill are in jeopardy of being hurt even more than when they first walked in the group. One of the men even tries to hurt Jem, but Scout defends him. Scout ends up being the one who causes the men to leave, but if Jem had not stayed, Scout would not have stayed either, so it was Jem’s act of bravery that saved his father and Tom