To Kill a Mockingbird - Complexity

To Kill a Mockingbird exhibits many characters and their roles in the city of
Maycomb. Among the many characters, are Jem Finch, brother of Jean o!ise
Finch da!ghter of Attic!s, and Arth!r "adley a relati#e of $athan "adley. All of
the characters in the book demonstrate one-dimensional and three-
dimensional tendencies b!t Jem and Arth!r are those that pro#ide the
greatest insight to the latter.
Jem Finch is a three-dimensional character %ith symbols of s!ccess, #irt!e
and an ad#erse personality in To Kill a Mockingbird. For example, in the
beginning of the book, Jem %as aggra#ated by the then ta!nting &ill 'arris (a
yo!ng #isitor to Maycomb) so that Jem %o!ld to!ch the ho!se of "adley. *y
to!ching the "adley ho!se, he pro#ed that he %as not afraid and co!ld take
on any challenge. +hen s!ch predicaments come Jem,s %ay he %ill !s!ally
be able to make the best of them s!ccessf!lly. -n addition, Jem %ill lash o!t in
complete contempt for a %rong against his moral conscience, s!ch as Mrs.
&!bose slinging blasphemy at Jem,s father. A good character m!st ha#e a
sense of morality to defend %hat is belie#ed to be right, and Jem has this
emblematic realism. *!t, a life-like character m!st ha#e their %eaknesses.
and he displayed that on acco!nt of Mrs. &!bose,s harsh %ords.
F!rthermore, in chapter ele#en of To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem has to repent his
%rongdoing by reading to Mrs. &!bose. Jem,s moral obligation takes
precedence o#er his fail!re, re#ealing that Jem is a strong character and
allo%s himself to be p!nished. +hile being disciplined, he responds
bene#olently b!t %ith /!ite a bit of /!iet resentment -- an idiosyncrasy that
Jem carries %ith him thro!gho!t the book. Jem Finch has many /!alities of a
three-dimensional character0 he is able to restrict h!man fear for s!ccess,
and is penetrable easily by sit!ations %hich e1ect honor and morality, b!t
!nderstands proper co!rses of action. all caref!lly tho!ght abo!t, he is a
complex character.
Aside from Jem Finch, one of o!r three-dimensional personalities, there is
Arth!r "adley, also kno%n as 2*oo2, a home recl!se %hom has a #ery
complex emotional side in To Kill a Mockingbird. For example, Arth!r "adley
%o!ld intermittently p!t ob3ects important to him in a knothole, possibly for
Jean and Jem Finch. Arth!r has a large emotional %elt %ithin, trying to reach
o!t and grab someone. b!t not in a harmf!l %ay -- /!ite the contrary -- he did
so to feel ali#e. The act of gi#ing these important gifts to the t%o also
symboli4es a sense of need. Jem taking a gift sho%s acceptance to%ard
Arth!r at a emotional le#el and heals it slo%ly as a greater feeling of a
presence res!lts. -n addition, in chapter eight, Arth!r "adley p!t a blanket on
Jean Finch %hile Ms. Ma!die,s ho!se %as a5ame.
Arth!r displays ho% m!ch he cares and can gi#e to others, ho%e#er he does
not expect any o!tspoken gratit!de, rather more emotional presence. 6ery
fe% people in reality sho% this kind of personality b!t it re5ects that many
are afraid to !se the /!ality beca!se of misinterpretation. Moreo#er, Arth!r,s
tender care represents a man %ho needs someone to feel for or befriend yet
he is hesitant, if not scared, to proceed any f!rther %ith a relationship
beca!se of his recl!si#e asocial life style. F!rthermore, at the end of To Kill a
Mockingbird, after Arth!r "adley sa#ed Jem Finch from possible death
follo%ing a r!n in %ith *ob 7%ell (a gr!dge-holding b!mpkin), Jean Finch
meets Arth!r and there is little reaction from him. &!e to the lack of
sociali4ation, Arth!r had little, if no kno%ledge, of ho% to react, painting a
pict!re of an emotionless man %alking back to recl!sion %ith Jean. *eca!se
of this 8rst time experience in decades by Arth!r, he %o!ld ne#er be seen
again by Jean in #ie% of the sobering and frightening experience %hich
radiated the tr!e side of h!man nat!re. Arth!r "adley is a complex man %ith
h!man problems that a1ects many in today,s society, and sho%s the mortal
need of companionship e#en tho!gh Arth!r ne#er s!cceeds.
To Kill a Mockingbird di#!lges the di1erent sides of h!man nat!re and
emotions ex/!isitely in order for the book to be complete %ith belie#able
characters. Jem Finch had, among others, s!ccess and a healthy mix of #irt!e
and ad#erse characteristics. Jem sho%ed a child that %o!ld res!lt !nder the
proper care of a parent. Arth!r "adley ho%e#er %as the ad#ent of a lonely
childhood and ad!lthood th!s sho%ing social problems %ith speaking and
emotional di9c!lty. Jem Finch and *oo "adley are indeed three-dimensional
characters %hom bring the story of To Kill a Mockingbird ali#e by making
connections to its readers.