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In To Kill a Mockingbird, what is Jem's full name?
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Jem's full name in To Kill a Mockingbird is Jeremy Atticus Finch. This is revealed early in the novel when Dill comments on Jem's name, saying it is not any funnier than his own. Additionally, Atticus refers to Jem by his full name in a stern moment, emphasizing the gravity of the situation they are discussing.
In chapter 1, Scout gives an account of the first Finch family member to settle in Maycomb County, how her father became a lawyer, and information about her parents' life together before her mother died. She also recounts the day they first meet Charles Baker Harris, or Dill. Jem seems to make fun of Dill's full name and Dill shoots back, "''s not any funnier'n yours. Aunt Rachel says your name's Jeremy Atticus Finch'" (7).
Another time Jem's first full name is used is in chapter 8, after Miss Maudie's house fire is put out, and the family goes back home to have some hot chocolate. Atticus asks the children where they got that mysterious blanket around Scout's shoulders and they deduce that it must have been Boo Radley who gave it to her. Jem gets very excited and tells Scout that if she had just turned away from watching the fire for a minute, she could have seen Boo Radley, the mysterious shut-in on their block. Atticus sternly advises Jem the following: "Do not let this inspire you to further glory, Jeremy" (72).
The name is found on pages 7 and 72 if you are using the Perma-Bound, Time Warner Books edition. Otherwise, search for it in chapters 1 and 8.
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