I think Scout is noticing how emotional Jem is right now.
He has two reasons to be as emotional as he is. First of all, he has just seen a major
injustice and is old enough to grasp the horror of how terrible men can be to other
human beings. Secondly, Jem has just hit puberty and the changes his body goes through
are completely messing with him. We have seen him as a highly emotional character
throughout, but this is the first moment a little sister calls him on
it.
I don't think Jem was outright acting like a girl, but
Scout's sentiment likely meant emotional and that rings true with Jem. His emotion is
not only okay with me, I praise his character for it. Jem is the one redeeming character
in this book that should give all of us hope for future generations. Because he cares
when a living thing gets hurts, tomorrow could have less hate.
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