'I thought I wanted to be a lawyer, but I ain't so sure now!'
When Atticus went inside the house to retrieve a file he had forgotten to take to
work that morning, Jem finally realized that he had been done in by the oldest
lawyer’s trick on record. He waited a respectful distance from the front steps,
watched Atticus leave the house and walk towards town. When Atticus was out of
earshot Jem yelled after him: ‘I thought I wanted to be
a lawyer but I ain’t so sure now!’
This refers to the idea of children wanting to be like their parents. In that age, children were so influenced by their parents, they had do to obey, help and give gratitude to them. This speech said by Jem mocks the relationship between him and Atticus, as he is joking but one day, he may become a lawyer just like his father.
Atticus is the main male influence on Jem so of course he looks up to him as a role model, and may want to follow his fathers practice, not unlike a lot of people in the age.
work that morning, Jem finally realized that he had been done in by the oldest
lawyer’s trick on record. He waited a respectful distance from the front steps,
watched Atticus leave the house and walk towards town. When Atticus was out of
earshot Jem yelled after him: ‘I thought I wanted to be
a lawyer but I ain’t so sure now!’
This refers to the idea of children wanting to be like their parents. In that age, children were so influenced by their parents, they had do to obey, help and give gratitude to them. This speech said by Jem mocks the relationship between him and Atticus, as he is joking but one day, he may become a lawyer just like his father.
Atticus is the main male influence on Jem so of course he looks up to him as a role model, and may want to follow his fathers practice, not unlike a lot of people in the age.