Question: how does jem show innocence in to kill a mockingbird?
Answer: In Harper Lee's To kill a Mockingbird, Jem, like a mocking bird, symbolizes innocence. ... As Jem is exposed to the trial he becomes bitter because he realizes how ill-mannered the world is; furthermore, how the town he had loved so much had been unfair and corrupt. This shattered his youthful idealism.