The man who had spoken came over to her. he put his hand upon her head, and she only crouched closer. she did not snap, nor threaten to snap. the other men came up, and surrounded her, and felt her, and pawed her, which actions she made no attempt to resent. they were greatly excited, and made many noises with their mouths. these noises were not indications of danger, the cub decided, as he crouched near his mother, still bristling from time to time but doing his best to submit. which best states the perspective of white fang's mother in the excerpt

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.