Describe Jem and Scout's behavior at the jailhouse in To Kill a Mockingbird. Describe Jem's behavior when he confronts Atticus at the jailhouse...

Jem's maturity seems to give him an advantage over Scout
in this particular situation. Jem senses that something is wrong, and that Atticus may
be in some danger. Scout, however, doesn't seem to have a clue about why the
lynch-minded group of Maycomb citizens have congregated. Jem defiantly refuses to leave
his father despite Atticus' insistence. Scout, meanwhile, kicks one of the men--not as
an act of protecting Atticus but because the man has attempted to move her out of the
way. Both of the children recognize some of the men as neighbors and townspeople, but
neither seem to understand their true motives. Jem only realizes that something is not
right, and when he sees the normally unflappable Atticus in a nervous state, he knows
that he must remain. Of course, it is Scout's naive conversation with Mr. Cunningham
that saves the day, shaming the men into leaving rather than display violence before the
innocent children.