To Kill a Mockingbird
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in chapter 22, explain the significance of Jem's words: "It is like being a caterpillar in a cocoon... Like something asleep wrapped up in a warm place."
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Jem's has been well protected from the adult world, "wrapped up like a cocoon." All of this changes when he is exposed to the harsh realities of Tom Robinson's trial. Jem is forced to grow up and leave the cocoon that cannot keep him sheltered any longer..... his eyes are open, and he comes to understand that the people around him are not what they always appreared to be.
