"Oh, mother," Arachne would answer. Then she would go on weaving. She thought that her work was far more

important than sleep. In the morning, she always puffed

up with pride when she saw what she had made in the

dark.

The cloths she wove were very beautiful. In fact, they

were the best in all the land, and news of them traveled

fast. So, it was not long before folks showed up at

Arachne's door just to watch her work.

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.