In To kill a mocking bird chapter 6: Jem pants got stuck trying to get out of boo Radleys yard, They got cought on the fence. Later that night Jem, Dill and Scout heard Boo outside trying to get Jem's pants off the fence, So Jem wanted to go after boo.

In Chapter 7: While scout was in school The Teacher Miss Caroline would not let them read and write in school. Jem told Scout that school get's better when you get older.