To Kill a Mockingbird Why does Jem openly defy Attitcus and refuse to leave? Chapter 15 Asked by Kylee G #599260 on 2/16/2017 12:45 AM Last updated by jill d #170087 on 2/16/2017 12:46 AM
Jem openly defies Atticus because he's afraid for him. He doesn't know how to protect him, but he wants to in anyway he can.