Which quotation from "Surrender Speech" best expresses a major theme of this speech? "'He has done nothing for which an Indian ought to be ashamed.'" "'The bullets flew like birds in the air, and whizzed by our ears like the wind through the trees in the winter.'" "'When I saw that I could not beat you by Indian fighting, I determined to rush on you, and fight you face to face.'" "'But the Indian does not tell lies; Indians do not steal.'"

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.