Jem knew from the beginning that Tom Robinson had no chance of winning a case against the Ewells. However, he deluded himself into thinking that perhaps the jury would accept and be open-minded in that case. Of course, that's not what happened in the end; Tom Robinson is found guilty, forcing Jem to wonder if Maycomb is really the same as he remembers from his childhood. This change in Jem manifests itself especially when Scout comes to ask him about Hitler's hatred towards all Jewish people during the Holocaust; Scout ends up comparing what her teacher said in class to what the same teacher said outside of court after the trial, and Jem immediately remembered the verdict: Jem was suddenly furious. He jumped out of bed, grabbed me by the collar and shook me. “I never, ever want to hear about that court again, do you understand me? Can you hear me? Don't ever say another word to me about it, understand? Now move on!” (Lee 331). Faced with bigotry, Jem initially refused to accept reality. He refused to admit that even though Maycomb was the town he grew up in, even though it was the place he called home, he was completely surrounded by injustice. Instead, Jem deluded himself into accepting the fact that the world is much harsher, crueler, and simply more unfair than he thought. It's a common theme throughout the book that