Throughout our time reading Mumbo Jumbo we've constantly asked ourselves what Jes Grew is. Our initial thoughts were to look it up, but the only results found were linked to Mumbo Jumbo. Therefore most of us came to the conclusion that it wasn't a "real thing." While "Jes Grew" exists only within the context of Mumbo Jumbo, the idea of it is very real and still prevalent today. My conclusion of what Jes Grew is, I don't think that it is a solid thing. I think it is the idea of letting culture and tradition live on or in other words, the spread of culture. And I think in terms of Jes Grew specifically, the spread of culture in a way that actually teaches origin and stories. Throughout the novel things like museums are criticized because while yes, they show ancient artifacts and give facts about them, they also don't really tell a story. I can see traditional clothing from an ancient tribe and know what it's made out of and how they ate. But it d...