changing the value of a variable that is being changed inside a jQuery.change() method using checkboxes

hello every one I'm trying to get better at programming and If you could help me that would be appreciated. What im trying to do is set a variable var easymode = false;.. then i would like to check if the easymode option is chosen through a checkbox. im using the jQuery change() method so I could dynamically get a boolean value when the user clicks on and off the the boxes. inside the change method i want to change the value of easymode to true or false. I know I'm not doing it right if(easymode){ console.log('true'); } doesnt turn true when easymode is checked.

code

$(document).ready(function(){

    var easymode = false;
    console.log(easymode)

        $("input[type=checkbox]").change(function(){
            if($(this).val() == "easy" && $(this).is(':checked')){
                 easymode = true;
            }
            else if($(this).val() == "easy" && !$(this).is(':checked')){
                // alert('not easy mode');
                 easymode = false;
            }

            if($(this).val() == "hard" && $(this).is(':checked')){
                alert('hard mode')
            }
            else if($(this).val() == "hard" && !$(this).is(':checked')){
                alert('not hard mode');
            }
        })

    if(easymode){
        console.log('true');
    }
    )
});

Easy <input type="checkbox" id="justchange" value="easy"><br>
Hard <input type="checkbox" id="fullprice" value="hard">
<input type="text" id="textbox1">