Atticus Finch Maturity

To kill a mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee in 1960. The book takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, from 1933 to 1955, the years of the Great Depression, when poverty, unemployment and racism were widespread in the United States. It’s about the growth and maturing process of the narrator of the book, Jean Louise Finch or “Scout” and her family. Scout is a bright and curious child whose name is quite appropriate for her observation skills. Her father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer but does not make much money because his clients are poor. She lives with her brother, Jem, her father, and their cook Calpurnia, their mother passed away when she was two years of age. During summers, Jem and Scout’s friend, Dill, comes to visit his aunt and spend the summers with
them.
She is able to review her society’s change and faults. Scout also faces many issues such as gender, class and race in the duration of the novel, but is able to examine these issues with a better idea and eventually a more mature perspective. She does so after learning several lessons of great importance, many are taught by Atticus while the rest are attained through her own experience. Evidence of how these lessons enhanced Scout’s judgement and maturity will be presented throughout this essay.

Putting yourself into someone else's shoes has been a lesson that is recognized globally. The Radley family inhabits the house that is across the Finch family, the family is unsocial and the son, Arthur (Boo) Radley, hasn’t been seen for years. When Boo Radley’s role was constituted into the novel, Scout’s opinion on Boo was quite imprecise. This opinion was largely devised by Ms. Stephanie but after
inaccurate analysis, Scout,Jem and Dill come to the conclusion that “Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall… , he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s why his hand were bloodstained… There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled the most of the time.” (Lee , 7). Radley’s reclusiveness produces strong disapproval from not only Scout, Jem and Dill but also from nearly the whole county. Opinions on the Radley family causes Scout to fear the family and especially, Boo. The name, Boo, was created by the three children’s imagination and evaluation of Arthur’s conduct. Boo representation for his remoteness is quite accurate as the name relates to ghost, but it is more probable that the name is a portrayal of his features as they call him an entity. As Atticus is an influential figure who is reasonable embodies fairness, empathy and a great deal of respect, Scout is able to quickly mature with lessons taught by Atticus throughout the 3 years that the book unravels. She is taught that “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” (Lee,30), this is quickly accumulated by Scout and displayed. After all the mysterious actions and the