Coming Of Age Quotes
“We've let the blade of our innocence dull over time, and it's only in innocence that you find any kind of magic, any kind of courage.”(Sean Penn) The character Jem in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is seen dulling his blade of innocence throughout the events in his life. He started out playing games with his sibling/friends then he started to notice the world more and everything that it seemed to be. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Jem is able to come of age through his experiences with many key symbolic events such as his interactions with Boo Radley, Tim Johnson, and Mrs. Dubose.
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the character Jem was able to grow in maturity from the experiences that helped shape his understanding of Boo Radley. As …show more content…
For example, Lee uses the symbol of the mockingbird showing innocence in order to show Jem’s coming of age. In the novel, it brings up that, “...it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (page 119). This shows Jem that even though some things are innocent other things may be vile and corrupt. Another symbolic item is the gun, which shows the unfair ruling humans have in the world. In this quote it states that, “He looks more sick than anything...he put his gun down when he realized God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things.” (pages 126 and 130). Jem realizes that there are many cruel and corrupt events in his town. To add, another symbol is the event of Tim Johnson which shows the will to do what is right even when it is hard. In chapter 10 Atticus had to shoot the ill dog to save the town from its illness, which was hard for him because he doesn't think it's fair to shoot things. This helps Jem to mature by showing him that his dad is a real man and real men do what is right even when it’s hard. Overall from these symbolic events, Jem was able to learn the coexistence of good and evil and how to be a
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the character Jem was able to grow in maturity from the experiences that helped shape his understanding of Boo Radley. As …show more content…
For example, Lee uses the symbol of the mockingbird showing innocence in order to show Jem’s coming of age. In the novel, it brings up that, “...it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (page 119). This shows Jem that even though some things are innocent other things may be vile and corrupt. Another symbolic item is the gun, which shows the unfair ruling humans have in the world. In this quote it states that, “He looks more sick than anything...he put his gun down when he realized God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things.” (pages 126 and 130). Jem realizes that there are many cruel and corrupt events in his town. To add, another symbol is the event of Tim Johnson which shows the will to do what is right even when it is hard. In chapter 10 Atticus had to shoot the ill dog to save the town from its illness, which was hard for him because he doesn't think it's fair to shoot things. This helps Jem to mature by showing him that his dad is a real man and real men do what is right even when it’s hard. Overall from these symbolic events, Jem was able to learn the coexistence of good and evil and how to be a