Examples Of Coming Of Age In To Kill A Mockingbird

The scene I have chosen that represents coming of age is the scene where Jem says no to his father for the first time, and where scout uses her brain and not violence. This scene uses tone, conflict, and character to show the coming of age of Jem, and Scout. It shows coming of age because they both become more mature and aware of their thoughts. First of all, an example of tone is from the film “To Kill A Mockingbird”. Jem says “no,sir.” In a voice or tone that is very confident, and strong. Another example is from the novel, where Jem says “I ain’t going,” to Atticus. Also in the novel it said that that “was his steady answer to Atticus’s threat, requests,” This means that as we went deeper into the novel Jem became more mature. Second