How Scout Mature In To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird is a popular book written by a woman by the name of Harper Lee. This books theme was on how the main character, Scout, matured throughout the story. The book starts out telling about Jem, Scouts' older brother and what he looks like. There are a few things throughout the book that help Scout see what the world is really like, and how she matures to change her understanding of life and the world. Jem and Scout lived back when there was segregation, and racism in the world. Blacks and whites were treated very differently. Scout being only six years old and her view of people and the world are very innocent, she doesn't really understand that people and the world have darkness and cruelty in them. She matures over the course of the story through seeing how truly different the world
Some are alright with white people. They believe that not all people are bad they see people for who they are. They believe that Jem and Scout are good people because their father Atticus is defending Tom in the rape trial against Mr. Ewell. They see them as innocent children who don't understand the world yet and are still innocent to the ways of racism and that many people don't believe black people. “Mister Jem,” he said, “we’re mighty glad to have you all here. Don’t pay no ‘tention to Lula, she’s contentious because Reverend Sykes threatened to church her. She’s a troublemaker from way back, got fancy ideas an’ haughty ways—we’re mighty glad to have you all.” (To Kill A Mockingbird Page 120 & 121) Some blacks are alright mixing with whites, they believe that whites and blacks can be in the same place at the same time without segregation. Lula does not believe that blacks and whites can live without segregation. She believes that there will never be a time when people live without segregation. Other people believe in hoping that there will be a time that people without segregation and everyone will be treated