Relationships In To Kill A Mockingbird

Relationships, experiences, and obstacles, these are the types of foundations, that makes a person turn and develop into a healthy adult in their future. In the novels like “Kite Runner” and “To Kill a Mockingbird”, these foundations are really important to the main characters when they are maturing, because it shows the growth of the characters throughout the book. The importance of relationships, experiences, and obstacles is tremendous due to the impact it can have on someone maturing and developing into an adult. Relationship has a great impact on the characters’ development throughout the chapters in each novel. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” it is shown that relationship is very important for the growth of Jem and Scout. Their relationships with Calpurnia and Atticus, shows that they are able to avoid racial discrimination, due to long exposure of someone of colour and Atticus enforcing the idea that colour does not matter. Another great example is when Atticus taught Jem and Scout of respecting their elders through visiting Mrs.Dubose, and through
that they learned the true value of respecting their elders even though they are cranky and mean sometimes (Lee, 1960). In the novel “The Kite Runner”, Amir’s relationship with his father in America is what truly made him prosper into becoming an adult. During their stay in America, Amir’s father was very supportive of Amir, despite of him being not the man that his father always wanted him to be. Baba showed supportiveness to Amir when he graduated college and celebrated with him on a restaurant and giving him a car (Hosseini,2003). Another foundation of maturing and developing into an adult is experiences.
In each novel, it shows that experiences from characters have contributed to their development and maturity of a character. In the novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird”, An example of learning through experiences is when Scout was saved by Boo Radley from Bob Ewell (Lee, 1960). She noticed that Boo Radley was not like any of the rumours were meant to be, and learned that every rumours that was said to him was fake. She also learned to empathize, such as like Boo Radley, when she tried to think how Boo Radley view the world (Lee, 1960). In the novel “The Kite Runner”, Amir’s past experiences have made him developed into the man that his father has always wants him to be. Amir’s failures of the past with his friend, has made him to do the right things and be good again by venturing to Afghanistan and finding Hassan’s son
(Hosseini,2003). The last foundation of maturing and developing into an adult is facing obstacles. In each novel, characters face different types of obstacles that has develop them in some way. In the novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird”, Scout and Jem learned how to become tolerant to people, when his father was taking the Tom Robinon’s case. Both Jem and Scout faced a ton of filthy comments about their father and they would use to be affected by it tremendously but through tolerance they are able to endure it. In the novel “The Kite Runner”, the obstacles faced by Amir during his journey to Afghanistan have developed him in a good way. An example is when he made the decision to go against Assef in order to save Sohrab (Hosseini,2003). This situation made him braver than he was been in the previous chapters, and has made himself the man that his father has always wants him to be. The importance of relationships, experiences, and obstacles have a big impact when maturing and developing into an adult. These foundations are so important for development of adulthood and without it it is really impossible to become a functional adult in society, if nothing will ever guide people through life, whether by experiences, relationships, or obstacles that has been faced.