Theme Of Growing Up In To Kill A Mockingbird

Anne Frank said “Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.” This relates strongly to To Kill a Mockingbird because Atticus keeps trying to set his children on the right path, Atticus tries his best but in the end it is up to Jem and Scout how they end up. To Kill a Mockingbird is about children Jem and Scout Finch growing up in Maycomb, Alabama hanging out with their new best friend Dill, and trying to figure out the mystery of their neighbor Boo Radley, but their lives get turned upside down when their father, Atticus Finch, decides to defend a black man named Tom Robinson when a girl says that he raped her. Growing up is a major theme in To Kill a Mockingbird with Jem and Scout coming of age and being influenced by the people and situations around them. There are many characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, Jem, and Atticus are the main characters but there are a lot of interesting side characters as well such as their friend Dill, their neighbours Boo Radley and Miss Maudie, their nanny Calpurnia and their aunt Alexandra, the defendant Tom Robinson and his accusers Bob and Mayella Ewell.