To Kill A Mockingbird Adulthood
“Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." To Kill a Mockingbird has a lot of analogies, but the novel mostly shows the characters growing and stepping into to young adulthood. In the novel the character Jem shows to be the one who changed the most.There are many reasons to how Jem evolves in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird such as his perspective on bravery, becoming more mature, and stepping in adulthood. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem changed his perspective on bravery.In chapter 1 of the book, Dill had dared Jem to touch the side of the
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Radley house,“Touch the house, that all?”said Jem. ‘Dill nodded”(18).In the beginning of the novel Jems idea of bravery is to touch the side of the Radley house. Throughout the story, Jem has learned different perspectives on bravery. By Atticus,facing a fear of shooting a gun again, Ms. Dubose, fighting her addiction, and Scout confronts Mr.Cunningham at the jail. Furthermore, this proves that Jem has changed throughout the novel. Secondly, in the middle of the novel Jem is officially walking into adulthood and becoming more mature.For instance, When Jem and Scout find Dill underneath Scout’s bed, Jem makes a difficult decision to involve Atticus,“You oughta let your mother know where you are” said Jem.
“You oughta let her know you’re here….” (188).
Jem has always known to do the right thing even though it wouldn't make him popular. Involving Atticus was a difficult decision because when you're a little kid you're supposed to keep things as a secret.Therefore, Jem has officially became a young man by breaking the childhood code. On the other hand, many people can argue that Scout has changed the most in To Kill a Mockingbird, by learning to put herself in different situations. Later on in the book, Atticus is explain to not be hypercritical, "One time Atticus said you never really knew a man until you stood in his shoes and walked around in them" (374). Atticus tries to teach Scout that you shouldn’t judge people until you put yourself in their shoes. Until you put yourself in their place you will not understand their situation. To conclude, this argues that Scout has changed all through the novel. While it’s true that Scout has changed from the beginning of the novel to the end, the adults in the novel notice that Jem is not only changing but growing.In this part of the novel Calpurnia is explaining to Scout why she called Jem ‘Mister Jem’, “Baby.”said Calpurnia, “I just can’t help it if Mister Jem’s growing up”(153). Even Calpurnia notices that Jem is becoming a young man and he needs his own space and time. Scout doesn’t understand that Jem is going to go off on his own because it's apart of growing up.In conclusion, this shows that Jem is growing up and scout being young
as she is she still has her childish ways.
Radley house,“Touch the house, that all?”said Jem. ‘Dill nodded”(18).In the beginning of the novel Jems idea of bravery is to touch the side of the Radley house. Throughout the story, Jem has learned different perspectives on bravery. By Atticus,facing a fear of shooting a gun again, Ms. Dubose, fighting her addiction, and Scout confronts Mr.Cunningham at the jail. Furthermore, this proves that Jem has changed throughout the novel. Secondly, in the middle of the novel Jem is officially walking into adulthood and becoming more mature.For instance, When Jem and Scout find Dill underneath Scout’s bed, Jem makes a difficult decision to involve Atticus,“You oughta let your mother know where you are” said Jem.
“You oughta let her know you’re here….” (188).
Jem has always known to do the right thing even though it wouldn't make him popular. Involving Atticus was a difficult decision because when you're a little kid you're supposed to keep things as a secret.Therefore, Jem has officially became a young man by breaking the childhood code. On the other hand, many people can argue that Scout has changed the most in To Kill a Mockingbird, by learning to put herself in different situations. Later on in the book, Atticus is explain to not be hypercritical, "One time Atticus said you never really knew a man until you stood in his shoes and walked around in them" (374). Atticus tries to teach Scout that you shouldn’t judge people until you put yourself in their shoes. Until you put yourself in their place you will not understand their situation. To conclude, this argues that Scout has changed all through the novel. While it’s true that Scout has changed from the beginning of the novel to the end, the adults in the novel notice that Jem is not only changing but growing.In this part of the novel Calpurnia is explaining to Scout why she called Jem ‘Mister Jem’, “Baby.”said Calpurnia, “I just can’t help it if Mister Jem’s growing up”(153). Even Calpurnia notices that Jem is becoming a young man and he needs his own space and time. Scout doesn’t understand that Jem is going to go off on his own because it's apart of growing up.In conclusion, this shows that Jem is growing up and scout being young
as she is she still has her childish ways.