To Kill A Mockingbird Coming Of Age Analysis

In To Kill A Mockingbird there are a lot of coming of age moments, but the most powerful and emotional coming of age moment has to be in the last chapter of the book. In the very last chapter coming of age is shown very well. By having Scout be so nice and trusting of Boo. By Boo saving her’s and her brother’s life she now has a newfound respect for Boo and knows he can be trusted. She holds his hand because she knows he is very scared and nervous. Scout brings Boo upstairs to say goodnight to Jem holding his hand the whole way to comfort him. This is extremely mature of Scout to know he is nervous and to know how to help him feel a little better. And it shows coming of age because instead of being scared or thinking he is a monster she realizes he isn’t a monster and he should be treated like everyone else.
When she decides to walk Boo home. She wraps her arm around his and walks to his house. She makes is seem as if Boo is escorting her down the road. But after arriving to Boo’s home Scout lets him go and after that she never sees Boo again. She was very upset about not seeing him again as well. I guess what the lesson of this chapter is to never judge a book by it’s cover. I know it sounds extremely cliche, but it’s the truth. One other thing is that you should believe what everyone says because although most could be true you don’t know if all of it is. And even if it is true it could be explained wrong or you are missing the other half of the story. Now this is just one of the great coming of age moments in To Kill A Mockingbird, but this has to be the best in every