Louise “Scout” Finch allows the readers to see past the preconceived ideas of Maycomb and view through the eyes of a 5 year old‚ inquisitive girl who has nothing more to offer than amiable intentions. Scout has been sheltered growing up‚ not from equality and acceptance‚ yet from the world’s prejudice actions. For instance‚ the naive child has a shortage of vocabulary that is used in the 1900s daily leaving Scout questioning “what [is] a whore-lady?” (99). Even though Scout may have a mature voice or understanding
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Mockingbird by Harper Lee have their own interesting characteristics‚ but Atticus is the most intriguing. Atticus is a generous‚ judgmental‚ and wise man. He is the foundation for Jem and Scout. Lee has a bright way of showing that Atticus is a generous man. He is respected by his kids and by mostly everyone in Maycomb County. “When Jem an‘ I fuss Atticus doesn’t ever just listen to Jem’s side of it‚ he hears mine too” (88). These kids learn a lot from Atticus. Monkey see‚ Monkey do. They see Atticus and
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different ages during different times in the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He can be a noble and kind person which makes him seem mature. Or he can be a dramatic‚ foolish boy which makes him seem like a younger child. The real question is “how old is Tom Sawyer?” Tom Sawyer is around the age of twelve because he is the balance of an immature ten year old and a mature fourteen year old. These sides are compleatly different but both fit into to him and make him the person he is. He shows both sides
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The Change of Jem and Scout During the Coarse of the Novel In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee we can see Scout and Jem mature and grow. They learned many things‚ but also lost many things. They learned not to be prejudice like everyone else was in town. They dared to have their own opinion about their father Atticus‚ Boo Radley and the Tom Robinson trial. As Scout grew up and changed‚ she began to see how things really were. She lost her innocence when she found this out. She
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later on goes and looks in her diary‚ and she soon realizes all the hate towards her mom. Anne shows many different signs of maturity in regards to her relationship with her mom‚ she does this by realizing the reason why her mother snapped at her‚ how they are different‚ and what she did wrong. Anne matured by looking at the reason why her mom snapped at her many different times. According to Anne’s diary‚” She did love me very much and she was tender‚ but as she landed in so many unpleasant situations
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Twain’s novel‚ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ depicts Tom’s steps toward moral and social maturation as his boyhood desires showcase his weaknesses and portray him rebelling against rules and authority but ultimately lead him to making significantly mature decisions. Tom’s love interest‚ Becky Thatcher‚ had accidently torn a page in a book belonging to the
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Jeremy Finch through his younger sister and narrator‚ Scout Finch. Jem is a young boy growing up in the 1930’s deep south of America. Throughout the text Scout sees Jem display characteristics similar to Atticus that contradict common society‚ his maturation into a young man and his continuing childish perspective. One characteristic shown of Jem Finch that is similar to Atticus is his ability to empathize or “….climb into their skin and walk around in it.” (pg 31). During the novel Jem develops
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Juliet is obedient to her parents. After she meets Romeo‚ she would do anything in her ability to be with him‚ even take her life. Throughout the play Juliet changes in many ways‚ however‚ the readers have a strong feeling that she was forced to mature too quickly. At the beginning of the play‚ Juliet is presented as quiet and obedient. Before she falls in love with Romeo‚ she is willing to give Paris a chance‚ only because it will please her parents. When her mother suggests that she should marry
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has. Atticus was not a failure as both a lawyer and parent. Atticus wants to bring his children up with the correct morals and ethics. He wishes for Jem and Scout to see everyone as equals‚ this is why he gets them to call him Atticus rather than Dad. He feels that if he doesn’t uphold these morals himself‚ that he would never be able to tell Jem and
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their father until he gave them rule over his kingdom. Now‚ they treat him as if he is a senile old man‚ a danger to himself and those around him. They show him little to no respect and begin taking things away from him such as his knights. Lear also matures throughout act one‚ at the beginning he is a spoiled manchild who cares of nothing except stroking his ego. But after being betrayed by his Goneril and Regan he is alone and helpless. He is almost defeated in a way‚ in one scene his daughters disrespect
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