How does one show maturity? Is it the way they look? The way they act? The way they talk? How would you describe it? I would say it is the way one acts‚ compared to how one looks or talks. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee‚ certain characters in this novel are maturing throughout the whole book. The three steps to becoming more mature is to pick a good role model to follow‚ think before you say anything‚ and lastly The first step on how to be mature is to first pick a good
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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay A mother of a gay student that faced bullying stated in an article‚ that anyone who has “‘’hate in their hearts’” should accept people with differences because they are “‘going to be who they are’” (James‚ Boy Assaults Gay Student as Cellphone Captures Attack). In a perfect society‚ everyone would accept each other and not judge others based on appearance or social status. However‚ today many people still face the problem of acceptance. Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird
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As people grow in life‚ they mature and change. In the novel ‚ To Kill a Mockingbird ‚by Harper Lee‚ Scout‚ the main character‚ matures as the book continues. Slowly but surely‚ Scout learns to control her explosive temper‚ to refrain from fistfights‚ and to respect Calpurnia‚ their maid‚ and to really learn her value to the family. Scout simply changes because she matures‚ and she also changes because Atticus‚ her father‚ asks her to. <br> <br>In the early chapters of the book‚ Scout picks fights
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“Adolescence is society’s permission slip for combining physical maturity with psychological irresponsibility” once said by author‚ Terri Apter. Actions of immaturity and juvenile decisions all are an important step in the process of maturing and reaching manhood. An example of this process is how Jem Finch changes throughout the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Jem is ten years old in the start of the book and finished at nearly 13 years old. Even in this two year period‚ a great comprehension of Jem’s
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the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is when the narrator‚ Scout‚ faces pressure from her Aunt. “Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress‚ she said I wasn’t supposed to do things that required pants.” (181) This quote demonstrates the pressure Scout is facing by her Aunt to be more lady-like. It shows that both a girl’s and boy’s view of the world can change through maturity and the pressure
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Jem’s Age Compared to maturity Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird shows how people are supposed to become more mature as they age and some want to start to do things that their parents do and stop doing childish things. Scout demonstrates this by not wanting to stop fighting and Atticus telling her its childish. It is also demonstrated by the children wanting to go into town more often and not worry about what is going on at home. The characteristics of Jem and demonstrates that coming of age means
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In the book “ To Kill a Mockingbird” Jem has changed the most out of the characters. Jem is always showing characteristics of a mature person. Jem has develop in a mature way ‚ some examples are when Jem called Atticus when Dill ran away from‚ another example would be when Jem stops scout from killing a bug‚ lastly in the end of the trail of Tom Robinson. To illustrate‚ Jem calls Atticus when Dill runs away from home . The first thing that jem does when Dill come out under the bed was he “...went
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in his shoes and walk around in them” (Lee 237). Atticus always tells Jem and Scout to never judge people until you take a walk in their shoes. For a while‚ Scout couldn’t fathom the idea of seeing things from another person’s perspective. Not because of her selfishness‚ but because her innocence‚ and immaturity. To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in a small‚ ordinary town in Maycomb‚ Alabama; although‚ for the main characters Jem and Scout Finch‚ life is everything but ordinary. The book takes place
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Jeremy Atticus Finch‚ or Jem as he is called by Scout‚ is the narrator’s brother in To Kill a Mockingbird. Jem is an athletic ten year old boy. Everyday during the summer he will play outside with his sister‚ Scout‚ and their friend Dill. As well as being athletic he is adventurous and highly spirited. He will run through the streets and climb trees‚ until Calpurnia‚ the cook‚ tells him to come inside. Jem is courageous and daring‚“in all his life‚ Jem had never declined a dare” (Lee 12). He can
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a book which familiarizes readers with the Maycomb County through the experiences of Scout‚ Dill‚ And Jem. Throughout the story‚ the trio sees different aspects of Maycomb and slowly begins to grow from their childhood innocence. Jem in particular matures significantly‚ but is only able to do so by realizing that things are not always as they seem‚ recognizing that there is evil in the world‚ and developing compassion for those less fortunate. Firstly‚ Jem matures when
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