12 Febuary 2014 To Kill a Mockingbird Children’s experiences shape who they are as an adult. In Harper Lee’s work‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus‚ a lawyer of Maycomb‚ teaches his kids‚ Jem and Scout‚ about the judgmental society and the racism that is present in their everyday lives. Jem matures through experiences with Maycomb county and the trial of Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of rape. Jem shows signs of maturity at the beginning of the Tom Robinson trial through Jem’s personality change
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Harper Lee illustrates the journey of two characters‚ Jem and Scout Finch‚ to adulthood. Scout‚ Jem‚ and their childhood friend‚ Dill‚ often mess around with their neighbor‚ Boo Radley. Boo is a mysterious man that isolates himself inside his house‚ but makes an appearance at the end of the book in order to save Jem from Mr. Ewell. Ewell wants to assert his power through threats of violence to anyone associated with Tom Robinson. Scout and Jem do not have much of a connection with Tom directly‚ but
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In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ the characters of Jem and Scout are portrayed as both mature and immature. By reading the novel‚ one can determine that both characters mature throughout the story with the help of their father‚ Atticus‚ as well as other characters within the novel. In the beginning of the book‚ Jem is significantly more naïve and therefore he believes all the rumours that spread around the town about one of his neighbours‚ Arthur Radley‚ also known as ”Boo” or “Boo
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a Mockingbird‚ Scout and Jem Finch become more cultured and mature young-adults by experiencing different events. Scout became more lady-like when she observed and helped Calpurnia at her Aunt Alexandra’s brunch. Jem learned from Atticus and Miss Maudie that you should not take pride in your talents. Jem and Scout Finch became more adult-like and mature young people by experiencing different events. It begins with Scout sitting in on her Aunt Alexandra’s missionary brunch. Scout Finch became more
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To Kill a Mockingbird. As Scout and Jem mature throughout their childhood‚ they learn how cruel the world can be in different ways. Due to the circumstances of living in Maycomb‚ the children are immensely exposed to racism. Scout and Jem’s loss of innocence was also caused by the discrimination and inequity in their town. Lastly‚ a strong reason why the children were forced to mature was the hypocrisy of the people living within Maycomb. Due to the time period Scout and Jem are living in‚ as well
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Depression‚ Jem and Scout Finch learn the real life in Maycomb County as a result of certain events that force them to grow up. In the beginning of the novel‚ Jem is presented as Scout’s older brother and Atticus’ son. Jem is very juvenile in the first chapter. For example‚ Jem converses with Stephanie Crawford who tells him gossip about Boo Radley. Jem attempts to “scare” Scout and Dill by telling them “[Boo] dined on any raw squirrels and any cats he could catch”. This makes Scout‚ Dill and us as
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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 at the
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To Kill A Mockingbird is written through the perspective of an older Scout‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ reflecting on her childhood. Scout develops the most as a character throughout the book. Scout experiences and witnesses events that most girls around her age do not. She faces the cruel reality of the world she lived in. Experiencing these things at such young age forces Scout to mature very quickly. We see throughout the book that Scout is innocent‚ investigative‚ and affectionate. Scout’s innocence gives
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written by Harper Lee. Scout‚ the protagonist and narrator grows into the ability to see events and ideals from the perspective of others as the book goes on. Atticus says and tries to teach Scout that one cannot understand someone unless one considers things from their point of view. Atticus shows this by living a thoughtful and not biased life. For example‚ the way he treats Tom Robinson during his conviction and also the entire black community of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Scout is able to see the true
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to Young Adults. In To Kill a Mockingbird Jem and Scout’s process of maturation is present by describing how both Jem and Scout are affected by different and harsh incidents. An example of this situations would be when Jem does not want to leave his father alone in front of the jail‚ because he thinks that if he does‚ the mob is going to harm Atticus; at the same time Scout is trying to talk with Mr. Cunningham to make him reason about the situation. Jem’s maturation is shown when he eventually
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