As children get older‚ over the years they become more mature through the pressure of being forced to act a certain way. This means that they start to see what being a true gentleman or lady is like from their elders and are expected to grow up to be like them as well as mature. An example in 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;
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growing up is a prominent theme in Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. As Scout matures through childhood‚ she learns how cruel and unfair the world can be. Throughout the novel‚ Scout Gains experience and she is distraught at the fact that Tom Robinson is found guilty at the trial. The journey from innocence to experience is demonstrated in To Kill a Mockingbird with Scouts coming of age. At the beginning of the novel‚ Scout Finch is a 6 year old girl who narrates the story of what took place in
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Character Analysis: Scout While people see failure as something to look down upon‚ some choose to realize that without it‚ no one would mature or come of age. In the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout starts out as a normal little girl learning from stories spread throughout Maycomb. But soon‚ school starts and it starts to broaden her knowledge both in education and opinions. Scout later learns control over her attitude‚ taking a huge step in the coming of age process. She next shows bravery
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Mockingbird‚ Scout and Jem learn a lot about that life lesson and use it in many situations. Scout learns that it is important to put yourself in other people place and “crawl around in their skin” before judging them. A good example is when Scout puts herself in Walter’s place after she questions why he had drowned his food in syrup. Scout realizes that he was doing it because syrup is a treat for him. She then goes and apologizes for pressuring him about it. This shows that Scout realized that
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therefore leaving innocence behind is a sign that Scout and Jem gain maturity. In the beginning of the book‚ Walter Cunningham‚ a child of a family of poor famers‚ comes to visit the Finch household. Growing up in a poor household that can’t afford much‚ Walter‚ acknowledging that he was in a well-off household‚ pours molasses all over his food because he sees it as something rare to eat in such manner. Scout rudely comments on this‚ and Calpurnia orders Scout to come in the kitchen‚ lecturing her‚ saying
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grow up. As we age we mature‚ and from maturing we find what is truly important and how we view ourselves. I feel that Connor Franta‚ the author of his autobiography A Work in Progress‚ best relates to Jem and Scout’s journey of growing up from To Kill a Mockingbird. Although Jem and Connor seem to relate more‚ Scout has a deeper connection rather than more than one connection. Connor Franta compares to Jem in understanding himself and seeing changes‚ as he compares to Scout by becoming more aware
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Character Analysis: Jem Finch Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird was written in 1960. The book takes place in a small Alabama town called Maycomb. Jem Finch is a young boy who matures throughout the story. He is submerged into a world of inequality and unfairness. Jem matures throughout the novel because of the experiences he went through; Tom Robinson’s case taught him inequality and how nothing is fair‚ Boo Radley taught Jem what is right and wrong‚ and he learned that Maycomb and the world
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people and their true nature‚ how he matures‚ and how his view of bravery and courage varies through the book. Jem Finch overall‚ is character who truly starts who he is at a young age. In the book ‚ "To Kill A Mockingbird"‚ Jem begins to see the way he thinks of people and their nature. For instince‚ "He stood there until nightfall and I waited for him‚" said Scout. " When we went in the house I saw that he had been crying"(62-63). When Jem And Scout saw that the knot-hole was plugged
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Jodi Picoult said‚ “Kids think with their brains cracked wide open; becoming an adult‚ I’ve decided‚ is only a slow sewing shut.” In the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ in the middle of the Great Depression‚ six-year-old Scout Finch lives with her older brother Jem‚ and her father Atticus who is a lawyer. One year a boy named Dill spends the summer with his aunt. The three children become friends and soon become obsessed with a nearby house. The next year‚ Atticus is appointed by the court to defend a
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A man that is strong and courageous‚ he is Jem and Scouts hero. He is their teacher‚ their proctor and their friend. He is very responsible and cares for them with all his heart. These are the things that make him an excellent and much loved father Atticus’s relationship with Jem and Scout is both equal and respectful. The simple act of calling him by his first name of Atticus and not father‚ bring him to their level. He treats them like mature people not children‚ he respects them. This is demonstrated
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