Harper Lee’s highly acclaimed novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚set in the 1930s‚ follows Scout Finch as she grows up and experiences all sides of life in her small town; it is a perfect example of a true coming of age story. From the innocence of creating games with her brother and a childhood friend about strange neighbors to the raw truth of a rape trial‚ it is easy to say that Scout has lived through events that require varying levels of maturity and has emerged a different person. There is a clear
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There are over 70 million fathers in the United States‚ but how many of these fathers actually care about their children? In 2012‚ 24.4 million fathers were part of married-couple families with children younger than 18. 1.96 million fathers were single. Forty-four percent of these single fathers were divorced and thirty-one percent were never married. Fathers usually leave their children after divorce for the mothers to take care of. Men who would actually care about having children would first get
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Rosa Parks once said‚ “Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet‚ and‚ hopefully‚ we shall overcome.” As we see in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch without question prepares Scout for what she will meet and shall overcome. Atticus is not the only one that fulfills this task. Aunt Alexandra‚ Calpurnia‚ Miss Maudie‚Jem‚ Boo Radley‚ and even Dill influence and prepare her for the real world. Out of all the people in her life‚ three characters
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Robinson’s death. As time passes by summer ends and Dill returns home. Once school starts Jem and Scouts life begins to return back to normal; following a daily routine which consists of school‚ play‚ and study. At last the month of October came and soon after‚ Halloween. After Scouts performance at the school; pure darkness came upon the town. Jem and Scout decide to walk home together enjoying
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the main character and narrator Scout Finch who is a feisty tomboy that comes to learn about the place she lives in which is in Maycomb county. By being more open to the real world‚ she comes to realize it’s not as perfect as she thought it was‚ and has a lot of good and bad things to offer. Not only that but she learns important lessons along the way from her childhood experience. She learns most of these lessons from the good and bad adults which taught her things like courage and compassion.
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development of Scout and Jem Finch. She expresses the maturation of the two in a racist and hostile society. The journey these two characters go on is short‚ and a new mentality is somewhat forced upon them in unpleasant circumstances‚ however these strong two pull through. They learn to understand society and how to live in it. They learn life lessons through their father Atticus‚ and how “Most people are nice when you finally see them” (p.284). Thanks to Atticus’ wisdom and raising‚ Scout comes a long
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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay It catches my attention how Jem and Scout change during the course of the novel. Jem’s the brother of Scout‚ and is also the oldest. In the begginning of the book‚ Jem’s first thought of bravery meant being able to touch Boo adley’s house‚ only because in his whole life he has never backed down from a dare. As the story progresses on‚ he slowly starts realizing there is more to that than just touching Boo Radley’s house. Jem realizes true bravery through his experienc
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book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout demonstrates maturity in a number of examples. There were two main experiences where Scout could see herself come of age. Not only that‚ but she reflects on those occurrences and ask the question‚ why? At the beginning of the novel‚ Boo Radley is addressed. Rumors have floated around‚ referring to Boo as a “malevolent phantom” while accusing him of being guilty of “any stealthy small crimes that were committed in Maycomb.” When Scout was younger she believed in
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The characters in the book To Kill a Mockingbird have changed a lot throughout the novel. They have many different relationships in the book. Throughout the novel we read about Jem and Scout at many ages. We read about Jem from when he’s a child to a young adult and about Scout when she’s a child. We see them grow all throughout the course of the novel. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird the author shows how Jem matures. He is still a boy at this point (chapter 16-20) in the book but is reaching
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Lee‚ follows two young protagonists‚ Jem and Scout‚ as they mature and learn about the world. Growing up‚ Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem) and Jean Louise Finch (Scout)‚ are influenced by many different individuals. Two of the characters that influence the two children are Miss Maudie and Aunt Alexandra. In the novel‚ Miss Maudie displays to Jem and Scout: positivity‚ empathy‚ and tells them not to harm the innocent; while Aunt Alexandra teaches mostly Scout to keep calm even in difficult situations‚ to
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