Everybody eventually grows up, but what is it that finally gives you the push to cross the line between childish and mature? For Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it’s all of the prejudice she sees in her hometown, Maycomb, Alabama. Her father Atticus willingly takes Tom Robinson, a black man accused of rape by a white woman’s case, Even though he knows we won’t win the case, he does it because he knows it’s the right thing to do. Throughout the book, Scout evolves from an immature child into a more mature, understanding, and empathetic through her experiences. In the beginning of the story, Scout is young and naive, so she misunderstands things, not realizing the full extent of certain situations. Over the summer, Scout, her