We all have to grow up someday to continue life.With books that focus on children we usually see how they progress in developing coming of age characteristics in the book. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, coming of age experiences is a big part of this book that shows different ways of looking at life. Scout and Jem undergo many of these conditions. The encounters help them mature throughout the novel with noticing the components and point of views in the situation. To begin with, the setting can change how a person feels in a situation and how it causes diverse events. In the book, Scout just arrived at the cemetery and was getting a good vibe. For she directly thought “it was a happy cemetery.” She faced a conflict in that setting, and she felt a bit threatened. “I sensed, rather than saw, that we were being advanced upon,” Scout felt vulnerable because Lula’s comments on her being at a black church, the setting enabled that situation. …show more content…
When Jem and Scout went to Calpurnia's church they faced that some people didn’t want them there because of their skin color. By being pointed out for their skin color it makes them feel uncomfortable enough to want to go home and makes them feel segregated because Lula calls it a black church. Lula said, “You ain’t got no business bringin’ white chillun here-they got their church, we got our’n. It is our church, ain’t it, Miss Cal?” Calpurnia defended the children by saying, “It’s the same God, ain’t it?” Jem was able to notice what was going on and was able to see that “they don’t want us here.” Jem and Scout noticed the conflict and segregation first hand in the one of many coming of age