To Kill a Mockingbird: Growing Up When you grow up you may experience unfairness, changes in life, more understanding and reach maturity, you will grow up naturally and may be difficult to take in. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, focuses on a girl named Scott, who is growing up in Maycomb during The Great Depression, witnesses the changes in society, discrimination to African Americans, parenting, role of being a women, and courage. The book starts off on how Jem broke his arm and the bad rumors of Arthur Radley . While Scott grows up she also discovers the reality of the world and sees the injustice with African Americans by “white people.” Scout Finch was immature and childish during the beginning of the novel, but soon starts maturing, begins to become more like a lady than a tom boy, becomes more aware, and is growing fast for various reasons.
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In the beginning, of the story she was very immature and irresponsible; for example Cecil called her father a “nigger lover” and she forgot what Atticus told her and punched. Scout has matured a great deal when she stopped getting into fights. One example is, " /…/ you just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don't let em get your goat.' "(76). ‘I drew bead on him, remembered what Atticus had said, then
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She also sees the war between blacks and whites. One example is, “ Naw Jem, I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.”(227) Scott is kind of confused with how people see things she doesn’t really understand how there’s a lot of people who can just not get along with colored people. Scott finally starts understanding that her community is unfair during the trial of Tom Robinson. An example of this, is, “I followed the top of his head as he made his way to the door. ‘He did not look up.” Because of this quote it