Jean Louise (Scout) is the Narrator in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, we see the whole story from her eyes. The book starts off with Scout as a six year old girl who is going into the 1sr grade. By the end of the novel she is in third grade and eight years old. With age comes maturity and Scout is a perfect example of how a character can mature over time. Scouts age affects the way she views the world around her and her understanding of what is normal.
Jem really matured of the course of the book. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem is a dynamic character because he experiences change in the book. The Reason I picked Jem to write this report on was because I remembered that the book talked about him changing all the way through the book, also I saw that he had become a very mature young man. Even in the end of the book he did immature things that make you wonder if had really matured or not.
Some people isn’t as bad as they seem “You shouldn't judge people by what chapter you walk in on.” In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows or tells the story of scout and Jem Finch growing up in a small southern town called Maycomb. In this book the protagonist Scout goes through many of coming of ages experiences. Some of the important scenes where Scout matures up is on her first day of school, walking from a fight, and encountering Boo Radley or Aurther Radley.
Scout is maturing throughout To Kill A Mockingbird. At first, she did not grasp the concept of racism, and she acted like a young child. She thought that violence was the answer to everything, beating up Walter Cunningham when she gets in trouble on his behalf, and kicks Dill when she believes that he is not paying enough attention to her. She was also very short-tempered, getting angry when something went wrong. Atticus later explains to her that violence is not the answer and asks her to stop hurting people.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is a really expressive book. It also really shows a lot about Harper Lee's childhood. To Kill A Mockingbird is about two little children named Jean Louise and Jem Finch they live in Maycomb with their dad and maid their mom died when Scout was really young. Their dad is a lawyer his name is Atticus Finch. Having your dad as a lawyer and him always on top of you, you would learn and most likely act older then most others of her age.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming of age story, through the eyes of Scout, a young girl living in Maycomb County, Alabama. Scout is raised in an odd time in American history when racism and prejudice were routine. Scout was surrounded by people that forced to learn many crucial life lessons and help her mature into a respectable lady. List points Firstly, Atticus taught Scout many important lessons, but most importantly, not to be prejudice, and treat everybody equally. This was extremely important in Scout’s growth as a person because at the time many people were blinded by racism.
Scout changed a lot over the course of this story. She was exposed to many events that led to her gradually changing her way of life. She doesn’t change as much as Jem does or as fast as him, but she still changes. She learns to mature, understand things better, and treat people with respect.
As Scout watched Calpurnia, she gradually begins to think that “there was some skill involved in being a girl” (154). In part one of the book, Scout treats femininity like a disease, however, she begins to respect it when she realizes that being a girl doesn’t mean being weak and useless, but rather, to have abilities different from that of a male. During Atticus’ second encounter with a group of men, Scout doesn’t hesitate to resort to violence to protect Jem.
Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird the main character, Scout, matures both mentally and emotionally. This is because of lessons she learns about the world around her. Lessons of compassion and courage that scout learns, cause her to mature beyond her age throughout the novel. Lessons of courage are taught to Scout by Atticus and Calpurnia as she grows older. Since Atticus is defending a black man, she has to learn how cruel the world really can be.
During moments of our lives we go through change and maturity. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird Scout, one of the main dynamic characters, experiences maturing moments. Scout, otherwise known as Jean Louise Finch, goes through multiple moments of growth. Throughout the novel scout is very eccentric and wild. By the end of the novel however she learns to calm down and respect others.
Scout is a tomboy and she usually solves her problems with her fists. Atticus is one of the only people that accept Scout for who she is. The rest of her family is constantly trying to make her act more like a lady and this is enforced greatly when her
In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird , the idea of maturity is one that is heavily represented. Admittedly, on many occasions in the book it is evident that maturity is huge part of how the characters develop and how their beliefs evolve with it as can be shown when Scout is playing with a roly poly and decides that she wants to smash it after she is done in an attempt to return to her childish ways, only to be halted by Jem who instructs her not to do it , representing Jems desire to grow up. The roly poly, although small, is able to project the elements of maturity through it’s opened state that symbolizes acceptance and open mindedness as maturity develops, it’s shielded exterior that emphasizes ignorance and prejudice that comes with a
Maturity In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, the concept of maturity is questioned through the serious events that take place during the young life of Scout and Jem. Within these events, the maturity of both children is pondered when discussing issues of race and how racism impacts society. While the debate of maturity does not have direct links to racism in most lives, the important takeaway is that their maturity was being decided for them by society. Physically their bodies were not developed to be an adult, and mentally, they still had some childish behavior, but the children processed the situations around them and made the most rational decision they could, making them in this definition “mature”.
The children’s interactions with people different than themselves teach them valuable life lessons. The first interaction Scout had with Aunt Alexandra was quite frustrating for her. Scout was wearing overalls and Aunt Alexandra was being very critical about that. Along with a few other things like how scout was behaving and how she should have been behaving. She wants Scout to be more lady-like but the way she delivers the message, with negativity, hurts Scout feelings: “ […] that I was born good but had grown progressively worse each year.
“I do believe in the old saying, 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity” (Angelina Jolie). That is exactly what happened to Scout, the protagonist, in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. The author, Harper Lee, tells readers about the growth of Scout Finch using Scout’s childhood experiences in the town of Maycomb.
