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Examples Of How Scout Mature In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Scout has matured in many aspects from the beginning of the book to where we are now. While scout I still just a child, her environment has caused her to grow up pretty fast. At the beginning of the story all she had to complain about was how much she disliked going to school, and I’m afraid her list of complaints has grown substantially since her days in the second grade. That list of complaints grows because as we become older and more mature we as people see the problems within are lives/environments, and that is no different for scout. But it’s not just the major problems that come into the limelight. It’s also the little problems that are only seen by you. For example scout says “ …“I Would prove to her how civilized I could be” (Lee …show more content…

While she still like to play outdoors as any child does, she also become interested in the things that Calpurnia is doing. For example one quote from the text says “She seemed glad to see me when I appeared in the kitchen, and by watching her I began to think there was some skill involved in being a girl.” (Lee 132) This quote shows maturity by the way she acknowledges that doing things that are marked as “ladylike” may take some skill. While she is not saying that she enjoys such activity’s she is showing some interest. Scout also shows maturity in this quote that says “You don't have to go with Jem, you know." The next afternoon at Mrs. Dubose's was the same as the first. and so was the next, until gradually a pattern emerged:” (Lee 124) This quote explains that scout went to read with Jem everyday even though she new she didn’t have to. This quote shows her level of high maturity very well. I say this because most people her age wouldn’t have even thought twice about not with their sibling to do something labeled as boring going after their parent had said that they didn’t have to; but Despite the that she didn't need to she did, because that’s the person she

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He states himself as a grown-up "it's different with grown folks, we..." which demonstrates a high level of maturity that must follow. Demonstrating that he has grown up is the when he begins to reduce the time he spends playing games, like the Boo Radley game and take up reading instead. Scout reveals to us that he had "outgrown the tree house" and how his "maddening superiority was unbearable these days, he didn’t want to do anything but read and go off by himself" This shows he wants to be more of a gentleman and follow the ways of Atticus, his

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One quote that shows Scouts lack of maturity is when she says, “Don’t you remember me Mr. Cunningham? Im Jean Louise Finch. You brought us some hickory nuts on time, remember?... I go to school with Walter,” I began again. He’s your boy aint he?

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She has matured significantly in this chapter alone presenting that she is starting to view things in a different light so to speak. Scout has a better understanding of who Arthur really is, and what kind of person he

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Harper Lee shows that Scout understands Atticus more than Jem since she is more intelligent than her brother. Also “attractiveness of such words…” (Lee 105). The author further explains that Scout is way more advanced than her age by using words that a first grader wouldn’t use shows that she is very intelligent.

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Jean Louise Finch (Scout), is the narrator and protagonist of the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. She is a significant character in the book, and without her, the story would not be the same. Scouts faith is tested when she is forced to deal with the prejudice people that surround her. Throughout the novel, she develops a mature nature and learns to appreciate human goodness without ignoring human evil. “I think there's just one kind of folks.

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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel about the child hood of a young girl named Jean Louise Finch. It is about the struggles she faced growing up with racial circumstances in the Southern United States. She is often her referred to as Scout Finch through the novel. Scout lives with her brother Jem and their father Atticus in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. Maycomb is a small town where everybody knows everybody.

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In the Elizabethan life, this act by Hamlet who is supposed to become the new king as he is next in line since his father had been murdered, would pass over and no one would believe that he did it without any physical proof of him doing it. It could just be sign of jealousy from king Claudius and would backfire on him if he were to try and presume legal action for the death of Polonius. The motivation of King Claudius is to try and get Hamlet sent away so he can cover up the fact that he had murdered his own brother so he could marry his wife. The motivation of Hamlet is to get revenge on King Claudius for his father, but if he was sent away then thee would be no one to get revenge on him for his sins. I think Shakespeare portrayed King

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Jayme Ragar Mrs. Brown English 10 24 February 2023 Necessary Change Society holds many views, and those views are difficult to change. However, change can be a good thing, and it starts from one person to another. The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, shows how views change through experiences people gain through life. Harper Lee Shows how the children of Maycomb, like Scout, always start with an innocent worldview because they have not had the chance to experience the world yet.

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Scout has demonstrated significant growth in her maturity and understanding of others since the first time she applied Atticus’s

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A mature character would not pick a fight or label people based on their money; however, by the end of the novel, Scout sees that these things are wrong. She begins to see that all people are equal and should be treated the same. The reader sees Scout growing up through her change in actions, speech, and morals. First,

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At the beginning of TKAM it goes without saying that Scout seemed a little immature and childish, like how you’d expect a child to act. Not necessarily her personality because she’s been very smart from the beginning but the way she acts towards things and how she goes about doing things is often childish. She’s just problematic, but as we get deeper into the book we see a pretty obvious change. I think one of the major early signs of her “immaturity” was how she talked about her dad and how she was embarrassed by him.

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She wants to act like a teenager but doesn’t want to grow up. She knows that growing up isn’t all what it’s cut out to be and decides in the end that she wants to take her time in growing up and getting

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Scout starts maturing on early in the book and it can be argued that it’s thanks it to her father, You could really say it starts when scouts goes to school, or more exactly when she talks to Atticus about Miss. Caroline and how she won’t let Scout read. One quote I got from the text was “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view,” this shows how scout matures because here when she’s talking to her father she really listens to him and takes his words to heart. She realizes Miss.

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As the book progresses Scout is having constant difficulty with her lack of maturation. Many problems are starting to occur in the book, and they are problems that she just doesn't understand yet. Scout is still young and doesn’t quite understand why she isnt told everything, and why she isn’t just as mature as Jem. “ That’s because you can’t hold something in your mind but a little while, said Jem. It’s different with grown folks, we-”

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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.

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