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