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Examples Of Jem Coming Of Age In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In this essay I will be giving and explaining a key coming-of-age scene in To Kill a Mockingbird. There are many key coming-of-age scenes in To Kill a Mockingbird.I will address all of the one’s scout was in throughout the book. Scout is the daughter of Atticus and the sister of Jem. In the beginning of the book scout seemed like a nice kid she was fun and cool but she revealed that she had quite a temper.
After a while scout started school one day Walter gets her in trouble scout gets really mad that Walter had got her in trouble, so when she sees him outside she slammed his head to the ground and rubbed his face in the dirt. Harper Lee used tone and setting in this scene to develop the theme of this scene.This shows that scout is still a kid and doesn't know when to take actions and when not to. Jem runs over during the fight and tells scout to stop and invites walter to eat with them. This shows that Jem is older and does know when to take actions and when not to. Scout realizes that she shouldn't have done that but don't pay a lot of attention to it. …show more content…

Aunt Alexandra gets mad at atticus saying he hadn't raised his kids right and tells him to tell them to start acting like a lady and gentleman. In this scene Harper lee uses conflict and tone to develop the theme. Later on in the book Atticus has to leave the house to go to the jail to watch over Tom Robinson. Scout, Jem, and Dill leave without calpernia knowing to find Atticus. This shows that they still hadn't grown up and still act like kids rather than a lady and gentleman.Harper Lee uses lighting and tone in this scene to develop the

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