Examples Of Maturing In To Kill A Mockingbird

When many people think about maturing, they think about getting older and having more responsibility when they are young, but this is not necessarily true. You can mature and learn Life lessons at any time in your life from anyone, young or old, as shown by the characters in Part One of Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Two of these characters who display maturing qualities include Uncle Jack Finch and Scout Finch, the daughter of Atticus Finch. Both of these characters learn a new moral about Life throughout the course of the novel. Uncle Jack learns to listen to both sides of the story in an argument before punishing anyone, and Scout learns to understand a person’s situation before forming an opinion about them. These lessons about

In Part One of Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, both of the characters Uncle Jack Finch and Scout Finch mature and learn a new lesson about Life, and they show that any person can mature and learn from anyone at any point in Life. Uncle Jack matures and learns to listen to both sides of a story in an argument before taking a person’s side and punishing someone. This example of maturing is evident when the Finches hold their annual get-together at Finch's Landing on Christmas Day. Scout is left by herself, at which time Francis Hancock, Scout’s cousin, starts to mock her. This is due to the fact that Scout’s dad, Atticus, is appointed to defend an African American man in court who is accused of raping a white woman. Francis starts to taunt Scout, calling Atticus a “n****r-lover,” which makes Scout enraged. She beats Francis up, and curses at him, at which point Uncle Jack breaks up the fight, and listening only to Francis’ side of the story, punishes Scout. Back at the Finch’s house, Uncle Jack talks to Scout, at which point she explains to him that he never listened to her side of the

After Scout explains to Uncle Jack that he never listened to her side of the story after she beat up Francis, Uncle Jack learns that in order to come to a conclusion in an argument, one must listen to both sides of the story to make it fair. Scout learns that in order to judge a person, she must place herself in his or her situation, and understand how they feel, an example being Walter pouring molasses all over his food. The lessons that Scout and Uncle Jack learn contribute to their maturing, and they both learn a new, important lesson about life that ultimately contributes to their maturing, and they show that anyone can learn and mature at any point in their