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Examples Of Maturity In To Kill A Mockingbird By Eugenia Collier

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Transitioning from innocence to maturity is not always an easy adventure. Jem, from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and Lizabeth, from ¨Marigolds¨ by Eugenia Collier, both characters move away from childhood and step into adulthood through their characteristics. Their journey to a new stage in life demonstrates that moving from one stage to another can be difficult to comprehend the meaning of maturity. Throughout the book, Jem is portrayed as an innocent kid who is eager to figure out the unknown. In the text, ¨I always thought Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world, least that's what they seemed like.¨ (Lee 215). Before Tom's trial, Jem had faith in people he trusted would plead Tom as innocent. He was too innocent to understand …show more content…

The text states, The child in me sulked and said it was all fun, but the women in me flinched at the thought of the malicious attack that I had led.” (Collier 3). Lizabeth attack was childish because she destoyed it over anger. She was jelous at the fact that the flowers were taken care of and was the most beautiful scenery in the whole town. Due to having the inability to control her angry, she lashed out and destroyed the flowers. Going back in the text, ¨…I did not notice my father´s silence,..nor did I notice my mother´s absence…¨ (Collier 3). This reflects that Lizabeth had no role model or guidances from her parents on how to control her emotions. Which is why she decided to harm the flowers. However, once she did the damaged, she realized what she had done and felt guilty. The destruction of the marigold broke that childish trait and she immediately reflected her actions. Thus, she is stepping into the adulthood phase. The text also states, ¨Suddenly I was ashamed, and I did not like being ashamed.” (Collier 3). The fact that she was aware of her feelings shows how much she matured and she was able to spread sympathy towards Miss

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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.

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The text stated “shame becomes tangled together in the multicolored skein of 14-going-on-15”. This shows how Lizabeth realizes how her mind is changing from the age of 14 to 15. Feeling things that she didn't

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In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird being matured does not mean age, it means sensitivity, manners and how you react. Jem moves into teenage years and seeks to protect Scout. While Jem grows he becomes matured and a mindful boy who adores his father. Jem is a person who can identify right or wrong. For example, when Dill sneaks in the bedroom from escaping his home.

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Jem proves this when he deals with situations differently, by standing up for what he believed to be right, or when he confronts a bitter truth in a painful manner. His word choice and manner of speaking demonstrate his superiority and his desire to act more refined. These factors are demonstrated as he changes his nature and personality. Jem’s change from being a naive child to a knowledgeable adolescent is similar to Laura Ingalls initially being a carefree youngster and later turning into a sensible, indefatigable youth. The gradual maturity of both characters influenced their respective books deeply.

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Jem idolizes his father and views him as the embodiment of justice and morality at the beginning. However, as Jem became more aware of the world around him, he began to question Atticus' principles. For example,Jem is disappointed when Atticus agrees to defend Tom Robinson, knowing that he will bring ridicule and scorn from the people inside of Maycomb county. However his disappointment turns into admiration when he witnesses Atticus’s to stand up for what is right in the trial.

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As she grows into womanhood, Lizabeth starts to see past the mask of innocence that has shrouded her perspective for so long, and she even “flinched” at the realization of how she has harmed Miss Lottie, displaying her newfound empathy. As Lizabeth unintentionally commences her journey away from innocence and towards understanding, she grows closer to maturity, expressing that these factors are what initiate this growth. When Lizabeth eventually recalls her story as an adult, she looks back to see her loss of innocence and to

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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”.

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Jem grows up sheltered from the evil in the world. Once the trial comes around, however, he learns out imperfect the world is through the racism and prejudice, and he struggles to come to terms with this realization. After the trial he tells Miss Maudie, who is their neighbor, how it feels like “bein’ a caterpillar in a cocoon… Like somethin’ asleep wrapped up in a warm place. I always thought Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world least that’s what they seemed like” (Lee 288). Miss Maudie then tries to comfort Jem, but it still shows that Jem has been changed because his childhood view of Maycomb being perfect has been shattered.

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In “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier the coming of age short story where a now grown up Lizabeth reminisce her childhood especially going into Ms.Lottie’s garden. Ms. Lottie, who did not like children but treated her precious marigolds gets them destroyed by Lizabeth. After destroying them, Lizabeth realizes her errors believing she became a women in that moment. This short story has several literary device that are used in it to help deepen the meaning. The use of imagery, symbolism and metaphors in “Marigolds” helps the reader that it is important to not lose

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Harper Lee presents the world of children as vastly different from that of the adults yet still dependent on them, and describes coming of age as a slow process that requires patient guidance along the way. The world of children through the eyes of six year old Scout as wildly different from the adult world. The two worlds are intertwined, but still have unique characteristics that identify them. Unlike the main adult figure, Atticus, who is often busy at work, Jem and Scout are either outside entertaining themselves, or at

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