On July 11, 1960 Harper Lee published her first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. To date over 40 million copies of this chart topper have been sold to the public. The story is told from a child’s point of view and how she survives the challenges of racism and growing up. To Kill a Mockingbird also illustrates that challenging the opinions of others can aid in one’s moral improvement; Jem Finch experiences the most developmental progress through expanding his moral ideas and beliefs. Coming from a strong moral figure like Atticus, Jem is expected to become a respectable young adult.
Scout’s Maturity Evolving Every little girl is growing and in the process of becoming a mature young woman. In Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout becomes more mature based on influences throughout the novel. This is evident in the parenting shown by Atticus, the role of a mother played by Calpurnia, and the lessons demonstrated by Miss Maudie Atkinson.
“ you never really understand someone until you consider things from their point of view.” (lee 36) While standing on the front porch of the radley's place scout reflects on the past two year’s, from arthur's point of view, she finally understands what atticus taught her in chapter three. In to kill a mockingbird scout begins to mature in a way, this does not even begin to occur until the end of the story in chapter 31. Scout is young 9 years to be exact , but she is starting to pick up things here and there on little life lessons atticus has taught her. An example of this is when scout is asked by arthur to walk him home, but she wants to be respectful, she takes him home arm in arm as if he were being a gentleman.
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.
For example, Jem Finch, the gullible child who believed his society was flawless, isn’t the same person by the end of the novel. In her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee demonstrates Jem’s maturity through his behavior and speech. To begin with, Jem exhibits his maturity through his actions. Lee demonstrates Jem’s advancing age when he tells Atticus about Dill hiding in their house.
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.
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scouts changing perspective of Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley represents a coming of age moment because it demonstrates a breaking away from the childlike imagination that had previously explained all of their questions and superstitions about the Radley’s. A coming-of-age moment is the transition of thinking that occurs when someone learns empathy. At the start of the novel, in many situations, Scout and Jem demonstrate childish behavior and thinking when Jem is taunted into touching the side of the Radley home by Scout and Dill. The book reads, “Jem threw open the gate and sped to the side of the house, slapped it with his palm and ran back past us” (18). From this portion of the novel we can tell that Jem and Scout clearly regarded the Radley home and its occupants with novelty and even fear.
The second type, of prejudice instituted in the novel is age prejudice. Age prejudice is any attitude, or action which subordinates a person or group, because of their age or any assignment of roles in society purely on the basis of age. Age prejudice can be found in a few parts of the novel, and it makes you comprehend how both kids and adults are misjudged based on their age. A character that displays age prejudice is Miss.
Do people really change? All characters show significant changes and growth development. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows a lot of growth development. People always change they develop. Scout and Jem develop their characters a lot threw this novel.
In this essay i will be going over the concept of maturing and how the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” dives into the concept. Throughout the story there are many pieces of evidence that supports how characters in the story have matured. A piece of evidence that backs this up is “When we were small, Jem and I confined our activities to the southern neighborhood, but when I was well into the second grade at school and tormenting Boo Radley became passé, the business section of Maycomb drew us frequently up the street past the real property of Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose.” (Lee 114) This quote shows that once upon a time “tormenting” Boo Radley was something fun to do and fill Scout and Jem’s time.
Maturing is something everyone goes through in life whether you go through it early or a little later in life. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows a lot about maturing. Growing up in a small town in Maycomb, Alabama where life was a lot more different from today, you mature much different and in different ways. Jem is one person who matures through the whole story and makes realizations about people around him, including his dad, Tom Robinson, and Mrs. Dubose. Jem goes into the story thinking his dad is just some old man but as he gets older, he realizes there is more to his dad.
Courage is not strength or skill, it’s simply standing up for what you believe in and what is right. This is the theme that was enrolled after Jem destroys Mrs.Dubose’s camellias and after she died in chapter 11. This passage also reveals Jem’s coming of age moment. After using conflict, symbolism, and point of view, Harper Lee was able to connect the theme with Jems coming of age moment.
As verbalized by the diarist Anne Frank herself, “‘Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands’” (Goodreads 1). Coming of age is a process depicted through movies and novels through the Bildungsroman plot line. The protagonist, in this form of a plot line, has to face society and its difficulties. The protagonist inclines to have an emotional loss, which triggers the commencement of the journey itself.
During everyone’s life, many changes occur. One of the biggest changes is when you become a teenager. You begin to grow physically, and while you may look different, what you experience through this time period defines who you are. This age is when people mature and learn about the world around them. Throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird, we see characters evolve and mature.
Maturity Characters in “To KIll A Mockingbird” are changing a lot throughout the book. A character that has evolved and changed the most is Jem. Jem has changed the most because he has matured and understands why Boo Radley does not come out of his house. One way Jem is evolving is when he begins to learn more about the town as he grows up and begins to understand new things.
