Loss Of Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, coming of age or for lack of words, loss of innocence is the central theme affecting Jem’s feelings and understanding of the world. He experiences a life-or-death situation by almost being shot at the Radley's house, and he becomes a little closer and more protective of Scout. According to the text, “I tripped the roar of a shotgun that shattered the neighborhood.” Jem says “Fence by the schoolyard!—hurry, Scout!” even though Dill is also there. Jem’s mind was racing: “We gotta get home, they’ll miss us.” This proves he becomes a little closer/protective of Scout because he then says he experiences the fear of almost being shot and that changes to be more curious about the Radley family and their secrets

“Then I’m goin‘ with you —” I choked. “No, you ain’t, you’ll just make noise,” says Jem. The evidence is relevant as it proves that Jem knows he is risking his life and does not want Scout to risk her because even though he complains about her acting like a girl, he cares for her. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Dill experiences some dramatic events that cause him to lose his innocence and change his view of the world. Dill’s experience of feeling left out leads him to feel unloved because his mom and stepdad are trying to blossom their new love, and sometimes they unintentionally end up leaving Dill out. According to Dill, “I was bound in chains left to die in the basement” but that's not true, we later find the answer when Sout says “Why’d you do it I said why’d you run off was he hateful like you said didn't you build that boat like you wrote about”. He says “Now he just said we would but never did” ch14. Based on what is said, it is clear that Dill loses some of his innocence here as he feels unwanted. Another example of Dill’s loss of innocence is when he gets sick during the trial after seeing how Mr. Gillmor treated Tom, even though Tom was