Maturity In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Maturity is important for everyone as they begin to face problems in the real world. The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story that addresses racial issues through the point of view of a child living in Alabama during the Great Depression. Scout ran into problems that provoked her as she grew up, which showed her lack of maturity. Although at first Scout was immature when provoked by her peers, she later shows maturity in similar situations. At the beginning of the book, Scout is immature when she beats up Water Cunningham. Scout had just started school and was adjusting to how things would be different from last year. She started the year on bad terms with Miss Caroline after she found out she was able to read. Following this,

When they went outside she was “Catching Walter Cunningham in the schoolyard gave me some pleasure, but when I was rubbing his nose in the dirt Jem came by and told me to stop” (30). Scout became mad at Walter Cunningham for this, even though he had no control over it. This shows immaturity because her emotions changed extremely quickly and so severely over something that she could have easily moved past. Another sign of immaturity is evident when Jem stops her, Jem is far more mature, mostly due to his age, so he understands that it is not worth it for Scout to be fighting, especially over something that doesn't affect her Throughout the book, scout learns from her dad, Atticus, and becomes more mature. Atticus was defending Tom Robinson, who was black. This made the community look down on Scout’s family and began to make fun of them. Scout was confused about why it was so bad and talked to Atticus about it, which is when she was told that no matter what happens, she shouldn't freak out about it. With this in mind, Scout went to school the next day and ran into Cecil Jacobs, who had been making fun of her for what her dad was