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Scout's Maturity In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

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Throughout to kill a mockingbird, Scout matures throughout the story. Scout matures by focusing on what really matters. In the beginning, Scout's main concern was Boo Radley and all the made of stories of that. But her focus shifts to the world being unfair. Scout said "Is that why Mr.Arthur stays in the house, to keep away from all the women." (Lee 50) This shows how Scout was only worried about who Boo Radley was and why he didn't leave his house. Scout begins to mature more in chapter 9 when Atticus explains to her that she won't win no matter what but she can't let that bother her. A conversation between Atticus and Scout is as followed "Atticus, are we going to win it?" "No, honey." "Then, why-" "Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win." (Lee 87) Atticus is teaching Scout that she is not going to win, yet she needs to try regardless of if the world is against you. This matures her more by teaching her to try even when there is no reason to. …show more content…

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