A child’s brain is like a sponge, they continuously aim to blend into the world around them and mimic their surroundings; which can assist them in developing their personalities. Children mature by socializing with their friends, vocalizing their thoughts and opinions and independently displaying good behaviour. According to Harvard, intercommunication between children and their progenitors and people in their neighbourhood forms the flourishing encephalon. Events in Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” causes Jem and Scout to experience developmental changes and mature. Scout and Jem pride themselves in testing boundaries and expressing their opinions. People and events in Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” cause Jem and Scout to experience developmental …show more content…
Jem and Scout’s father Atticus is a lawyer in their hometown of Maycomb County Alabama. Atticus’ ethical standards have a grand impact on Jem and Scout. Scout had a habit of using body language instead of verbal communication to portray her feelings and perspectives. After a fallout with her cousin and a classmate at school, Scout was approached by her father and was told how to psych her way out of fighting. “You just hold your head up high and keep those fists down. No matter what anyone says to you, don’t let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change” (Lee 80). Atticus also taught Scout how to read from a young age. Every night before bed, Atticus and Scout would read a book and every time Scout would mispronounce a word, Atticus would help Scout get through it. This led Scout to be fully literate by the time she entered school. Once it became clear to Scout’s teacher that she was able to read, she ordered Scout to tell her father to stop teaching her how to read. Although Ms. Caroline’s decree had an impact on Scout who was afraid she was going to lose the ability to read “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing” (Lee 22) It did not have any influence on Atticus, or the way he taught his