Examples Of How Scout Mature In To Kill A Mockingbird

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How does one mature and grow? In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and her older brother Jem, live in Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. Scout is a young girl struggling to understand the actions of the people in her small town filled with racism, prejudice, and violence. The cruel and unfair trial of Tom Robinson, a black man who is innocently accused of rape, causes Scout to question the behaviors of her neighbors. As Scout faces the insults and cruel disapproval of her town, she better understands the people of Maycomb as she grows and matures. To Kill a Mockingbird is an example of a Bildungsroman, a novel that depicts growth and maturity for the main character. Scout is evidently portrayed as growing and maturing over the period of the book. She learns to treat everyone with …show more content…

He speaks to Scout about the various names he has been called, but says that what he does is what he believes is right, because he knows his own conscience. Atticus says, “Scout, “n-lover” is just one of those terms that don't mean anything- like snot-nose.” (Lee 144). This quote shows Atticus’s courage and how nothing will get in the way of him teaching his children how to respect all people. His words reflect a very simple but powerful Christian teaching, to try to love everyone, even the people who are not nice back when he says “I certainly am an “n-lover.” I do my best to love everybody.” (Lee 144). This quote shows Atticus’s kind heart and his love for everyone even if that person has said something rude about him. The next day, Scout starts off sounding like she is going to fight Cecil Jacobs because he called Atticus an “n-lover”, but ends up walking away because she remembered what Atticus told her the night

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