When you are young just a couple years old you don't understand the world and why things happen. If you have ever lost a relative when you were about 4 you probably didn't think much of it since you were only a kid and you didn't know they wouldn't come back. On the other hand if lost someone during your teenage years you were probably devastated because you knew that the person that you cared about wouldn't be coming back. This is usually known as the coming of age when you finally are finally starting to understand the world. Harper Lee was able to demonstrate the coming of age in To Kill A Mockingbird with multiple characters. Scout was really immature in the beginning of the story. She was getting into fights and she also attacked Walter
Cunningham at recess in school she also disobeyed her dad. One example of this is when he told her and Jem to leave Boo Radley alone but they didn't listen, that was all immature. Another character that was immature in the beginning was Jem because he did a lot of things that Scout did since he hung out with Scout, he was also got into trouble quite often. One example is when they trespassed into another person's property and his overalls got stuck on the wire fence. Another example is when he and scout decided to walk through the woods at night and a mysterious man tried to kill them, but they survived since Boo Radley was there and he saved them by stabbing the man. Scout started to realize that the world wasn't fair. Scout realised this during Tom Robinson's trial when he was pleaded guilty by the all-white jury even though they had all the evidence which proved his innocence. Jem’s coming of age happened after he was attacked by the man that tried to kill him and Scout in the forest, he realised the world wasn't all fun and games. Harper Lee did a great job showcasing the coming of age of Jem and Scout by showing their past experiences when they were young and immature. Later in the story Jem and Scout both matured and became more wiser. Jem and Scout both realized the world is a beautiful but harsh and unfair place.
like when he goes out and teaches Dill how to swim. Jem also goes through some
Everyone goes through different changes as they grow up. Maturing, coming of age, and doing the right thing are important themes in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. This theme is most often seen in the character Jeremy “Jem” Finch. He portrays this theme when he begins to enter puberty and becomes a young man. Jeremy starts to become more independent, wiser and more able to comprehend adult situations; Jem begins to get a better grasp on things. Other characters that demonstrate this theme are Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, and Arthur “Boo” Radley. Harper Lee shows how Scout comes of age in similar ways to Jem. Scout begins to grow up and become more tolerant of others by “putting herself in another person’s skin”. Boo displays his “coming of age” in a somewhat different way than Jem and Scout. There’s a scene in To Kill A Mockingbird where Boo has the chance to do the right thing by putting himself in harm’s way in order to save lives, and he takes the chance. To Kill A Mockingbird is a book that is overflowing with the theme “coming of age” (whether it is shown through the main character or others). This theme is important to the story because these characters are a small example of the changes that Maycomb needs to undergo. Jeremy Finch is the character in which this theme is most represented in.
As people grow in life, they mature and change. In the novel , To Kill a Mockingbird ,by Harper Lee, Scout, the main character, matures as the book continues. Slowly but surely, Scout learns to control her explosive temper, to refrain from fistfights, and to respect Calpurnia, their maid, and to really learn her value to the family. Scout simply changes because she matures, and she also changes because Atticus, her father, asks her to.
Ageism is shown in both novel by Harper Lee and the article by Scott Wooldridge about millennial’s by stating that because of how young you’re more likely to be less intelligent and have almost to no experience compared to older people therefore making them seem more superior.
The key coming of age scene “ TO KILL A MOKING BIRD’’ is where Jem and the two others were up above in the jury watching their father ( Atticus ) try and win a case were an African American person is trying to be blamed guilty for doing something he did not do. This scene has the following literary elements, p.o.v , or point of view, coming of age and also characteristic and respect.
Age does not show maturity, it is what a person has learned throughout their life that truly shows how mature someone is. The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, has many important themes. However, there is a theme that shows up throughout the entire book. The theme, coming of age shows through the characters, Scout and Jem. The story focuses on one main character throughout the novel to explain coming of age. Since Scout is the narrator in the story, some think the story of aging is about her. However the story is truly shown through Jem with his mature ideas about the people of Maycomb, and his plentiful acts of adulthood.
Over all, the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee have grown and matured throughout the whole novel. Boo’s maturity development is shown when he faces his fear of being with the outside world, Aunt Alexandra having some difficulties facing prejudice but, becoming more accepting of others, and Scout developing and learning lessons that she could apply to her everyday life. It shows that no matter whom the person is or what their troubles are, they all grow and mature in their own unique ways.
In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee utilizes the significant symbol of a mockingbird to convey the coming of age theme of knowing someone’s background before forming opinions. When Scout and Jem get airsoft guns for Christmas, Atticus knows they will go “after birds,” so he allows them to “shoot all the bluejays” as long as they do not “kill a mockingbird” because it is “a sin” (Lee 119). Through close analysis, the advice Atticus presents has a much deeper meaning to it than originally perceived. The “mockingbird” is a symbol for all of the innocent people that are portrayed unjustly and the “bluejays” represent the malevolent individuals. Also, Lee’s decision to use the word “sin” suggests that killing a mockingbird is absolutely iniquitous,
In conclusion, To Kill a Mockingbird is a book about growing up and taking other people into consideration. Scout Finch is the main example of this. She starts the novel as a naive, ill mannered, tomboy. By the last page, Scout has transformed into an understanding, empathetic, polite, young lady. There is not a specific age where a girl turns into a woman or where a boy turns into a man. Maturity is reached through experiences and how they are handled.
“The Joy Luck Club,” expresses the basic complications of the adult world from the pressure to make the most money, be the best at this, care for your family, and on top of that be the best spouse. In “The Catcher in the Rye”, Holden fears the complications and complexities of the adult world and wants to stay a simple kid forever. It is his perception that adults lie, cheat, and steal, and they are all just “big phonies.” In “Huckleberry Finn,” we not only learn adults lie, cheat, and steal, we learn Huck knows more about the world then most of the adults even though he lacks guidance from his father or the community. In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” this same scenario can be found because young Scout develops deep perspectives on adult situations better than the adults.
Coming of age involves a time of successes and triumphs in a young adolescents life. Often, there are obstacles that need to be overcome to enter adulthood. This journey often shapes who they are becoming. In addition, Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is about a story from the perspective of a young girl named Jean Louise Finch, known as Scout. Her father, Atticus Finch, is an attorney who tries to prove the innocence of a black man who is accused of rape. The book also involves a mysterious neighbour named “Boo” Radley who is known to be a recluse but yet, he saves Scout and Jem from getting killed. Throughout the story, Scout learns many teachings from her elders. An individual who does not mature and develop more each day, could result
The key coming of age scene I am going to analyze is the jailhouse scene where the children run up next to Atticus when a mob of people show up with weapons. This scene uses voice, setting, and imagery to show the coming of age of Jem and Scout when Jem disobeys his father and Scout uses her words instead of her fists.
During the Great Depression, the South of the United States was unfair to its citizens. Those who were treated unfairly or fairly was based on their skin colour, gender, or economic standpoint. Harper Lee displays what was like to live in the South in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Like children in reality, children in To Kill a Mockingbird have to learn what society was in order to survive. In order to reach maturity, children must learn difficult truths about the world around them, thus losing their innocence. First, Jem realizes that not all people are treated fairly. Second, Scout sees situations through other characters’ perspectives. Finally, Dill understands the unfairness of society.
The main theme of to kill a mockingbird is coming of age, and it can be seen in many passages, but one of them is when Miss Maudie gives Jem a slice of the big cake while Scout and Dill receive a small cake “there was a big cake and two little ones on Miss Maudie’s kitchen table. There should have been three little ones. It is not like Miss Maudie to forget Dill, and we must have shown it. But we understood when she cut from the big cake and gave the slice to Jem.”and through the use of how the author makes the character of Miss Maudie treat Jem different. At the beginning of the book Jem used to tell Scout that she was becoming more like a girl and later as he became more older he wanted Scout to “act more like a girl” because that’s what she is.
Every experience we go through will, in some way or another, help each of us to develop understanding. Coming of age is a life-long journey, but there are major events or experiences you can go through that will play an important part in become an adult. As time goes by, we will all experience trials, blessings, heartache, joy, and love; each of these periods in our lives will have an extraordinary impact upon who we become. These escapades, will enable us to come of age. The importance of coming of age develops from the experiences that create memories, teach life skills, and inspire character.