Some of the most uncomfortable moments in our lives are often the ones that help us grow the most. Harper Lee points this out by showing that Coming of Age can be intolerable. This is seen when Jem and Scout meet Mrs. Dubose, a cranky old woman they soon come to dislike. She would constantly harass Jem and Scout whenever they walked by, but when Mrs. Dubose degraded Atticus in front of Jem, he couldn’t bear to not do something about it. In anger, Jem ruins Mrs. Dubose’s camellias and is then forced to read to her six days a week for a month as punishment. Harper Lee uses literary elements such as character, conflict, and setting to portray Coming of Age. The encounter between Jem and Mrs. Dubose helped Jem mature and begin to finally understand
