“Street lights winked down the street all the way to town,” (279) Scout thought, taking a step towards enlightenment. In To Kill a Mockingbird, many events show coming of age moments, and I think a big part of coming of age is being able to fully understand things around us, and not making a decision until then, which Scout does very well in a moment with Boo Radley. In chapter 31, Harper Lee uses character connections and plot events to show that things must be looked at from a different perspective to fully be able to understand. Scout gains another perspective to view the world from when she returns from the Radley house. In chapter 31, Scout realizes that there are other perspectives besides her own, looking from the Radley’s window,
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In chapter 31, Scout reveals that she would not draw attention to Boo, for it would do him no good, as found out when she says “we never put back into the tree what we took out of it. We had given him nothing.” (278) It shows how although she understand one things throughout most of the book, it changes at the end simultaneous to gaining a new perspective. I think this is also important because Scout is finally learning it is a sin to kill a mockingbird when all they do is sing. Scout is also ready to interact and initiate new connections, as she does when walking Boo home. In chapter 31, Scout reaches out to Boo, when she says, “Mr. Arthur, bend your arm down here, like that…” (279) This quote is important, as it shows a newly developed trait of Scout; the pursuit of understanding. This whole topic related to the fact that Scout is accepting and realizes she must interact with someone to understand them. I believe it is this reasoning that led Scout to reach out and venture with Boo. It is for these reasons the book supports its base; understanding. Full understanding cannot be grasped unless it is being held. So throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, many events signify the realization and enlightenment of Scout. Scout’s oddities,in a way, resemble
In chapter 31, Scout reveals that she would not draw attention to Boo, for it would do him no good, as found out when she says “we never put back into the tree what we took out of it. We had given him nothing.” (278) It shows how although she understand one things throughout most of the book, it changes at the end simultaneous to gaining a new perspective. I think this is also important because Scout is finally learning it is a sin to kill a mockingbird when all they do is sing. Scout is also ready to interact and initiate new connections, as she does when walking Boo home. In chapter 31, Scout reaches out to Boo, when she says, “Mr. Arthur, bend your arm down here, like that…” (279) This quote is important, as it shows a newly developed trait of Scout; the pursuit of understanding. This whole topic related to the fact that Scout is accepting and realizes she must interact with someone to understand them. I believe it is this reasoning that led Scout to reach out and venture with Boo. It is for these reasons the book supports its base; understanding. Full understanding cannot be grasped unless it is being held. So throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, many events signify the realization and enlightenment of Scout. Scout’s oddities,in a way, resemble