To Kill A Mockingbird Age Analysis

When most people think about social issues they turn to racism, and sexism, but what they miss in the process is the other social issues like age. Age is a social issue that’s normally just pushed to the side and forgotten about. What people don’t realize is that kids and teenagers know when you’re treating them like a baby, and wording things differently to do something. Sometimes people don’t even try to be subtle and directly say “you’re too young to…” or “when you’re older” which can really hurt. I believe that age is one of the biggest issues around the world.
In my 15 years on this planet I have had these limitations with age restrictions on everything I do from parents, other adults, and rules that no one knows where they have come from. …show more content…
Scout and Jem both are too young to stay awake too late just as I was. Also these two are too young to know information about what is happening around their town they live in. They want to know where their dad is going at night, but all they get is a go to bed and sleep rather than a proper response. All their dad had to say was “I am going to the prison to spend the night with Tom”. The two kids were robbed of information and when they decide to sleep because of their …show more content…
Apparently she is so called too young to do so. Why should she be too young to travel with a friend to Europe at the age of 17, but when she turns 18 she is a so called legal adult and could make the trip. She would only be one year older and this wouldn’t make a difference in what she does or wishes to see on this trip. Her name is Kelly and she has been to America, Thailand, and Italy to see plenty of beautiful things, but now that she’s not traveling with another legal adult people say she is too young. I believe that if someone is not going to change much why should they not be able to do something and then within a year be able