Children of all ages always try to ignore their parents, especially the advice and wisdom they give them, but some chose to take that advice and use it. To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, is a historical fiction book based in Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s. The book is told by Jean Louise “Scout” one of the main characters along with Jem, Scouts brother, and Atticus Finch, their father. The book tells the reader about their daily lives and what their small town is like, and how one small case about an African American man can turn their town upside down. Atticus Finch, the towns lawyer, takes on a case involved with an African American man, Tom Robinson, and it engulfs the whole town because they all believe his actions to be wrong,
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Scout is one of those children that knows what maturity is and can identify it in herself. This quote comes from the section of the book where Miss Maudie’s house has burned down, everyone in the community has come together, until Atticus decides to take on Tom Robinson's case, a case for an African American man, which no one liked. Cecil Jacobs calls Scout out for what her father was doing, acting like he knew what was right. In this example Scout states, “‘You can just take that back, boy!’ This order, given by me to Cecil Jacobs, was the beginning of a rather thin time for Jem and me. My fists were clenched and I was ready to let fly. Atticus had promised me he would never wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting anymore; I was far too old and big for such childish things, and the soon I learned to hold it in, the better off everybody would be. I soon forgot”(Lee 85). This quote is another example of how Atticus’ advice and parenting style has been engraved into Scouts brain. Scout used to fight all the time on the playground, but had recently stopped because of the repercussions she got from her father and Calpurnia, they both believed it not to be ladylike. This quote uses hyperbole to show Scouts anger and frustration towards Cecil Jacobs on the playground because of what he is saying about her dad, and the fact that she can’t fight him anymore. …show more content…
Their wisdom helped Scout realize that she can’t always act like a boy or act childish, she has to grow up at some point. Without Atticus’ help Scout would have never learned how to become and act more mature in the situations she was part of. She had to learn from others not herself, which took some time, but in the end helped her. With the examples given and many more in the book it teaches the reader about young children and how their maturity grows, and becomes more distinctive in situations, and how they learn about it from their parents and other adults they look up
Scout is one of those children that knows what maturity is and can identify it in herself. This quote comes from the section of the book where Miss Maudie’s house has burned down, everyone in the community has come together, until Atticus decides to take on Tom Robinson's case, a case for an African American man, which no one liked. Cecil Jacobs calls Scout out for what her father was doing, acting like he knew what was right. In this example Scout states, “‘You can just take that back, boy!’ This order, given by me to Cecil Jacobs, was the beginning of a rather thin time for Jem and me. My fists were clenched and I was ready to let fly. Atticus had promised me he would never wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting anymore; I was far too old and big for such childish things, and the soon I learned to hold it in, the better off everybody would be. I soon forgot”(Lee 85). This quote is another example of how Atticus’ advice and parenting style has been engraved into Scouts brain. Scout used to fight all the time on the playground, but had recently stopped because of the repercussions she got from her father and Calpurnia, they both believed it not to be ladylike. This quote uses hyperbole to show Scouts anger and frustration towards Cecil Jacobs on the playground because of what he is saying about her dad, and the fact that she can’t fight him anymore. …show more content…
Their wisdom helped Scout realize that she can’t always act like a boy or act childish, she has to grow up at some point. Without Atticus’ help Scout would have never learned how to become and act more mature in the situations she was part of. She had to learn from others not herself, which took some time, but in the end helped her. With the examples given and many more in the book it teaches the reader about young children and how their maturity grows, and becomes more distinctive in situations, and how they learn about it from their parents and other adults they look up