The knowledge of right and wrong and the concept of respectful morals that vary from person to person is not a skill that you are born knowing. Understanding these types of concepts is not an easy task to accomplish and is not something that you are born knowing or can learn out of a textbook. Instead, to acquire this knowledge you must be willing to open up to new ideas and have the ability to broaden your perspective. Maturity is a very sought after theme that most people usually associate freedom and coming of age with. Coming of age looks different for everyone, whether it be through a life altering process or a simple push from friends and family. Coming to the decision of growing up and letting go of the childish habits that hold
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After his encounter with Mrs. Dubose, and during having to serve his sentence for destroying her harden, he seems to be aware of his surrounding more than before. Because of the anger that was continuously being brought up when talking to Mrs. Dubose, Jem learned how to keep it at bay, and present himself how the other person would want to see him as. Jem also absorbed the meaning behind the words that were said instead of letting them cross over his, unlike before. One prime example of this is when Mrs. Dubose immerses herself in conversing with Jem, saying, “You’ll pull it by the roots, won’t you?” Jem conveys great maturity through his response, “[Jem says] he certainly would.”, hence subliminally proving that his perspectives were in fact broadening. He could have stood there and argued with her, which would not have shown maturity because it would have exposed his childish ways, or he could have ignored her as well, however, that would not have been better either seeing as how that would have meant that Mrs. Dubose was getting to Jem and he did not have the knowledge of concealing his annoyance. This metaphor implied more meaning than what was just said and Jem had the expanding nature to understand, hence portraying
After his encounter with Mrs. Dubose, and during having to serve his sentence for destroying her harden, he seems to be aware of his surrounding more than before. Because of the anger that was continuously being brought up when talking to Mrs. Dubose, Jem learned how to keep it at bay, and present himself how the other person would want to see him as. Jem also absorbed the meaning behind the words that were said instead of letting them cross over his, unlike before. One prime example of this is when Mrs. Dubose immerses herself in conversing with Jem, saying, “You’ll pull it by the roots, won’t you?” Jem conveys great maturity through his response, “[Jem says] he certainly would.”, hence subliminally proving that his perspectives were in fact broadening. He could have stood there and argued with her, which would not have shown maturity because it would have exposed his childish ways, or he could have ignored her as well, however, that would not have been better either seeing as how that would have meant that Mrs. Dubose was getting to Jem and he did not have the knowledge of concealing his annoyance. This metaphor implied more meaning than what was just said and Jem had the expanding nature to understand, hence portraying