Grace Tondat
Ms. Fuller
ENG2D1
November 16th, 2015.
Maturing In Maycomb
Maturity comes with experience, not age. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows us how Jem Finch, a ten year old boy living in the small town of Maycomb, grows and matures over the course of the novel, and how he learns and begins to understand his world. Jem learns to comprehend what is going on in the world around him, therefore he begins to understand more about society and the people living in it. Jem is also able to understand what is happening throughout the trial of Tom Robinson, as he watches it he is able to form his own opinion about the verdict and about the trial itself. Lastly, Jem is soon able to grasp the importance of sticking up for, caring for and protecting his …show more content…
Jem was out in the yard talking to his sister, Scout, and his neighbour, Miss Maudie. He was beginning to understand more about Maycomb. “It’s like bein’ a caterpillar in a cocoon, that’s what it is,“ he said. “Like something asleep wrapped up in a warm place. I always thought Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world, least that’s what they seemed like,” (Lee, 288). Jem realizes that Maycomb is just like everywhere else, and that people are not perfect. He once thought that they were perfect; however, he now knows that they are people and people make mistakes and do unforgivable things. Jem learns that Maycomb is not perfect. Furthermore, he begins to learn more about the people in his town. Jem is explaining to Scout that people are not always the way you perceived them to be when you were young. "That 's what I thought, too," he said at last, "when I was your age. If there 's just one kind of folks, why can 't they get along with each other? If they 're all alike, why do they go out of their way to despise each other? Scout, I think I 'm beginning to understand something. I think I 'm beginning to
Ms. Fuller
ENG2D1
November 16th, 2015.
Maturing In Maycomb
Maturity comes with experience, not age. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows us how Jem Finch, a ten year old boy living in the small town of Maycomb, grows and matures over the course of the novel, and how he learns and begins to understand his world. Jem learns to comprehend what is going on in the world around him, therefore he begins to understand more about society and the people living in it. Jem is also able to understand what is happening throughout the trial of Tom Robinson, as he watches it he is able to form his own opinion about the verdict and about the trial itself. Lastly, Jem is soon able to grasp the importance of sticking up for, caring for and protecting his …show more content…
Jem was out in the yard talking to his sister, Scout, and his neighbour, Miss Maudie. He was beginning to understand more about Maycomb. “It’s like bein’ a caterpillar in a cocoon, that’s what it is,“ he said. “Like something asleep wrapped up in a warm place. I always thought Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world, least that’s what they seemed like,” (Lee, 288). Jem realizes that Maycomb is just like everywhere else, and that people are not perfect. He once thought that they were perfect; however, he now knows that they are people and people make mistakes and do unforgivable things. Jem learns that Maycomb is not perfect. Furthermore, he begins to learn more about the people in his town. Jem is explaining to Scout that people are not always the way you perceived them to be when you were young. "That 's what I thought, too," he said at last, "when I was your age. If there 's just one kind of folks, why can 't they get along with each other? If they 're all alike, why do they go out of their way to despise each other? Scout, I think I 'm beginning to understand something. I think I 'm beginning to