What is morality? Arthur Schopenhauer, a widely renowned German philosopher, once stated “compassion is the basis of morality”, yet respected writer, Ernest Hemingway, said, “I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.” It seems that throughout history, people have had all different ideas of what morality is. However, all of these ideas have a common theme: morality is what a person believes is right and wrong, or ethical. Therefore, moral growth is the development of somebody’s values and ethics, primarily through his or her own life experiences with family, friends, and their environment. Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem Finch’s moral journey from an immature, innocent child to a wise, sympathetic teenager begins, climaxes, and ends with three major events: the Boo Radley incidents, the death of Ms. Dubose, and Tom Robinson’s guilty verdict.…