To Kill A Mockingbird Coming Of Age Analysis
June 2, 2014
Coming of Age
Throughout the year, we've read several books with well developed character that reach a point of maturity after going through a dramatic experience. Each character from each book such as
Great
Expectations, Night, Odyssey, The Most Dangerous Game, Romeo and Juliet
, and
The Joy Luck Club, was well developed, important, and overcame a time of trial. Each character reached a “coming of age” and a certain level of maturity that allowed the reader to relate to the specific character. To “come of age” means you start seeing the way the world works, whether it is against or for you. It is when you start to realize what you stand for. Each character in these books realized it through persevering through opposing forces, and viewing the world positively. …show more content…
He began to understand that no one around him should tell him how to live his own life. He realized that he learned to be independent and now he can live without anyone telling him what to do.
Although he went his own path and it did not go as expected, he learned from those experiences and kept his head high throughout it all. In
To Kill a Mockingbird
, Atticus defended Tom Robinson and it lead to Scout being made fun of for being the daughter of a “niggerlover”. Not only that, but her Aunt
Alexandra despised everything she did and she disagreed with everything Atticus did to raise her. She
was surrounded by a lot of negative influence like the entire town of Maycomb. Scout was small but as the novel went on, she learned to control herself and her anger. There were two occasions in which
Scout wanted to run away but she was mature enough to know not to. She tried to not complain and she tried to stay happy. A 9 year old girl, trying to understand the world in a time of prejudice against a certain race, was a better example of someone “coming of age” than most people are now.
As we come to the closing of this year, I can see the broad picture and the theme that
Coming of Age
Throughout the year, we've read several books with well developed character that reach a point of maturity after going through a dramatic experience. Each character from each book such as
Great
Expectations, Night, Odyssey, The Most Dangerous Game, Romeo and Juliet
, and
The Joy Luck Club, was well developed, important, and overcame a time of trial. Each character reached a “coming of age” and a certain level of maturity that allowed the reader to relate to the specific character. To “come of age” means you start seeing the way the world works, whether it is against or for you. It is when you start to realize what you stand for. Each character in these books realized it through persevering through opposing forces, and viewing the world positively. …show more content…
He began to understand that no one around him should tell him how to live his own life. He realized that he learned to be independent and now he can live without anyone telling him what to do.
Although he went his own path and it did not go as expected, he learned from those experiences and kept his head high throughout it all. In
To Kill a Mockingbird
, Atticus defended Tom Robinson and it lead to Scout being made fun of for being the daughter of a “niggerlover”. Not only that, but her Aunt
Alexandra despised everything she did and she disagreed with everything Atticus did to raise her. She
was surrounded by a lot of negative influence like the entire town of Maycomb. Scout was small but as the novel went on, she learned to control herself and her anger. There were two occasions in which
Scout wanted to run away but she was mature enough to know not to. She tried to not complain and she tried to stay happy. A 9 year old girl, trying to understand the world in a time of prejudice against a certain race, was a better example of someone “coming of age” than most people are now.
As we come to the closing of this year, I can see the broad picture and the theme that