We all grow up after a while. It’s just a part of life and maturing. This book is all about kids maturing and learning life lessons to learn more of the world and the way society works. They find it hard at first and don’t understand certain things and why people act the way they do. Sometimes, they will go to investigate something they saw and that can either give them clarity or give them more questions. A lot of the time these investigations have consequences as well but I guess that’s how kids learn what is good and what isn’t.
To Kill a Mockingbird is about two kids, Jem and Scout Finch. Their Dad’s name is Atticus Finch, a lawyer defending a black man accused of raping a young white girl. Due to this, the whole family is resented and out-casted in the town. I will be talking specifically about Jem and the way that he matures over time by things that happen to him, things he hears and see’s and consequences he has to do. …show more content…
They don’t think that the court case will go how it does, with everyone being so easily swayed even though Atticus has made clear evidence that Tom is innocent. The children are both really surprised at the outcome and the way that that people treat Tom, such as how Mr Gilmer speaks to Tom during the court case. He is so disrespectful and rude to him that it makes Dill feel sick and cry, so much so that they have to leave the courtroom. (– Page 219 -