How Does Scout Mature In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout starts off childish, then transforms into a more mature person. In the beginning of the book, Scout is very childish and insulting to the people around her, she doesn’t think about the things that she claims about others. While the teacher wanted to give Walter a quarter for lunch, Scout said “He had probably never seen three quarters together at the same time in his life...”(Lee 26). Scout is referring to Walter Cunningham when the teacher offered to loan him a quarter for lunch. Scout claims that the Walter’s family is poor and will stay poor, instead of just explaining the situation to the teacher, Scout insulted and was judgemental towards Walter family. Scout just jumped to conclusions about …show more content…

When Bob Ewell attacked Jem and Scout, there has been a little investigation as if he died or who has killed him. Harper Lee states “Bob Ewell Fell on his knife, he killed himself”(370). This quote shows what has been concluded about Bob Ewell, Scout instead of being so in shock that he has attacked and attempted to kill, says that he deserves that consequence after what he’s attempted to do. Scout handled the situation very calmly and this can show that she is turning more mature by the moment. Arthur Radley has saved Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell, when they went home to treat Jem, Scout spotted Arthur Radley standing and called him inside. Scout states in the story “You’d like to Jem, wouldn’t you Mr. Arthur? Come right in…”(371) The quote given to Scout has made her incredibly more mature because in the beginning of the book she was extremely scared of Arthur Radley, more commonly known as Boo, and she calmly called him in, if in any case he wanted to say goodbye. Scout handled the situation very well because she didn’t show her shock for surveying Boo. In the later part of the book, Scout overall has turned more mature and aims to resolve issues in a calm and mature way, rather than her being childish old

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