Coming Of Age Quotes

Introduction: “ You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” Scout doesn't understand that yet. Until the ending of the book she learns that speech Atticus gave her.

As a result of Atticus's decision, Jem and Scout get into a number of fights with classmates and their cousin when they taunt them and call Atticus a "nigger lover." Life seems to be full of lesson for Scout and Jem. For example, when a rabid dog chases Scout, she discovers that her father, whom she previously thought too old to do anything, does possess some talents. Atticus turns out be a crack shot, killing the dog in one shot at a great distance. Another time the children learn to be tolerant of people who have problems even though they say mean things. A neighbor, Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose, derides Atticus and spreads lies about him, and screams insults at the children when they pass by. Jem gets very angry at her and cuts off her flowers from her bushes. Instead of siding with Jem, Atticus feels that what he did is wrong and as punishment, Jem has to read out loud to her every day to take her mind off her predicament. Atticus holds this old woman up as an example of true courage as she

To Kill a Mockingbird is a book written by Nelle Harper Lee. It’s set in a fictional town in Alabama called Maycomb during the Great Depression. This story follows The Finch family (Scout, Jem and Atticus) during a case that Atticus takes on. Mayella Ewell and her father accuse a man of rape. Since this man, Tom Robinson, is african-american all the occupants of maycomb assume he is guilty. Eventually,

Scout comes home, frustrated about her first day at school. Scout’s positive expectations of school were crushed when Miss Caroline tells her to stop reading because she has been taught incorrectly. After school Scout explains her day at school to Atticus, and her teacher’s cluelessness and unreasonability. Scouts most valuable lesson from her first day of school comes from her father, where she learns to try to see situations from the others point of view. Ironically, Atticus teaches more to Scout and Jem, than their teacher, Miss Caroline,

Tim Meeker from My Brother Sam Is Dead faces many hard times as his and the countries coming of age parallel with each other. In Addition, in this wonderful novel of the American Revolution Tim begins to grow up and face many hard challenges through the process. As the war comes to Redding that when thing really begin to get tough (Collier, 1974). Will Tim survive the nasty times and challenges of the countries and his own coming of age?

To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb County, Alabama in the 1930s. There is a myriad of families in this small county. Blacks, farmers, businessmen, and strong single women all call Maycomb County home. The book is told from the point of view of a little girl named Jean Louise Finch, or as many of the townspeople call her, Scout. Her father, whom they call Atticus, raises her with her brother Jem. A majority of the book deals with the trial of Tom Robinson, during which Scout begins to understand that not everybody is as fair as Atticus, raised Jem and her to be.

"The First Part Last" by Angela Johnson did. He had a baby daughter at age 16 and had to learnhow to grow up to take care of his daughter by coming of age. In this essay i'm going to tell youthree reasons how Bobby has come of age by using quotes and symbols from the book "TheFirst Part Last"""The first reason to how Bobby has come of age is he learning to grow up by not going tothe arcade and partying when ever he wants. Johnson said on page 23, "I lay my basketballdown and it rolled out the door into the hall and towards Mary's room". This quote shows he islearning to let go of things he used to do as a kid and learning now to grow up and be maturebecause he has his own kid to take care of. The basketball rolling away symbolizes his childhoodleaving

Jean Louise Finch, or better known as Scout Finch, is very naive. In the book, Scout was very frightened when she looked out the window one morning and saw snow. She said “Next morning I awoke, looked out the window, and nearly died of fright. My screams brought Atticus from his bathroom half-shaven. ‘The world’s endin’,

The classic modern American literature novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by author Harper Lee depicts the lives of main characters; Jeremy “Jem” , Jean Louise “Scout”, their father Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson and many more. In this novel, Harper Lee showcases a numerous amount of coming-of-age scenes that demonstrate how the characters are able to grow and evolve as the story continues. One significant coming-of-age scene that the author delineates is the courtroom scene. In this scene Mayella Ewell, daughter of Bob Ewell goes to court against the defendant, Tom Robinson who is accused of “raping” Mayella. Atticus is appointed by the judge to be Tom’s lawyer. In this case, Atticus exhibits logical, emotional and ethical references that bolster Tom. However, the outcome of Atticus’ work prove to be futile. Scout, Jem and Atticus exhibit their coming of age in the courtroom scene of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows the racism and prejudice that occurs in America during the Jim Crow era. The story is told by Scout who grows up noticing how unfair the world can be. It takes place in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s, when blacks were commonly discriminated against. Throughout this book the reader is reminded of how a little courage goes a long way. The theme for To Kill A Mockingbird is courage because Jem, Atticus, and Ms Dubose demonstrate courageous acts throughout the novel.

The friends and fellow classmates of Jem and Scout, laughed and stayed away from the children whose “father was defending a n-----.” Before the trial, the children were innocent and worrying about the simple pleasures of childhood. Page 87 states, “No it ain’t, it’s so cold it burns. Now don’t eat it. Scout you’re wasting it. Let it come down.” In this, the children are so naive and non exposed to the world that they don't’ know about the simplicities such as snow. But during the trial, things start to change. Scout begins asking questions such as, “Do you defend n-----s Atticus?” (page 99) and, “What’s a whore lady?” (page 115). At the pinnacle of the trial, Jem has fully morphed into a respectable adult and Scout is well on her

“To Kill a Mockingbird” is a novel written by Harper Lee. It is set in America in the 1930s during the Great Depression, a time of economic decline after World War II. The novel follows a young girl called Scout Finch and her brother Jem as they learn about the prejudice and racism within their society of Maycomb County. The children and their widowed father, Atticus have a unique relationship that includes the teaching of valuable life lessons and unusual, maternal nurturing.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a novel based during the Great Depression in Maycomb, Alabama is expressed through the perspective of a young girl named Jean Louise Finch, Scout, and her brother,Jem Finch who conveyed their views on their beloved town in its dark moments of prejudice. When an African-American man named Tom Robinson is accused of raping the daughter of one of Maycomb’s lower ranked white families, Mayella Ewell, her family starts harassing the Finch family because of Atticus’s decision to take on Tom’s trial. Throughout the book, the children also meet new people, like Dill, who comes to visit his aunt every summer.The children perceive how when individuals demonstrate their real nature when looked with prejudice and

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel set in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. The three main children in the novel are Jean Louise Finch “Scout,” Jem Finch, and Charles Baker Harris “Dill.” The novel also features Scout and Jem’s father Atticus Finch, Arthur “Boo” Radley, and Tom Robinson. The children saw and experienced things that most children would never have to go through. Because of the things they have seen and experienced, Scout, Jem, and Dill mature and learn many life lessons as the novel progresses.

From naivety to being quick-tempered, Scout progresses from childlike innocence to being a hotheaded little girl whose physical violence got the best of her when tension between civilians of Maycomb started to rise as Scout’s father, Atticus Finch, decided to be a lawyer in defense of a black man who has been accused of raping a white female. This important trial became the talk of the town, and even spilled over to the kids. So at school, Scout was was frequently approached and teased by other children because her father was defending someone who was black. At first, Scout used to get into fights with the other children in order to protect her family and stand up for her father. But as this fighting became more and more common, Scout told Atticus about these problems at school, and he advised her to rise above the fighting and stop the arguing with the other kids. And the next time Scout was teased she “remembered what Atticus had said, then dropped my fists and walked away... It was the first time I [she] ever walked away from a fight" (102). Scout’s maturity is beginning to grow since old Scout would have taken any opportunity to fight and argue in order to protect her family’s reputation, but