Essay On Character Development In To Kill A Mockingbird

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird a major theme is the loss of innocence. Whether from emotional abuse, racial prejudice or learning, Boo, Tom, and Scout all lose their innocence in one sense or another. The prejudice that each character endures leads to their loss. Through the responses of Boo, Tom, and Scout, Harper Lee shows how each character responded differently to their loss of innocence.

Finally, scout changes in the by learning manner’s from calpurnia.To explain, Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house, they are company and don't let me catch you remarking on their ways like you were so high and mighty. (3.26-29). To end with, scout changes by calpurnia. Calpurnia is like a mother to scout and calpurnia teaches scout from right to wrong.In conclusion, Calpurnia changes scout to become a strong independence woman and to be respectful to everything and to

"My sister ain't dirty and I ain't scared of you" (Lee 78). Jem was a selfish and immature kid in the beginning of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. He was trifling with neighbors and disobeying his dad. He started to change his ways throughout the book. In the beginning, Jem would always make the wrong decisions, for example, going to Radley’s house after he was told not to. Jem was also known to never decline a dare, showing his braveness and ways of immaturity. Towards the end of the book Jem starts to mature. For example, he stood outside the courthouse until he made sure his dad was safe. Therefore, Jem develops into a caring young boy. His maturity shows through the things he says and his behavior towards the people around him.

She begins to believe that Tom Robinson might have a chance at winning the trial. She no longer uses the N word after Atticus tells her never to use the word because it is offensive. As she matures, she begins to see just how racist Maycomb is. Her views on femininity have also changed since we have first seen Scout. As all the kids were getting older, Jem and Dill would be less inclined to let her play with them. So Scout would go and visit Calpurnia in the kitchen and she begins to see that, “there was some skill involved in being a girl” (116). Before, being a girl had been something that happened when she did not quite meet Jem’s standards. But as she is watching Calpurnia, Scout realizes that being a girl involves having positive traits instead of lacking them. Scout’s views on Boo Radley have begun to change and she begins to understand more about why Boo is the way he is. Jem tells Scout that he is “beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time… it’s because he wants to stay inside” (227). Scout and Jem have begun to see some of the horrible things people can do and they understand why Boo would not want to come out. Exposure to these events is what matured Scout into the person she ended up

With all of the interesting and diverse characters in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are many points of view that can be considered, which encourages the readers to look at the story in multiple ways. The younger characters offer a different and interesting perspective to the book because of their development as they grow older with their shifting morality. Walter Cunningham and Dill are two wonderful examples of child characters with drastically different viewpoints. Another example would be Scout Finch, who starts off the novel by telling it from the point of view of the young child that she once was, which allows her character to start off very innocent and naïve. By the end of the book Scout develops into a more mature individual,

“To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a perfect example of how the plot progression of the story was closely related to the character development. Lee used Jean Louise, also known as “Scout” as a main model of character development, as she comes through her understandings of racism, how to handle social situations and her intelligence. The plot progression throughout the novel was very close in relationship of bildungsroman in the characters personal stories. This book being fiction is not true but it depicts how life was in the middle of the time period of the 1930’s. The characters also are very in the ballpark of portraying the run of the mill people of the time in Macon County of Alabama.

I was chasing this beast for hours. I was chasing it away from town. Only because it had been eating all of our bread. We never seen such a beast. It was only as tall as our knees. For being so small it was very vicious. It had a mighty beak and feathers like a bird, yet it had webbed feet like a toad or a frog. It could swim in the water but it could also walk on land. It’s head was green, It had wings with a mixture of brown and white like caramel mixed with white chocolate, It’s feet were orange and it’s body was brown. I had finally lost track of this beautiful creature. I decided to name it duck. I named it duck because the word duce or diver which means to bend down low or to get under something. The duck eats by dipping its head underwater to get fish. I go to the pound every day to see the duck sitting there like a dead fish floating at the top of the water. I felt like it was a secret spy animal sent to watch the humans and to make sure the humans don’t mess

Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird introduces characters that are indirectly characterized and defined by the actions they take. By striving towards truth and justice, these characters are able to help those who are vulnerable or at a disadvantage because they feel obligated to do so. Atticus, a white Lawyer, Tom, a black town member, and Scout, Atticus’ daughter, all illustrate this quality in different situations under similar circumstances in the time of extreme racism against blacks. Through the use of indirect characterization and irony we are able to see this obligation for good that these characters share and how this quality may help better the town of Maycomb.

A bildungsroman is a story about growing up; allowing a reader to see the development of a character as they get older. In To Kill a Mockingbird, a bildungsroman, Scout is the character of focus. As she develops, she learn many important lessons pertaining to the issues of her society and her nation in the 30’s. Of the lessons she has learned over the book, three really stood out.

She is also rather ignorant of the existing social differences when she exclaims "What in the sam hill are you doing?" In disbelief when she sees Walter pouring syrup all over his food. This leads to Calpurnia scolding her for that kind of behavior, Scout, feeling indignant, rudely assumes "[Calpurnia] likes Jem better'n me anyway ... suggested that Atticus lose no time in packing her off" (2. Pg

Many events occur throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, these events help teach, shape and nurture the childish minds of Jem and Scout. Being the children of the infamous lawyer Atticus Finch, they are taught to treat everyone equally and show respect. The Finch family love and care for each other and the children take on from their elders of the family and others in the household such as the housekeeper Calpurnia. She is only the housekeeper, but is loyal and cares for the Finch family. Jem and Scout look to Calpurnia as a mother figure since she helps guide and teach the children manners and to be respectful.

In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, she writes about what it’s like to live in a small town around the 1930s. Lee tells the story of life in the town of Maycomb through the eyes of an innocent girl named Scout. Scout and her brother, Jem, go through many events together over the three years that the book takes place such as meeting Dill, getting presents from Boo Radley, learning about the people in their neighborhood, and going to school, just to name a few. By using a child as the narrator, Lee is able to introduce the many characters with details that only an innocent kid could think of. Harper Lee uses characterization to show that people are both good and bad.

We talked last week that love is the answer. What our world needs now is love, sweet love. Three practical questions to help us find our bearings as we try and grow in our ability to love. How do we see ourselves? How do we see others? And most importantly, how we see God affects how we love.

Martin Luther King Jr. said, “ The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. ” In Maycomb, Alabama children do attend school. Actually most of the children attend school. The education in Maycomb flows in certain areas in the book, but not always based in the schools. Scout was excited for school to start, then she got the real idea about it. The school Jem and Scout go to changes throughout the years. Around the times of 1929- 1940 many children didn’t go to school because of the Great Depression. How will children get the education they need later on when they are older and have children of their own?

Being a Girl Scout since I was in kindergarten, I have done a lot to both better my school and my community. In elementary school, we did not have the best benches, as they were old and covered in cobwebs. So, my troop decided to buy a few new ones and paint them in order to make our school a more vibrant and well-kept environment. Also, last year we created two powerpoints on safety and bettering your self-esteem to present to younger troops to help them realize what might be occurring in their mind at this time is both normal and perfectly fine. Every girl goes through a period where they dislike one part of themselves, and most likely will in the future. Teaching girls this in the future, however, may lead to better responses and lower the