How Does Harper Lee Portray the Themes of Innocence, Maturity and Growing Up in "to Kill a Mockingbird"?

Have you ever wondered how you got to where you are now and what the changing points in your life were? Well, in To Kill a Mockingbird, we see how Scout grows up and what her changing points were. We also see how Jem matures through Scout’s eyes. Through the duration of this novel, these kids go through something most kids never have to deal with. As the Great Depression is happening, the trial of Tom Robinson, and having been attacked by Bob Ewell, Scout and Jem have to mature and act more adult like to get through these points in their lives.

The Mockingbird has a very deep and powerful meaning in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird. It represents peacefulness, innocence and kindness which is portrayed through the characters of Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. The mockingbird's influence can also be applied to the relationships between humans. The Mockingbird is a powerful symbol that echoes a strong meaning throughout the novel.

In the book To KIll A Mockingbird is a book with a lot of symbols. The background of the book is very racists and took place a very long time ago. In her novel,To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee uses Tom,Boo,Atticus as human mockingbirds, and therefore,symbols of innocence.

In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, the theme of innocence and growing up is central to the book. Lee conveys innocence as naïvety, as a narrow or restricted world view that expands as one grows older. Throughout the book, we see this theme develop alongside Scout, Jem, and Dill, who, as time goes on, transition from blindly accepting everything they experience from life in Maycomb, to being able to know what is right and wrong when they see it.

In books, many characters go through moral development. The book To Kill A Mockingbird shows many examples of characters that go through this development and characters that help others develop. While there are many different characters in the book, the focus is on the development of Jem and Scout Finch with the help of Atticus and Calpurnia. The kids are introduced when they are young and over the span of the book, the adults teach and help them, making them have a different understanding of the world only two years later. With the guidance of Atticus and Cal, Jem and Scout go through a big moral change.

To Kill A Mockingbird is a book that employs many lessons in the story, and also uses multiple characters in the book to represent different ideas. Harper Lee uses characters such as Scout Finch, Atticus Finch, and Mayella Ewell to represent these ideas in the book. First of all, Scout represents determination through her forwardness and curiosity. Secondly, Atticus represents rationalism through his patience and kindness with others. Finally, Mayella represents foolishness through her hatred and overreactions. Overall, the use of these characters and their roles convey the story of To Kill A Mockingbird in an interesting and clear way.

Matt Berman from Common Sense Media commented, “This richly textured novel, woven from the strands of small-town life, lets readers walk in the shoes of one fully realized character after another.” In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee lets the readers look into the perspectives and identities of some of the characters which makes the story seem very life-like. Lee’s ability to write in such a way helps people distinguish the characters’ admirable and dislikable qualities portrayed through their actions. Young six year old Scout contains the likable qualities of being courageous and mature for her age. Her father, Atticus Finch, who was at the time dealing with the Tom Robinson case, kept the admirable aspect of being sympathetic and strong

In the Novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the author Harper Lee uses symbolism to express the idea of how fear can make someone make the wrong decision. Atticus warned the kids that they could shoot all the blue jays they wanted to but it was a sin to kill a mockingbird. Miss Maudie helps explains to the kids the mockingbirds don't do anything but make beautiful music for people to enjoy. The mockingbird symbolizes Boo Radley because he is an innocent person who has been destroyed through contact with evil. In conclusion, there are two main characters that the mockingbird symbolizes and they are Tom Robinson and Boo Radley.

To Kill a Mockingbird Kids like to have fun, they play outside and they love to goof around but when it comes to difficult situations they are mostly clueless due to lack of maturity and growth. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Scout starts as a child who likes to goof around and play with her brother Jem and friend Dill. As the story develops Scout matures as she encounters difficult issues. The issues in the story responsible for her moral maturity are Tom Robinson being accused of rape, The trail of Tom Robinson, and Scout’s realization Boo Radley is not a monster.

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee follows protagonist Scout Finch, who throughout the course of the story is forced to grow and mature as she learns more about both herself and her surroundings. Scout is a curious and courageous 6 year old, still learning about life through the happenings of her 1930’s hometown, Maycomb, Alabama. Over the course of the novel Harper Lee explores a number of themes to progress the plot and Scout’s development as a character, this causes the reader to gain an appreciation for these themes. Three of the most important lessons that Scout learns that help the reader gain this appreciation are; how innocence can change how someone’s surroundings are viewed, the dangers of prejudice a long with

In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, the author, Harper Lee, uses many examples to demonstrate how growing up and maturity are major themes of the story, and are not only an important part of the plot but also (inferred to be) an important part of human nature. To Kill a Mockingbird centers around the life of a young girl named Scout in Maycomb, Alabama, and takes place during the 1930’s, when racism is still a hot controversy in the US. However, Scout is young and naïve enough to have a pure heart and believe that all people are equal; she cannot comprehend the atrocity of the discrimination circulating around her town. Because of events that happen throughout the book, from simple childhood milestones to big steps like the Tom Robinson case (symbolizing the Scottsboro Trial), Scout starts to see everything clearly that is happening around her and understands that not all humans are good people (i.e. “Bob Ewell”) and that there is more out there than she thinks. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee uses the character “Scout” as a symbol to show that innocence is only something you can hold onto for so long.

Although To Kill A Mockingbird presents a number of themes, losing innocence and coming of age provides the most dominant theme throughout the novel. As the story continues, many of the characters grow to understand that the world is not always fair and that prejudice exists in many ways. The theme that arises from the characters about coming of age means that they become more mature. Under the society that the characters live in, they experience events that test their current beliefs of humanity. To Kill A Mockingbird suggests that one is not truly mature until innocence is lost and responsibility is gained as shown through the actions of Jem, Scout, and Boo Radley.

All children go through changes and instances in their life that push them towards the brink of adulthood, especially those living in Maycomb County. The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, elaborates on the lives of the main characters, Jem and Scout Finch, and how they experience profound ordeals that try to open their eyes to the real world around them. In the first part of the book, Jem and Scout are introduced to the reader as representations of innocence. When people are born, they are filled to the brim with innocence, but as they get older, the world withdraws that innocence out of them. Harper Lee illustrates this theory from the start of the story using the lives of the children. Scout maintains a bit of her childhood innocence even after everything she and her brother have to bear, whereas Jem has his eviscerated by each vexing incident. Jem endures critical moments in his life that commence his transition from a child to an adult.

Harper Lee has written one of the most famous books in literature To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s about a small family living through the Great depression. The two main characters Scout and Jem lose innocence while finding the good and the bad things in the world. Lee uses the symbol of a mockingbird to show the idea that to harm the innocent is as much of a sin as it is to kill a mockingbird.

There are many themes portrayed in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee that should be discussed. The character arcs and the relationships of characters with other characters. Since that is the way other people learn, about the characteristics of other people, and what is fair in the world and other things. To kill a mockingbird is still relevant in today’s world, and we need to learn how to take the several themes the book displays and learn off of messages it portrays.