Essay Archive - To Kill A Mockingbird - The Maturing of Jem Finch
To Kill A Mockingbird - The Maturing of Jem Finch
Society is not as innocent to a child as it may appear to be. In fact,
when one really understands the society in which he lives he is no longer a
child. This is much the same case as found in To Kill A Mockingbird, by
Leigh Harper. Although Jem, being a child at the beginning of the novel, is
immature and unaware of the society in which he lives, he matures mentally
to the point where he sees the evil in society and gains a knowledge of
death.
Like most children, at the beginning of To Kill A Mockingbir....
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