The fiction novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee explores many issues and concerns such as maturation and morals and ethics . Lee uses the character such as Jem, Scout and Atticus Finch to help convey these notions and concerns. Jem and Scout take us through their journey of maturation. While then we learn about Atticus’s morals and ethics. In the novel to kill a mockingbird Harper lee uses the character scout and Jem to depict the issue of maturation. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird Jem and Scout change tremendously.
As the novel goes on, the reader can see that Jem and Scout mature even when the rest of the town does not, “Scout, I think I’m beginning to understand something. I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time. “The Author uses the character Jem to show us maturation of his beliefs . Jem is growing up and realizes that the myths about Boo are unlikely to be true. Scout was presented with an infuriating predicament that challenged her moral strength.
When Cecil Jacobs daringly confronted her over Atticus defending “niggers” Scout thought with her head instead of her fists after she received a warning from Atticus about her fighting. She thought, “I was far too old and too big for such childish things… “. Although still young, Scout’s first sign of maturity had risen to the surface when she learned to tolerate and deal with the awful behaviour of Maycomb residents. Because Scout started to realise that she didn’t have to fight with her fist to get her point across this maturated her mentally.
The techniques used here is circular plot; the story begins where it ends. Emotive language is also seen through the novel this creates the responder to feel emotion towards the characters. As the reader we are forced to feel a paradigm shift towards the new mentality of Jem and Scout Finch. Harper lee portrays issue moral and ethics throughout the novel To kill a mockingbird and uses the character Atticus and his wise frame of mind teach the town of maycomb morals. Atticus teaches us that “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . ” Atticus gives Scout the crucial piece of moral advice that governs her development for the rest of the novel. The simple wisdom of Atticus’s words reflects the uncomplicated manner in which he guides himself by this sole principle.. He teaches them the morality of doing the right thing despite the evil that exists in the world and to never lose faith in the goodness of people.
As Atticus gives reasons to his children why he must defend Tom Robinson truthfully despite the blame he faces from the townspeople. Atticus tells them, “… f I didn’t I couldn’t hold my head up in town; I couldn’t represent this county in the legislature; I couldn’t even tell you or Jem to do something again. “. Atticus’s keeps his morals the same throughout the whole novel and as the responder you soon learn that through Atticus’s eyes everyone is the same no matter what your skin may look like. Throughout the novel we see the technique adage through Atticus’s wise words and ethics, Atticus represents a didactic character as we learn many wise morals. As the responder you learn alongside the other characters of Atticus great morals and ethics.
The reader is positioned to feel a sense of change in your own personal ethics from the learning of Atticus. In conclusion we have seen that maturation of young Scout and Jem and how they learn the hard truths about life at such a young age. There maturity increases as they encounter difficult situations that they must learn from. Atticus teaches us about his morals and ethics and how he see all men as men no matter what the colour. He also shows us how you must always considered they other side of their story before you are too quick to judge.
