To Kill A Mockingbird Maturity Theme Analysis

Theme: Maturity

Leading the reader to the realisation that maturity is one theme the author wants to express, is the presentation of maturity in various shapes and forms. The way Scout describes Jem as “[someone who] had acquired a set of values” (Lee 153) implies the evolution which Jem was subjected to. As it is deductible by Jem’s reaction to the news of Mrs Dubose’s death, how “[he] buried his face in Atticus’s shirt” (Lee 148) and cried, the event impacted Jem enormously, which consequently is the reason of his sudden growth. Additionally, it is possible to see Jem maturing by him breaking “the remaining code of [Scout, Dill and Jem’s] childhood” (Lee 187) and telling Atticus about Dill running from his house. Also how he separates himself from Dill and Scout and doesn’t play with them anymore. Jem evolving into a young man highlights the importance of maturity as a topic to be discussed while reading this piece of literature. Indeed, another character which personifies maturity is Aunt Alexandra. Maycomb’s community welcomes Aunt Alexandra warmly and, from the description the author provides the reader with, it seems like she fits in the environment like “a hand into a glove” (Lee 175). Remarkably is her mature position conveyed, by the way, Atticus tells Scout to listen to Aunt Alexandra for “as long as [she’s] in this house” (Lee 182). In the final analysis, the theme of maturity is illustrated throughout the book on different occasions, to highlight the importance