TKAM #7

Choice C

I believe that this book is mostly about coming of age. I actually believe that it's a bit of all of the options. The trial had to do with race and prejudice. Scout's not being more like a girl is about gender. And a lot of the conversations in which they talk about status in Maycomb, it has to do with class. But I believe that coming of age is the biggest theme of which this book is based off of. One thing that I'm basing this off of is the conversation is the conversations that Scout and Jem have with the adults about the trial. In a way, all of the adults are saying, you'll understand when you grow up. So this kind of has to do with them eventually growing up and learning about how the world is. The other topics aren't irrelevant, but I feel that this is the most important.

Another part of the growing of age is the way Scout starts talking about how Jem is changing. he starts to act like a more authoritative figure to Scout. He's starts to boss her around and even threatens to spank her. The way that the author get's into a girl's shoes and her having seen a person grow up shows a lot about coming of age. How he's growing older, and things that come with that. Scout might have felt this was fraud comparing to the way he used to act.

Another part of the book that shows parts of growing up are the way Scout experiences things when she starts to get a little bit older. Being 9 years old isn't much, but you can see the difference of experiences when she starts to grow up. She starts to see the world a bit of a different way. People used say, "oh, she's wearing jeans, that's a little weird." But now they think of it a different way. They're starting to say things like "Jean Louise, start being a lady!' Aunt Alexandra had to come because Atticus thought that Scout needed a feminine influence. But Scout having to be more feminine isn't the only thing that you see with her growing up. You also see her maturing. No longer is she threatening to beat up boys on the playground. By growing up, she learned that this wasn't the right thing to do. I guess the way she is growing up is stealthy.

I believe that Harper Lee was trying to show a harsh story through the eyes of a child. Some of the most stressful times, the predicaments, in American history seen through someone else's eyes can be a great experience. I believe that this was best shown by this author, showing a very racist trial through the eyes of children coming of age.