To Kill A Mockingbird Bildungsroman Analysis
To Kill a Mockingbird
Bildungsroman is a word used to describe the phrase "coming-of-age." To Kill A Mockingbird goes deep into the meaning of coming-of-age. Scout, Jem, and Dill all go through a Bildungsroman, however, all these characters react differently.
Scout is five at the beginning of the book and does not really understand the world as it is at her age. In the end, Scout has truly learned what she needs to know at her age and more. Atticus has clearly noticed, for he says in the novel: "'This is their home, sister,' said Atticus"(Lee 131). In this quote Atticus is talking to his sister, Alexandra, about the trial and why he let the kids stay. When the trial is taking place, this is truly the first time Scout is really exposed to the real world. Atticus felt like this is the world Jem and Scout are growing up in and he felt the need to show them now before it is too late.
Jem is nine at the beginning of the novel, but then learns enough to get him by in the real world at his age. At the end of the novel, he is nearly thirteen. Throughout the novel, Lee shows how Jem is growing up, he sees himself more as a man: "Atticus is a gentleman, just a like me!"(Lee 131). Jem thinks that he is now a man so that is why he is yelling to Scout.
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Scout loses her innocence in a process. First, Dill proposes to her and she says yes. She says she has a fiancé a couple times referring to Dill, but not very often. Afterwards, the trial really shows that she lost her innocence. In this quote Scout is telling Jem she is old enough to walk to her school alone: "Don't see why, it's just around the corner and across the yard" (Lee 341). Scout tells Jem that she feels old enough to walk to her school by herself. Jem is telling her that Atticus would never let her walk to her school by herself because he feels she is not old
Bildungsroman is a word used to describe the phrase "coming-of-age." To Kill A Mockingbird goes deep into the meaning of coming-of-age. Scout, Jem, and Dill all go through a Bildungsroman, however, all these characters react differently.
Scout is five at the beginning of the book and does not really understand the world as it is at her age. In the end, Scout has truly learned what she needs to know at her age and more. Atticus has clearly noticed, for he says in the novel: "'This is their home, sister,' said Atticus"(Lee 131). In this quote Atticus is talking to his sister, Alexandra, about the trial and why he let the kids stay. When the trial is taking place, this is truly the first time Scout is really exposed to the real world. Atticus felt like this is the world Jem and Scout are growing up in and he felt the need to show them now before it is too late.
Jem is nine at the beginning of the novel, but then learns enough to get him by in the real world at his age. At the end of the novel, he is nearly thirteen. Throughout the novel, Lee shows how Jem is growing up, he sees himself more as a man: "Atticus is a gentleman, just a like me!"(Lee 131). Jem thinks that he is now a man so that is why he is yelling to Scout.
"I'm Charles Baker Harris,' he said" (Lee 8). Dill was …show more content…
Scout loses her innocence in a process. First, Dill proposes to her and she says yes. She says she has a fiancé a couple times referring to Dill, but not very often. Afterwards, the trial really shows that she lost her innocence. In this quote Scout is telling Jem she is old enough to walk to her school alone: "Don't see why, it's just around the corner and across the yard" (Lee 341). Scout tells Jem that she feels old enough to walk to her school by herself. Jem is telling her that Atticus would never let her walk to her school by herself because he feels she is not old