TKAMB - Childhood and Growing Up
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- Childhood and Growing Up
- BILDUNGSROMAN
- A book that focuses on children growing up and learning lessons
- Because from child point of view - shows how simple relationships are. (Walter and Scout have a fight - then he comes back for dinner)
- Trial forces children to grow up
- Start children are innocent and young. (Play games, dares)
- But then they focus less on playtime and more on the things that force them to grow up like the trial.
- Jem develops the most
- Not just Scout recognises Jem growing up. Miss Maudie lets him have a slice of the adult cake, Cal calls him "Mister"
- Not just Scout recognises Jem growing up. Miss Maudie lets him have a slice of the adult cake, Cal calls him "Mister"
- Start children are innocent and young. (Play games, dares)
- Importance of Innocence
- When Scout stops the mob of people attacking and her childish attitude dehumanises Mr Cunningham
- When Scout's childish costume protects her from Bob Ewell's knife.
- Lee makes sure Scout doesn't become bitter about what happens to her.
- Finishes the novel asleep on Atticus' knee. She is still a child.
- Still doesn't make sense to Jem and Scout (Prejudice etc), so they continue to ask questions
- Although they lose their innocence, Lee uses their innocence to show the flaws of Maycomb
- Quotes
- "When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness' sake. But don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion quicker than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em." - Chapter 9
- "What's ****?" - Chapter 14
- BILDUNGSROMAN
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