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To Kill a Mockingbird Youth Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #1 Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting any more; I was far too old and too big for such childish things, and the sooner I learned to hold in, the better off everybody would be. (9.1) |
Growing up is also growing in, and putting up walls of self-control so that others can’t see what’s inside. While on the one hand once Scout figures out how to do this she’ll get in less trouble, on the other this is a kind of hypocrisy.
| Quote #2 "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." (9.175) |
While Atticus respects his children, he also recognizes that they’re different from adults. Still, for Atticus treating them as children doesn’t mean lying to them or avoiding hard truths (does this mean no Santa Claus for the Finch kids?).
| Quote #3 When we were small, Jem and I confined our activities to the southern neighborhood, but when I was well into the second grade at school and tormenting Boo Radley became passe, the business section of Maycomb drew us frequently up the street past the real property of Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose. It was impossible to go to town without passing her house unless we wished to walk a mile out of the way. Previous minor encounters with her left me with no desire for more, but Jem said I had to grow up some time. (11.1) |
Another aspect of growing up: having to face unpleasant things instead of avoiding them. While it would seem that growing up would give a person more power, it also makes it less likely that s/he is able to do what s/he wants (at least for some things).
