Jem, Scout and Dill are all young people who learn from people and events around them. How does Harper Lee show them learning and developing?in To...

It is true that author Harper Lee allows the children to
grow as they learn from the people and events around them. Occasionally, Jem and Scout
need a little added explanation from father Atticus, but their maturity and knowledge is
evident by the end of the novel. They learn that Boo Radley is not an
invisible neighborhood ghoul but a caring--and, ultimately, protective--neighbor. They
discover they have a true, adult friend in Miss Maudie. They discover through Mrs.
Dubose that people are not always what they seem. Scout recognizes that teachers do not
always practice what they teach. All three of the children recognize the racism inherent
in the town when the jury convicts the obviously innocent Tom Robinson. Scout sees a
different side of religious practices when she attends a meeting of the Missionary
Circle. Jem and Scout both recognize that all poor families are not the same from their
experiences with the Cunninghams and Ewells. And through Atticus they learn the
understanding of honor, humility and inner strength.