How do Scout and Jem mature through Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird?

Bothandmature into morally upright
individuals with sympathy and perspective. At the beginning of the novel, both Jem and Scout
fearand do not understand the prejudice throughout their community. Both children learn valuable
lessons and experience significant events, which affect their perspective of life. Jem learns
about real courage from his experience with Mrs. Dubose, and Scout learns about perspective from
her interaction with Miss Caroline.also teaches his children important lessons concerning race,
respect, tolerance, and equality. After witnessing racial injustice for the first time, both Jem
and Scout lose their childhood innocence. Although Jem becomes jaded, he realizes the importance
of standing up for what is right. Scout also understands the importance of protecting innocent
beings and comprehends the significance of her father's defense of Tom Robinson. By the end of
the novel, neither child fears Boo Radley, and both of the Finch children...