Submitted by flora_krazy on April 7, 2008

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The book To Kill a Mockingbird, is a story about not only growing older but maturing. The children actually grow up mentally. They can be so young, but still be mature. These mentally maturing stages affect them throughout their lives. Events in the story like the Tom Robinson trial, the Boo Radley story, and Mrs. Dubose’s drug condition.

One example of how children mature while they are still young is the Tom Robinson rape trial. Before the trial, the children had no idea what rape was, but they took a step into maturity and learned the meaning of the word. Also, before the trial, they didn’t know how society worked. They didn’t know how white people treated black...

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