Theme of innocence
Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee establishes the theme of innoncence and the loss of it as Scout and Jem grow up. In this chapter it is demonstrated when Scout realises that Miss Maudie has seen her perplexity after Scout does not understand what she means. It is also demonstrated at the end of the chapter with the quote 'Jem said he didn’t know what was the matter with her – that was just Miss Maudie'. If Jem was older he might have been able to understand Miss Maudie's attitude but as he was young, he didn't understand why Miss Maudie had walked off laughing. Jem was puzzled because Miss Maudie had just lost her house, but still managed to find something to laugh about. This also demonstrates how Miss Maudies character always has hope and never gives up in finding something positive.
The novel To Kill a Mockingbird often focuses on Scout and Jem loosing their innocence as they grow up and learn about the injustice of being an adult. The children are introduced to these injustices through the court case and events surrounding it, including Jem breaking his arm.
The novel To Kill a Mockingbird often focuses on Scout and Jem loosing their innocence as they grow up and learn about the injustice of being an adult. The children are introduced to these injustices through the court case and events surrounding it, including Jem breaking his arm.