Essay+-+Youth

Youth

There are a few points in the novel where it shows the youth as being more sensible and honest and they were not judgemental because they haven't learnt the ways of Maycomb life. They are also very misunderstood by the adults in Maycomb because of their inexperience in life.

Their experience with Boo Radley is the first example of this. The adults of Maycomb fear Boo and tell Jem, Scout, and Dill to stay far away, but they do other wise. Their curiosity causes them to question the adults and go investigate for themselves. The start to think that Boo isn't as mean and nasty as they were taught to believe. By the end of the novel Jem, Scout, and Dill are proved right when Boo comes out of his house on Halloween to save Jem and Scouts lives.

Aunt Alexandra showed us how misunderstood children are especially scout. All Scout wants to do is wear her overalls and play outside. She doesn't understand why Aunt Alexandra is trying to change her and form her into a girly girl who wears dresses and stays in the house. Because of Scouts young age she doesn't see how she could be changing peoples view on the Finch family or why it would even matter what the rest of the town thinks of her.

The children's view on the Tom Robinson case showed that they truly new what was wrong and right not letting race and personal judgment get in the way. Because of their age they hadn't been exposed to much racism and they didn't think that someone should be treated differently because of their colour. They new that if the jury had really listened to the facts and not judged their decision on Tom Robinson stating the he felt bad for Mayele, a white woman, that Tom would have been found not guilty.

The subject of youth is one of the main themes in the novel. Because of Scout and Jems short time being alive and in Maycomb they have a very honest and unbiased way of looking at life. Because they look at like this way they also find themselves being very misunderstood by adults. They are looked down at by adults but in reality if everyone had the perspective of a child the world would most likely be a better place.