To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows us that two children can grow up through a series of events in a short period of time. These events help them to understand how society is and how cruel and unfair life is at times. They grow wiser with knowledge and understanding of how people get hurt even though they did nothing wrong, it was simply because of what they look like. They also realize that you can't judge someone because of what they look like or what they do, you can only judge someone when you get to know them, know what they are really like. These points show that growing up isn't always about maturing but in having knowledge of one's surroundings and what is happening, becoming wiser in society.

Through some events in the novel Jem and Scout have learned how brutal and harsh society can...