To Kill a Mockingbird Growing up Growing up is one of the most important phases of human life. It is the part where human beings reach maturity, become adults and reach full growth. Furthermore, it means something else. It means understanding more about society. To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee shows the different ways of growing up. There are three characters that go through the growth process, Scout grows mentally, Jem goes through a mental growth that every teenager goes through and Aunt Alexandra also goes through a mental growth. Scout is the narrator of the entire book. She is the young daughter of a lawyer, Atticus. They live in Maycomb County with Scout's brother and aunt in the 1930s. At the beginning of the book he doesn't know much about South American prejudices. He basically knows nothing about prejudice. She thinks that every person is the same as her. But in the end he finds out. He also eventually discovers that most people are kind. He just has to put himself in those people's situations. “As I walked home, I thought Jem and I would grow up, but there wasn't much else left to learn, except maybe algebra” (Lee p. #). This statement shows that he finally understands people's prejudices and thoughts. This makes his life very different. Jem is Scout's brother. He's a little older than Scout. Through the story he also becomes familiar with the prejudices of Maycomb County. Furthermore, he grows up like most teenagers “He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody” “Scout said” (page #). This statement is made as Jem begins to grow up. He no longer wants to play with Scout like a child. He wants to be a man. Aunt Alexandra is Atticus' sister. He moves to live with Scout and Jem because he wants to teach them the right way to grow up since their mother has died. As he watches them grow, he also grows mentally. «Up there the people free them, but you don't see them sitting at the table with them. At least we don't have the deception of telling them 'yes, you are as good as us but stay away from us,'" the lady said.