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“Coming of age” is a process in life by which a person matures by learning valuable lessons and gaining a sense of responsibility. Lee portrays this process of “coming of age” in To Kill a Mockingbird through her two main characters, Jem and Scout. Jem ....

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.... finally determining the identity of and becoming friends with the mysterious “Boo” Radley. To Jem and Scout, Mrs. Dubose was a mean old lady who carried a pistol in her shawl and never had a nice thing to say about either of them. Mrs. Dubose would make snide comments to them because she assumed that they were trouble and were always up to no good. She would point out Scout’s unlady-like appearance with, “What are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady! You’ll grow up waiting on tables if somebody doesn’t change your ways . . . ” (101). Jem and Scout never liked Mrs. Dubose, but with Atti ....