The Confusion of Growing Up
Sarah Hickman, Tyler Miller, Kody Kennedy
To Kill a Mockingbird Related Quotes!
Book Quote; "We decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influences. It won't be many years, Jean-Louise, before you become intrested in clothes and boys" -Aunty Alexandra.
Scout Finch
The main character of To Kill a Mockingbird who faces confusion while growing up.
Atticus Finch and his Children
Atticus tries to guide his children through the confusion of growing up during a racist time.
Ponyboy Curtis
The main chacter of The Outsiders who faces confusion of the groups amongst the Greasers and Socs
Comparing and Contrasting To Kill a Mockingbird to The Outsiders
*The main characters have conflicts on how to treat other people.
*They both have young children in each book.
*They are both missing atleast one parent.
*They have somebody to go to about their problems.
*They live in a time period where different groups do not get along.
*The children befriend a person from the opposite group.
Contrast:
*In the Outsiders they are teenagers, but in To Kill a Mockingbird has young children.
*To Kill a Mocking they are accepting the other group; Outsdiers barely anybody accepts the other group.
*To Kill a Mocking they don't commit a crime but in the Outsiders Ponyboy and Johnny commited a crime.
*In To Kill a Mockingbird the groups are based on racial status while in the Outsiders it is based on economic status.
*In the Outsiders they had a rumble between the Greasers and Socs while in To Kill a Mockingbird the white people and black people do not fight.
*In to Kill a Mockingbird they observe the struggles in the society while in the Outsiders they are apart of the struggle.