One theme of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird is the transition from innocence to experience. At the beginning of the story To Kill A Mockingbird Scout’s world is limited to the boundaries of immediate neighborhood. She feels safe and secure, and totally confident that the way things are done in her home is not just the right way, but also the only way. The arrival of Dill, who comes from a broken home …showed first 75 words of 485 total…

…showed last 75 words of 485 total…of the readers. At the end of the story Scout says, “ Atticus, I wasn’t scared.” Scout had matured from in the beginning of the book being afraid to go near the Radley’s yard and at the end when she was fighting for her life she wasn’t scared. Not only did her physical appearance change as she grows from a young girl to a young women, but her mental maturity changes, as well.