To Kill A MockingbirdChild Maturity

Melinda Santos

Honors English

Period 6

Introduction

• I chose to do child maturity because a child’s surroundings and the people they grow up around greatly effect how quickly they mature or how ignorant they are of their actions.

Age 3

• Child begins to learn how to talk. Actively goes outside and spends time with family. His parents give him everything he wants.

• Child is confined to room. Watched as his parents have their first fight. Left alone to play by himself.

Age 5

• Child starts his first day of school. Meets other people and makes friends. Learns his ABCs and numbers. He sometimes gets in trouble because he talks a lot and cries when he doesn’t

get his way.

• Starts school but doesn’t try to talk to people. Keeps to himself as he sits quietly and teaches himself how to read. He becomes more independent.

Age 7

• End of first grade. Child gets student of the year award. Parents are very happy and buy him very expensive video games. He does nothing all day besides play video games and watch tv.

• No matter how hard he tries boy gets too distracted at home to pay attention to his work. Parents are constantly fighting and boy first hears of a divorce.

Age 10

• Graduating from the 5th grade. He gets reader of the year and best in the class. His parents constantly pay attention to him and he becomes a sheltered child and he would choose materialistic things over friends and family.

• Parents get divorced. Boy is pulled out of school often and only passes because he switches schools at the end of the year so he tries to teach himself the lessons. He constantly thinks about what is going to happen next.

Age 13

• Boy gets his first girlfriend. He joins almost every sport in school and excels in academics. His family hires a maid so he does not have to do any work at home.

• Boy’s dad finally moves out and he is never to be seen again. He realizes now that he has to help his mom. He learns how to cook, clean, and do other household chores.

Age 15

• He is finishing his freshmen year. He is off to a good start in high school. Boy joins the varsity track and football team. His parents go to all of his games, but he ignores them and only hangs out with friends.

• Boy is trying to get very close to his mom. He tries to communicate with her, but doesn’t know how. He saves up whatever money he can to help her out with expenses.

Age 16

• Guy is very popular in school. He joins football and dates one of the cheerleaders. Some people secretly think he is spoiled and really stuck-up because he does not think about what he says or does.

• Boy begins to get closer to his mom. He tries harder in school so he can help her pay for everything they need in the future. He still doesn’t communicate with other people much at school but he doesn’t mind as long as he has family.

Age 18

• Guy goes to a concert with his friends and doesn’t know what happened. A month later a girl comes over to his house and she tells him that he got her pregnant and he doesn’t know what to do. His girlfriend dumps him and he doesn’t get accepted to any colleges.

• Guy gets a job and a license. He saves all of his money for gas and to help pay for the bills. He gets accepted to a university.

Age 19

• Guy gets a job at a fast food restaurant but soon gets fired because he is too lazy to wake up for work.

• Guy moves out of his mom’s house to dorm at the university. He still sends her money when he gets the chance to get a job. He meets a girl and they fall in love.

Age 20

• He is stuck with the girl and her baby. He lives with his parents and he doesn’t know how to care for the baby so he hires a nanny.

• Guy finishes his second year of college. Him and his girlfriend move in together.

Age 21

• Girl leaves him and his parents kick him out of the house. He gets a low paying job and lives in an apartment. He doesn’t have any friends and still act childish.

• Guy finishes college and gets a BBA. His fiancé is pregnant and he starts his own business.

Conclusion

• Most children that are kept away from danger or common problems tend to be more sheltered and not know the consequences of their actions. Mistakes and discipline helps your child get ready for the future and whatever problems they may face too.

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