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Jasmine De Los Santos Ms.Albritton English 2B April 5, 2009 Coming of Age essay Before we start talking about Coming of age lets start off by stating what it is. Coming of age means growing up. Changing by doing childish things to being mature and an adult. The characters from Always Running and to kill a Mockingbird relate to Loss of Innocence. Scouts dad defended Negros. This is loss of innocence because Scouts dad stood up for what he thought was right. (Lee.36) Another way from Always Running and to kill a mockingbird relate to loss of innocence is when he said “It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.” (Harper Lee.78) As you know gender roles describe coming of age. So one way from Always Running and to kill a mockingbird relate to gender roles is when Harper seemed glad to see me when he appeared in the kitchen, he saw scout have some skills even though she was a girl. Another way from always running and to kill a mockingbird relates to gender roles is when he asked if he can help Cal. (Atticus 42). A way that to kill a mockingbird and from always running relates to responsibilities the mom asked Rano to go to the grocery store.(Rodriguez pg 56).This is in the responsibilities category because this shows that they need to take responsibilities for doing grown stuff like this. It shows that the mom trust them and knows they can do it. She knows they can take responsibilities for there actions. Another one is when Jim condescended to take scout to the school the first day. Usually that is done by your own parent so I think that shows responsibility. (Lee.15) One way that kill a mockingbird and from always running relate to Empathy is when Atticus was far to old to settle a argument with a fist fight. He knew that was a bad idea so he didn’t do what was wrong. He understood what the consequences were. (Lee.74). another way these wonderful books relate to empathy is when Rodriguez was getting hit. He wanted to do something but they held him back. This shows empathy because it shows feeling. He was getting beat up and he couldn’t fight back. (Rodriguez. 56) So as you know the characters and the story itself relates to the Coming of age theme. I hope you understand the meaning of coming of age.