Jem begins to grow away from Scout and prefers to spend time on his own. He becomes moody and feels Scout should also start to mature and behave less like a tomboy and more like a young lady.
stop pestering me!
Scout
Jem was twelve. He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody. His appetite was appalling, and he told me so many times to stop pestering him I consulted Atticus: “Reckon he’s got a tapeworm?” Atticus said no, Jem was growing. I must be patient with him and disturb him as little as possible
this shows that jem is growing up and showing that he can have stronger opinions on things as a young man
"You can't run three hundred miles off without your mother knowin."
Jem is displaying his maturation by understanding his father's growing anxiety due to the upcoming trial, and attempts to discuss his sister's attitude.
This quote shows Scout maturing because she is realizing that you cant judge people, you never know what they go through.
"Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough"
Scout Grows Up Throughout this novel Scout matures when she and Jem go through the trial about Tom Robinson, and Scout sees how Boo Radley has changed how she thinks about and views people.
me
my sister
you need to stop thinking your a cat and wearing cat stuff only all the time and you need to wear things that are for 10 year olds
"my sister is always mean when she wants to be with her friends"