In Harper Lee's historical fiction novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus shows the children that Maycomb is prejudice, he teaches them courage, and the children show maturity. Scout and Jem are Atticus' sons who have been assigned the task of defending Tom Robinson and in this case Scout's summer neighbor and friend, Dill, Jem, Atticus and Scout exaggerate these themes in their actions. Prejudice is when one pre-judges another based on race, sex, age or sexuality that one does not understand and hates the unknown of the other. Courage is doing something without the fear of being judged or fearing the unknown. Maturity is learning lessons and applying them to yourself where you begin to display adult characteristics. These themes of courage, prejudice, and maturity come and go through the novel. Courage is shown through the actions of Dill and Atticus. “'You can't run three hundred miles without your mother knowing'” (Lee 188). Dill runs away from his new foster parents because he feels that his foster parents don't care, don't need him, and don't want him. Dill could...