Maturity Levels In Characters
Maturity levels increase and decrease in characters in works of literature and
also throughout one's real life. It's hard for the maturity level of the
person to stay the same. Ron Jones' The Acorn People, The Glass Menagerie by
Tennessee Williams, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and The Loved One by
Evelyn Waugh clearly show the degree of maturity in characters in a work of
literature. Ron Jones in The Acorn People shows a low maturity level when first
arriving at the summer camp, but later his maturity level increased into a
higher level. Laura Wingfield's character in The Glass Menagerie was extremely
shy throughout most of the play. By the end of the play, Laura was able to hold
a conversation with her old crush, Jim O'Connor. Sydney Carton of A Tale of
Two Cities showed a rise is his maturity level when he took the place of Charles
Darnay in the prison cell so that Lucie (Sydney's true love) would be able to
be with her husband. Aimee Thanatogenos of The Loved One?. A person can be
described as "mature" when he or she has grown physically and mentally, and
has demonstrated the ability to be responsible for his/her actions. Whether
it's an increase or decrease of maturity level, a change in it always shows a
change in character and attitude. Ron Jones' maturity level rocketed after he
became a camp counselor at Camp Wiggin and he also had a major attitude change
along with that. Ron had placed himself in the camp counselor position merely
for a good-paying job. In college he was an athlete, and playing with kids all
day, swimming, and taking long hikes had also drawn him to the job. Little did
he know this session of camp, was for the handicapped kids. Ron, al ...