Overcoming barriers to growthEvery child has a fear, whether it is real or imaginary. Fear plays a significant role in children's lives as they think that their fears will never go away. But as children grow throughout their lives, their fears fade. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the theme of fear is well represented throughout the novel. Lee shows many events where Jean Louise Finch (Scout), a young girl, has fears but as she grows up she loses them all. Every fear that Scout overcomes is due to the help of her growth. For Scout, growing up means losing the fear of the unknown. There are many fears that Scout loses in the novel, including the fear of a myth she hears from everyone in town, the fear of someone coming between her and her brother's relationship, and the fear of an ignorant, poor man who seeks revenge on her. family, last but not least, fears her femininity as she grows up. The defense of a black man caused chaos in the town as no one supported Atticus. After the trial ended, Bob Ewell, the father of Mayella Ewell, who Tom Robinson was accused of raping, confronted Atticus outside the courtroom where he spat and swore at him and also threatened to kill him. “Too proud to fight, you nigger-loving bastard? "(p. 217) said Bob, Atticus wanted nothing to do with all this and accepted everything. When Scout learns what Bob did she is scared, she knows that Bob is a poor and ignorant man who is known like a drunk. “We are afraid for you, and we think you should do something for him,” said Jem (p. 218), Scout and Jem let Atticus know that they are afraid for him and that he should do something for Bob first to do something. No harm occurs to the Finch family until... half of the paper... or you fear it. In conclusion, Harper Lee effectively demonstrates the theme of fear Scout Finch, a six year old girl, has many fears but as she grows up she loses them all. Scout begins to fear her relationship with Jem which she thinks will be disturbed by Dill but as she grows up Jem and she become very close, she also fears to become a lady but Aunt Alexandra helps her by being a role model for her and shows how to make him be gentlemanly at the tea party, then she fears Bob Ewell who is trying to take revenge on his family but ends up getting killed, finally she fears Boo Radley but after a series of events considers him an innocent person. As children grow up, they begin to lose their fears and Harper Lee demonstrates this quite well in the novel, showing a six year old boy growing up and losing his fears..