The first step towards change is acceptance, this saying is especially true in a person's journey to bettering themselves. In the books, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Catcher in the Rye, and The Crucible, many characters Advice from others alone cannot influence a person to recognize his/her barriers towards self-improvement. Change will only occur if the person is open-minded enough to identify the problem and understand its meaningful connection to his/her life.
During the second summer Dill comes to Maycomb County, he and Jem grow close and begin shaming Scout for acting like a girl. At first Scout truly believes that acting like a girl means she is inferior, but later realizes that being a girl is something to be proud of. Scout spends most
