Character Development In To Kill A Mockingbird

The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, tells the story about Scout, Atticus, Dill, and Jem, children growing up in the 1930’s during the Great Depression in Maycomb, Alabama. The story is about a young girl who is exposed to racism, loss of innocence, and gender roles. Along the way this 8 year old girl named Scout tells what is happening in Maycomb. It is told in her perspective and told in a way that is mature yet childish because she doesn't fully understand what is happening. This theme reveals a lot about who the character is and yet you can almost feel what it was like back then to be young, not against blacks, and not even fully understanding what is going on around her. Lee reveals that in order to really understand other people, a Person needs to step into their shoes and view the world through their eye. Multiple perspectives appears in the novel when Scout ask questions about what do these strong words mean. She has no clue that she shouldn't say that it or how offense it can be, so her asking to know what it symbolizes shows …show more content…
This takes place on the Finches block and Atticus,Jem, and Scout are walking home and pass her house and say hi. When they hear what she has yelled at Scout Atticus is content and doesn't even flinch. The reason I think Mrs.dubose yells this is because she doesn't approve of how Atticus raises Scout being tomboy like and all. The characters involved in this scene are Scout, Jem, Atticus, and Mrs.Dubose. This is when Scout says “Hey, Mrs.Dubose,” and Mrs.Dubose would respond with “ Don’t you say hey to me, you ugly girl! You say good afternoon, Mrs.Dubose!”(Lee 133). This passage shows gender role in so many ways. One being that Mrs.Dubose is correcting Scout for the way she talks to people. And secondly, she obviously disapproves of how she behaves like a boy