Throughout the novel, Scout transitions from being innocent and oblivious to thoughtful and curious. By portraying Scout’s feelings of the Radley Place and how they “ceased” to terrify her, Lee highlights Scout’s maturation with the complex, strong word. However, Lee argues through structure that the label-based traditions of Maycomb are more powerful than Scout’s maturation. Lee uses the repeating phrase “no less” to show Scout’s core beliefs surrounding the significant topic, arguing that although Scout has matured greatly, the dominating labels created by Maycomb give Scout a distorted lens on the Radley Place. In addition, Scout refers to Arthur Radley as “Boo”, an informal label given to him through Maycomb’s detrimental stories. Lee uses
