Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” is about a girl, Scout, who tries to recall the events of how her brother, Jem, broke his arm. Jean Louise Finch, more commonly known as “Scout”, goes on an adventure in the first 7 chapters with Jem and a friend she made last summer nicknamed Dill. The trio venture out to a mysterious house in their neighbourhood, the Radley’s. Furthermore, there were numerous rumors about that home, but a fact was that the Radley’s never came out of their home except for Nathan Radley. The group was convinced that Arthur Radley, known as Boo Radley, is murderous, insane, or quite possibly dead. Frequently, Scout objects to going on Jem and Dill’s little journeys to the Radley’s, but still goes with them nonetheless. To Kill a Mockingbird revolves around the loss of innocence, quite particularly, Scout’s innocence.
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Scout is considered intelligent for her age, knowing how to read considering she was in her young adolescent years. As seen in the beginning of the novel, the reader can see how Scout does not have a clear understanding of the prejudice society around her. It’s as if she perceives everything in black and white, there is only the good and the bad, the black and the whites. As Scout spoke to Ms. Maudie, she mentioned Arthur Radley,”’...I know he’s alive, Jean Louise, because I haven’t seen him carried out yet’ ‘Maybe he died and they stuff him up the chimney.’ ‘Where did you get such a notion?’ ‘That’s what Jem said he thought they did.” (Lee 43). This interaction implied how easily Scout can fall for rumors, but she’s young and immature, so she does not know any better, she was simply curious. Scout is quick to judge someone based on the colour of their skin due to the environment and the time she was living
Scout is considered intelligent for her age, knowing how to read considering she was in her young adolescent years. As seen in the beginning of the novel, the reader can see how Scout does not have a clear understanding of the prejudice society around her. It’s as if she perceives everything in black and white, there is only the good and the bad, the black and the whites. As Scout spoke to Ms. Maudie, she mentioned Arthur Radley,”’...I know he’s alive, Jean Louise, because I haven’t seen him carried out yet’ ‘Maybe he died and they stuff him up the chimney.’ ‘Where did you get such a notion?’ ‘That’s what Jem said he thought they did.” (Lee 43). This interaction implied how easily Scout can fall for rumors, but she’s young and immature, so she does not know any better, she was simply curious. Scout is quick to judge someone based on the colour of their skin due to the environment and the time she was living