2. At the beginning of the story, we learn that Scout goes through many difficulties while growing up. They referred to her as a “tomboy” which means doing things that only “boys” would do. Scout is the opposite of a girl, does not act like a girl, and does whatever she can do to be as if she were a boy. She acts like a boy mainly because Scout is surrounded by boys in the neighborhood, especially since her brother Jem is always with his sister and with his all of his friends. This ends up influencing Scout around all those boys at once causing her to act like a boy. She also ends up playing games that usually boys only play but that is what she is surrounded with so that is part of her natural intention. It was hard for her because since she acted like a boy and many people talked about how she should be what she is which is a girl and was made fun of at certain points by her peers. It made life more difficult for her to do the things that she wanted because everyone was reminding her how girls are supposed to act and not do these types of things.
3. Atticus ends up becoming involved in controversy because he decides to defend Tom, a young black man, causing others to think Atticus is a traitor since they hate black people. Although he taught his children to never discriminate black people …show more content…
Scout thinks that Mayella has a dysfunctional life because she is living in a home with several siblings she must take care of since her father is always drunk and has a rough time since she is beaten to death by her father. Mayella always feels sad since she is punished for no reason by her dad and lives a horrific life. Mayella cries from the questions that Atticus asks her because she tells lies as answers to Atticus. “I wondered if anybody had ever called her “ma’am,” or “Miss Mayella” in her life…” Mayella has never seen courtesy because of how she was raised and was mistreated. The way she answered the question and talked showed Scout how helpless Mayella truly
3. Atticus ends up becoming involved in controversy because he decides to defend Tom, a young black man, causing others to think Atticus is a traitor since they hate black people. Although he taught his children to never discriminate black people …show more content…
Scout thinks that Mayella has a dysfunctional life because she is living in a home with several siblings she must take care of since her father is always drunk and has a rough time since she is beaten to death by her father. Mayella always feels sad since she is punished for no reason by her dad and lives a horrific life. Mayella cries from the questions that Atticus asks her because she tells lies as answers to Atticus. “I wondered if anybody had ever called her “ma’am,” or “Miss Mayella” in her life…” Mayella has never seen courtesy because of how she was raised and was mistreated. The way she answered the question and talked showed Scout how helpless Mayella truly