Scout Finch continuously pursues to be the dynamic person she is, even though much of the society around her is against it. To Kill a Mockingbird shows the cultural norms of the 1930’s, and how women were expected to act during this time. Society thought that females were only females if they looked presentable, and acted modest. Before Boo Radley was confined, Boo was in an alleged gang. In court the group of fifteen year-old boys got in trouble for “using abusive and profane language in the presence and hearing of a female… Mr.Conner said they cussed so loud he was sure every lady in Maycomb heard them” (12). Since females were presumed to be modest, Scout had many things she had to fix. Scout started to curse early in the book unlike other girls her age, whose mouth might not even know the curse words. This leaves Scout’s opposing figures in despair as they realize that Scout will not
Scout Finch continuously pursues to be the dynamic person she is, even though much of the society around her is against it. To Kill a Mockingbird shows the cultural norms of the 1930’s, and how women were expected to act during this time. Society thought that females were only females if they looked presentable, and acted modest. Before Boo Radley was confined, Boo was in an alleged gang. In court the group of fifteen year-old boys got in trouble for “using abusive and profane language in the presence and hearing of a female… Mr.Conner said they cussed so loud he was sure every lady in Maycomb heard them” (12). Since females were presumed to be modest, Scout had many things she had to fix. Scout started to curse early in the book unlike other girls her age, whose mouth might not even know the curse words. This leaves Scout’s opposing figures in despair as they realize that Scout will not