Constantly throughout the book, Scout gets chastised to stop talking or behaving violently.”Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting any more; I was far too old and too big for such childish things, and the sooner I learned to hold in, the better off everybody would be.” (chpt.9 page 99)
When having Walter Cunningham over for dinner she starts to call him out on everything different about him. She is quickly told that what she did was wrong but Scout continued to “stick up for herself” with violence. Later in the book, Atticus talks to her about how violence is not how she should be sticking up for herself. She then learns that sometimes just walking away solves more things than trying to get the last word.
Living in Maycomb Scout changes in many ways; such as maturing, changing how she feels about people and learning to hold her head up high. By simply walking through life Scout receives more than she bargained for. From fires to school, Scout taught and learned many