A child’s mind is like a picture you know what’s on the outside, but you’ll never know what’s in the inside. In “ To Kill A Mockingbird, “ Harper Lee uses conflict and characterization in order to convey the idea that a simple child’s innocence can be shattered from life’s problems, however they still don’t understand what’s going on yet. Harper Lee first uses an external conflict on Mr. Walter Cunningham in a gang to convey her theme. When an outraged mob went to the penitentiary where they were planning on hurting Tom Robinson, they didn’t expect to see that Jen as well as Scout was there too. When Scout saw Cunningham she says to Walter in the most innocent way “ Hey Mr. Walter Cunningham's. How’s your [ enlightenment ]
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When Scout, Jem and Cal left the church, Scout was astonish that Cal lived both a double life because she understands and speaks two languages: " That Calpurnia led a modest double life never dawned on me. The idea that she and a separate existence outside our household was a novel one, to say nothing of her having command of two languages " ( 167 ), however Scout doesn’t really begin to imagine the life that Cal has because she’s more self centered about her statement. Lee suggest that the character for Scout is that she’s a curios person, although she may lack wisdom in her life as well, because even though she’s the smartest person, she can never explain the events that happens around her. Furthermore another examples that shows about Scout traits is that when she gives Cal a more chilling question which is : “ What’s rape, Cal? “ ( 165 ). One fact is telling a person about assault, but another is telling a child that is pure about rape. This proves that not everything is safe from the children and that adults have no choice but to ruin the childhood’s of every child who questions such actions, even though these actions must be answer someday in their
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When Scout, Jem and Cal left the church, Scout was astonish that Cal lived both a double life because she understands and speaks two languages: " That Calpurnia led a modest double life never dawned on me. The idea that she and a separate existence outside our household was a novel one, to say nothing of her having command of two languages " ( 167 ), however Scout doesn’t really begin to imagine the life that Cal has because she’s more self centered about her statement. Lee suggest that the character for Scout is that she’s a curios person, although she may lack wisdom in her life as well, because even though she’s the smartest person, she can never explain the events that happens around her. Furthermore another examples that shows about Scout traits is that when she gives Cal a more chilling question which is : “ What’s rape, Cal? “ ( 165 ). One fact is telling a person about assault, but another is telling a child that is pure about rape. This proves that not everything is safe from the children and that adults have no choice but to ruin the childhood’s of every child who questions such actions, even though these actions must be answer someday in their