Imagine you just moved into Maycomb next to the Finches. Even on the day you move in, there is already a great deal of drama. You hear all about the Tom Robinson case, and you witness Atticus shoot a mad dog. Through all of these events going on, you see something big: Scout Finch changing. Scout changes throughout the book because of the court case, her brother maturing, and her changing attitude toward Boo Radley.
The court case affected Scout heavily. Before going into the case, and because she was young, Scout didn’t know what Tom Robinson was actually convicted of. Once the case started, Mr Tate testified,
“Found her lying on the floor in the middle of the front room, but I heaved her to her feet and she washed her face in a bucket in the corner said she was all right. I asked her who hurt her and she said it was Tom Robinson. I asked her if he beat her like that, she said yes he had. Asked her if he took advantage of her and she said yes he did.”(Lee 167) …show more content…
Reverend Sykes tells Jem that Scout should go home. Jem claims that the case is just streaming through her brain, but Scout is retaining this information. Knowing these ideas did not exactly mature her, but more of opened her perception of the world. The information affects her because She realizes that she still has much to learn about the world, and that this will come in age. The court case also makes her realize how racism is prominent in Maycomb. Before, Scout would see racism, but wouldn’t define it as racism. Whenever the town found out about Atticus defending Tom, most people told Scout that her dad was a n-word lover. She realizes what racism is, and defines it as
The court case affected Scout heavily. Before going into the case, and because she was young, Scout didn’t know what Tom Robinson was actually convicted of. Once the case started, Mr Tate testified,
“Found her lying on the floor in the middle of the front room, but I heaved her to her feet and she washed her face in a bucket in the corner said she was all right. I asked her who hurt her and she said it was Tom Robinson. I asked her if he beat her like that, she said yes he had. Asked her if he took advantage of her and she said yes he did.”(Lee 167) …show more content…
Reverend Sykes tells Jem that Scout should go home. Jem claims that the case is just streaming through her brain, but Scout is retaining this information. Knowing these ideas did not exactly mature her, but more of opened her perception of the world. The information affects her because She realizes that she still has much to learn about the world, and that this will come in age. The court case also makes her realize how racism is prominent in Maycomb. Before, Scout would see racism, but wouldn’t define it as racism. Whenever the town found out about Atticus defending Tom, most people told Scout that her dad was a n-word lover. She realizes what racism is, and defines it as