Scout, against her father’s wishes, sat and observed the trial and as she was soaking up the complexity of the trial she came to a realization that “ … Mayella Ewell must have been the loneliest person in the world. She was even lonelier than Boo Radley, who had not been out of the house in twenty-five years. When Atticus asked had she any friends, she seemed not to know what he meant, then she thought he was making fun of her. She was as sad, I thought, as what Jem called a mixed child… “ (ADD PAGE NUMBER HERE). Atticus has taught Scout everything he can and now he has left the ball in Scout’s court and is awaiting her to make the first move towards the basket of maturity. Aside from the teachings of her father, Scout has learned an extensive
