entertainment to make the less adventurous days far more interesting. Scout and Jem Finch 's lives most certainly revolve around the two experiencing new locations. For example, in chapter two of To Kill a Mocking Bird, it is Scout 's first day of the first grade and she is beyond excited. Scout proclaimed "I never looked forward more to anything in my life." This shows how Scout is so ready to experience a new location. Scout has never been to school so this is her first time in a classroom like…
Kill a Mockingbird, Scout Finch represents pure innocence, but loses this by the end of the book. As the course of the book takes place, she comes to face with the harsh realities of life; Scout gains wisdom and understanding of these experiences at the expense of her innocence. She ages throughout the book: starting out as a naive six year old, and over three years and very real, life events, she ends the book with a very mature nine year old. Scout loses her childish image of life, and replaces it…
published in 1960.The novel replays three key years in the life of Scout Finch. Scout 's narrative relates how she and her elder brother Jem learn about fighting prejudice and upholding human dignity through the example of their father. Atticus Finch has taken on the legal defense of a black man who has been falsely charged with raping a white woman. Lee 's story of the events surrounding the trial has been admired for its portrayal of Southern life during the 1930s, not only for its piercing examination…
significance atticus finch was able to constantly show and teach his children the importance of having morals. Atticus finch teaches his children morals such as equality, always succeeding when you try and swallowing your pride. First Paragraph: A very substantial moral that atticus finch teaches his children is that in some points if life you have to swallow your pride and become the bigger person. The first example of this moral shown in the book is when Jean Louise (Scout) gets teased at school…
by the amount of segregation that is seen on every corner and in every aspect of life, a child names Scout Finch has to witness it in Maycomb. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the author Harper Lee uses memorable characters to help the readers better understand the role of civil rights and racism in small town Maycomb county. The story is told from the perspective of Scout Finch who lives with her father Atticus Finch, who is an attorney fighting in court for a black man accused of rape. Along the…
early 1960 's. The story takes place in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. All is normal in this southern town until a particular court case involving an African American man named Tom Robinson comes to the attention of the residents of Maycomb. The case has also come to the attention of Atticus Finch. Atticus is a small town defense lawyer who, unlike anyone else in the town, disagrees with the false accusation of rape againest Tom Robinson. Lee uses the character Jean Louise (Scout) Finch to narrate…
William Wordsworth says that, “Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future” (Brainyquote). In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird the lives of the citizens of Maycomb County, Alabama follow the idea of this quote in that they themselves learn from past mistakes. Prejudice, one of these major mistakes, is highly prevalent in the novel, and many characters have…
Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is able to make an impact on Jem and Scout and both the black and white society. Atticus is a single parent who tries hard to make every person he interacts with satisfied. Atticus Finch has a firm impact on the people around him including not only but, Jem and Scout, the black community, and the white community. Atticus makes a great difference on the way his Jem and Scout live their lives. One way Atticus makes an impact on Jem and Scout lives, mostly Scout, is by teaching…
In Harper Lee 's novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird" it shows that a person can be courageous in many different forms in almost any situation. The characters who display this feature in the novel are Jeremy "Jem" Atticus Finch, Arthur "Boo" Radley and Atticus Finch. They display courage by facing their fears and dealing with danger, going out of their comfort zones and standing up for what they believe in. Jeremy “Jem” Atticus Finch is the eldest son of a Maycomb lawyer, Atticus Finch. He is older than…
Work Characters Scout Jean Louise Finch, also called Scout, is the narrator and protagonist of the story. She is the sister of Jeremy (Jem) Finch and the daughter of Atticus Finch. She lives with her brother, father, and their black cook, Calpurnia, in Maycomb County. Being the main character, she is involved with all of the major events that happen during the course of the novel, including the Tom Robinson trial. While the story progresses, Scout’s views about life mature. Scout is different than…