Scout's Perspective In To Kill A Mockingbird

Not every person's perspective in a society is the same. Our perspectives differ due to how we were raised and our personal beliefs. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Lee bases the story from a six year old Girl's perspective. We refer to this character as Jean Louise Finch, or more commonly known, Scout. Her perspective and beliefs are most evident when Scout gets into a fight with a farm boy named Walter Cunningham, When Scout and her twelve year old brother Jem go protect their dad Atticus, who is a lawer, at the County Jail and when Scout protects a neighbour across the street from a distressing situation.
Scout's perspective and beliefs were embedded by her father Atticus. Ever since she was little Jean Louis never …show more content…
The children are not to thrilled when Atticus comes home with news that he is defending a Negro, Tom Robinson, in a rape case against the Ewells. In maycomb county, the citizen's believe that the whites are superior to the “Niggers” and it would be a disgrace to defend one. Jem and Jean Louise are clever enough to realize that Atticus is putting himself in danger by defending Tom. Unlike himself, Atticus leaves late one night with his newspaper and rocking chair telling the kids they must not leave home tonight. The children soon comprehend that something is up. As the night goes on, Jem and Scout make there way to Maycomb county jail to see Atticus and a mass of people awaiting Mr. Robinson's arrival. However, the mass was not their to greet the Negro. Instead, they were their to try and hurt the “Nigger”. Scout immediately intervenes and goes over to the mob to find Mr. Cunningham. She starts talking about how good of a friend his son Walter and her are (Lee, 15). Scout may not realize it, but she is distracting the mob of people and making them consider if what the are doing is necessary. Scout is making the adults see this situation from her …show more content…
Arthur Radley. Ever since Scout and Jem were little they always “made fun” of Mr. Radley. Like playing games to imitate their family and trying to tempt his out of him house. What the kid's realize later in the novel is that Arthur has reached out to them before. For instance, when he gave Jem and Scout two soaps with their carvings in them, a spelling bee medal, a watch and more. One halloween night in October when all the talk about Tom Robinson had finally died down, Jem and Scout though it would be safe to walk home from the Pageant at the school. Until, when upon the Radley yard, Jem and Scout were jumped. When Heck Tate, Macombs officer, returned to the crime scene, Mr. Ewell was dead with a kitchen knife in his ribs. Heck Tate believes that Mr. Ewell feel on the knife and killed himself. However, when Mr. Radley, Scout, Heck Tate and Atticus where talking about what had happened, Scout knew that was an impossible scenario. She lied and said that she saw Mr. Ewell fall instead of telling the truth. Which was, Arthur saw the altercation and killed Bob Ewell in order to save the Finch kid's. Scout lied because she knew Arthur would not be comfortable going out in public or being on trial. When Atticus asked if she was lying she said, "Well, it'd be sort of like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?" (Lee,