From the Eyes of a Child Imagine a little white girl is sitting in a courtroom, surrounded by the black community, witnessing the conviction of one of their brothers in a crime he did not commit. Imagine that child being teased and threatened by others because her “nigger-lover” of a father is defending the same man. This child is facing the evils of the world, like the hypocrisy of her neighbors, and the only way for her to defend herself is to grow up. Harper Lee uses this imagery to give the audience a close look of a child’s perspective on life. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses narrative perspective to portray how the evils of society force Scout to lose her innocence and become a mature young girl.
During the summer, …show more content…
Scout had believed the legends that circulated the neighborhood. She would avoid Boo Radley’s house unless forced to by her brother and Dill because the legends caused her to fear the Radley house. Like a typical child, Scout believes these legends because she has not seen enough of the world to cause her to change her beliefs or loose her innocence. As the summer continues on, Dill comes up with the idea to ride in a tire down the street and Scout goes first. She rolls right into the Radley’s front porch and, “when [she is] able to navigate, [she runs] back to [Jem and Dill] as fast as [her] shaking legs [can] carry [her]” (Lee 50). Scout was frozen in terror by the legends of Boo Radley and was only broken free by the familiar voice of her brother. Scout …show more content…
From playing games and observing Jem to looking back on her past from the porch of Boo Radley, Scout matured quickly and learned many key skills to become a strong young woman. Scout did not allow the evils of society, such as hypocrisy, to influence her and make her the same as the people around her. Scout was different, better, stronger than the people around her. This same struggle is seen today in the children of our society. Children are trying to find their place in society while trying to avoid the evils of it. Scout is an example of children of all ages who fought to have their own opinions and personality, and avoid the evils of society that drag many of them
During the summer, …show more content…
Scout had believed the legends that circulated the neighborhood. She would avoid Boo Radley’s house unless forced to by her brother and Dill because the legends caused her to fear the Radley house. Like a typical child, Scout believes these legends because she has not seen enough of the world to cause her to change her beliefs or loose her innocence. As the summer continues on, Dill comes up with the idea to ride in a tire down the street and Scout goes first. She rolls right into the Radley’s front porch and, “when [she is] able to navigate, [she runs] back to [Jem and Dill] as fast as [her] shaking legs [can] carry [her]” (Lee 50). Scout was frozen in terror by the legends of Boo Radley and was only broken free by the familiar voice of her brother. Scout …show more content…
From playing games and observing Jem to looking back on her past from the porch of Boo Radley, Scout matured quickly and learned many key skills to become a strong young woman. Scout did not allow the evils of society, such as hypocrisy, to influence her and make her the same as the people around her. Scout was different, better, stronger than the people around her. This same struggle is seen today in the children of our society. Children are trying to find their place in society while trying to avoid the evils of it. Scout is an example of children of all ages who fought to have their own opinions and personality, and avoid the evils of society that drag many of them