To Kill a Mocking Bird: Scouts first coming of Age Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that follows the life of the Finches and their “coming of age” scenes while living in the 1960’s. “Until feared I would lose it, I never loved reading. One does not love breathing,” (Lee 23). Its Scouts second day the first grade, she was excited until Mrs. Caroline, the teacher, walked in. Ms. Caroline isn’t too fond of Scout, and is just trying to find the right footing, figuring out how everybody acts in the Maycomb County. Scout is soon to realize that not everyone is going to like her and she needs to learn to live with those people. Forcing the class to listen Ms. Caroline reads a book about cats to start off the day. “Miss Caroline began the day by reading us a story about cats,” (Lee 21). This helps Ms. Caroline grow into this sweet character, who is trying her best on the first day of school to fit in. on the other hand everyone is squirming in their seats being the innocent little things they are. Scout who already despised Caroline, who made her stand in the corner, and get her palm slapped with a ruler.
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Caroline realized Scout was literate and can read. “I suppose she chose me because she knew my name; as I read the alphabet a faint line appeared between her eyebrows, and after making me read most of My First Reader and the stock-market quotations from The Mobile Register aloud, she discovered I was literate and looked at me with more than faint distaste,” (Lee 22). This is when Ms. Caroline started figuring out more things about Scout, and her abilities. This foreshadows Calpurnia’s church when Lula walks out and yells at Jem and Scout to leave the colored church and go to the church for white people.ms. Caroline gives Scout the same impression of “she is not welcome here” and Scout is not liked by Ms. Caroline like Lula, which contributes to the thesis that not every ones not going to like
Caroline realized Scout was literate and can read. “I suppose she chose me because she knew my name; as I read the alphabet a faint line appeared between her eyebrows, and after making me read most of My First Reader and the stock-market quotations from The Mobile Register aloud, she discovered I was literate and looked at me with more than faint distaste,” (Lee 22). This is when Ms. Caroline started figuring out more things about Scout, and her abilities. This foreshadows Calpurnia’s church when Lula walks out and yells at Jem and Scout to leave the colored church and go to the church for white people.ms. Caroline gives Scout the same impression of “she is not welcome here” and Scout is not liked by Ms. Caroline like Lula, which contributes to the thesis that not every ones not going to like