Scout’s Reputation from the Beginning to the End In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, we see how Scout matures and how her ideas of reputation change. In the beginning, Scout thought reputation had a big impact on a person’s personality. However, by the end of the novel, Scout realizes that a person’s reputation doesn’t always give the full truth about who they really are.…
Scout Finch enters this world after Tom Robinson’s trial ends, and he is found guilty. She is directly exposed to the critical and racist views of the jury, and how unfair the world can be. This is a substantial shift in mentality for Scout, especially for a rather optimistic person. When the verdict is revealed, Scout was “reluctant to take [her] eyes from the people below [them], and from the image of Atticus’s lonely walk down the aisle,” (Lee 215) for she was so dismayed. This immediate manifestation of the immoral world was difficult for her to comprehend, as well as Jem.…
In the critically-acclaimed story, To Kill A Mockingbird, the main character Scout Finch changes drastically. Throughout the novel, she evolves from a fun-loving tomboy to an independent young lady with a well-developed understanding of prejudice. In the timeless coming-of-age novel written by Harper Lee, the scene is set by both an extremely dynamic group of characters and a realistic small town, all greatly impacted by The Great Depression and extreme racial animosity. The beloved main character, Scout, is described in great detail and an intense heart-wrenching diary of sorts is told through her words and thought. She goes through an intense transition including the way she thinks, and the way she projects herself.…
Scout's Empathy "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view" (Lee 39). Atticus' quote in the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee teaches Scout to not judge a person because of their actions until you have put yourself in their shoes. Various examples in the book show how people react in a situation that they may not understand or agree with. For example, when Miss Caroline doesn't understand that Walter is poor and when Scout watches Walter pours molasses all over his food. Experiences can teach a person to react with empathy rather than judging them incorrectly.…
“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand”, Neil Armstrong. Mischievous curiosity has bewitched a young girl in the town of Maycomb, always eager to discover. This boundless awe to understand has led Scout to search for justice in an unforgiving bigoted town, which shows positive role modeling influences one’s true nature. First, when Scout realizes that Atticus has more abilities than she thought.…
After Tom Robinson gets shot Scout matures into a woman mentally and the court trial was the route that showed her the people and there prejudice decisions from a girl to a man. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” Harper Lee says that in life we encounter many situations that affect us deeply but from the mistakes of others we learn valuable lessons. Scouts maturation from a young girl to a young woman is a…
In many novels, the main character learns more about an issue faced in society. They are usually uninformed or uneducated in the beginning. Then as the events of the novel progress, they slowly learn more about the issue and how to combat it. Scout follows a similar pattern starting from the very beginning of the trial to meeting Boo Radley.…
To Kill a Finch Childhood and the innocents that comes with it is extremely fragile and temporary. It can be easily lost and never regained. This is what happens to Scout Finch in by Harper Lee. Throughout the story Scout Finch grows up and learns the true nature of people and the world; thus revealing the underlying bigotry of 1930s Alabama. Along the way though she helps some people change their ways and regain a little of their own innocents while also learning valuable life lessons that in some ways take a little of her own away.…
In To Kill A Mockingbird , Scout possessed some similar childhood experiences nevertheless traits like the author,Harper Lee. The majority of the book displays Lee’s childhood into Scout’s childhood. The other roles in the book, see Scout differently than others. Atticus, Scout’s father , is well known for explaining situations to her when she doesn’t see them eye to eye. Calpurnia’s, the housemaid, analysis of Scout is naïve, little girl.…
Do not judge a book by its cover is the advice many people get. It is sound advice; one cannot determine the quality of the novel from the pretty picture on the front. However many of us ignore this and just use the outward appearance of the book to judge the story inside. What we do to books, we also do to people. Many of us judge people by first impressions, rumors or outward appearances without actually learning about them, and a six-year old Scout Finch is no exception.…
Altogether, Harper Lee and her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, uses Scout and Atticus to cause readers to examine their own lives, deciding whether they have the same troubling attitudes and traditions as that of Maycomb County. Lee convinces readers to beware of having hate towards another person. She also shows through Scout how one could examine themselves and look at the way they treat their fellow people, asking, “What does not add up,” about the way they act. Lastly, she displays Atticus as an example of how to preserve a strong foundation, not easily bent or…
Scout is introduced into the novel as a very young, and innocent girl. She had much more time to learn and grow, she did not yet have the knowledge, or the maturity to understand the largely themed topics of racism and social classes that were presented in the novel. Lee demonstrates through Scout that children do not let other people’s opinions and societal ways influence on what they think is wrong, like convicting a black male who had an overwhelming amount of evidence that shown he was not guilty of his verdict. Scout did not understand why Tom Robinson had to go to jail when even she could see that he did not harm Mayella Ewell. This can be connected to Harper Lee when she was young, and the Scottsboro Trials had been taking place.…
Witnessing children’s curiosities expand while developing them into an active citizen in society can be a blessing, but revealing the harsh realities of society is never easy. Harper Lee, the author of the timeless classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, depicted the story of a tomboy girl named Scout, who matured in the racist-filled city of Maycomb as she came to comprehend the society in which she lived in. Scout’s surroundings helped shape her life as she matured by observing the trial of Tom Robinson, behaviour of adult figures, and social customs. To begin, Scout spectating the trial matured her understand regarding adulthood. As Mayella was declaring her testimony, Scout observed Mayella with a sympathizing state of mind.…
Scout is a noteworthy character that exemplifies personal growth under the guidance of Atticus’ moral voice. Throughout the novel, Scout uncovers the good and evil in the Maycomb society which develops her naïve perceptions into greater awareness, assisting her in understanding others. We are reminded of the power of the innocence of youth through Scout’s first-person narration and dialogue to her Aunt Alexandra proclaiming, “I remembered the distant disastrous occasion when I rushed to young Walter Cunningham’s defence. Now I was glad I’d done it. ‘Soon’s school starts I’m gonna ask Walter home to dinner…’”…
These events leave an impact on her that last through the rest of the novel. In To Kill A Mockingbird many events throughout the book change Scout's character and her morals in many different ways One of the major events that changed Scout was when her teacher became angry with her after she learned that Scout had already learned to read. “Miss Caroline told me to tell my father not to teach me any more, it would interfere with my reading.”(Lee 17).…