To Kill A Mockingbird Scout's Childhood

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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a girl named Scout shared many of her childhood memories. Scout is one of the most important pieces of the story. Scout is well liked by most people, is willing to learn new things and she is adventurous.
Scout is a well liked person by many of the people in Maycomb. She hardly ever fought with Jem. Most brothers and sisters are fighting all the time and they never hang out with each other liked Jem and Scout do. Boo Radley liked Scout because he put a blanket around her shoulders and he also saved her life when Bob Ewell tried to kill her and Jem on the way home from the play. Boo Radley didn’t seem like a person who liked anybody.Even though Scout picked on Walter Cunningham she was still

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