Southern Tomboy In Harper Lee`s To Kill a Mockingbird, the young Scout is one of the main and most important characters. Mostly caused by the influence of her older brother, she has become a tomboy. She does not go by her real name Jean Louise and prefers breeches over skirts. Everyone who cares about her wonders if she will ever mature into a young lady. That is due to her many rampages and getting in trouble. Besides being a tomboy, Scout displays spunky, outspoken, and foul mouthed traits. In every chapter, Scout demonstrates her spunky behavior. Especially when it comes to running around with her brother Jem and friend, Dill. She is very particular about what she decides to do and will voice her opinion.
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This is partially due to her growing up and learning the right and wrong things to say. Consequently, this gets her into trouble. Especially when it happens at family gatherings. One instance of this is at Christmas when she said something improper about a story and was confronted by her uncle about her liking those words. “Scout, you`ll get into trouble if you go around saying things like that.”(Chap 9 pg 90). Her uncle must have had a great influence since after he left, her foul language began to decline. An example of a typical southern tomboy, Scout`s personality is one that keeps her interesting but also causes problems and gets her into trouble. A great deal of the other characters in the book have influenced her. Scout has also had influence on them as her spunky, outspoken, and foul mouthed nature has caused both good and bad relationships. Her life is one of mixed emotions. Which can be seen throughout her story. Overall, Scout remains a very influential character even with her interesting personality. Resource
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. First Perrenial Classic Edition. New York: Perrenial, Harper Collins Publishers, 2002.
This is partially due to her growing up and learning the right and wrong things to say. Consequently, this gets her into trouble. Especially when it happens at family gatherings. One instance of this is at Christmas when she said something improper about a story and was confronted by her uncle about her liking those words. “Scout, you`ll get into trouble if you go around saying things like that.”(Chap 9 pg 90). Her uncle must have had a great influence since after he left, her foul language began to decline. An example of a typical southern tomboy, Scout`s personality is one that keeps her interesting but also causes problems and gets her into trouble. A great deal of the other characters in the book have influenced her. Scout has also had influence on them as her spunky, outspoken, and foul mouthed nature has caused both good and bad relationships. Her life is one of mixed emotions. Which can be seen throughout her story. Overall, Scout remains a very influential character even with her interesting personality. Resource
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. First Perrenial Classic Edition. New York: Perrenial, Harper Collins Publishers, 2002.