Socrates once stated that “The secret to change is to focus all your energy, not in fighting the old, but on building a new.” As life goes on many changes occur every day, whether it is the smallest change in a person or a larger change in a community those changes affect many, allowing for them to either grow from those experiences or stay the same. Depending on the person many of these changes can ruin lives, while others change in order to face those problems. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson is accused of raping Mayella Ewell because of his race. The town of Maycomb soon engulfs themselves in the case, causing Scout and her family to deal aggressive behavior from the townsfolk. With her father working on the Robinson
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As a child, Scout, her brother Jem, and Dill spend their time wondering with the town mystery, Boo Radley. The kids spent days talking about and creating ways in order to meet Boo himself, why all the while depicting Boo as a beastly animal. “Jem gave a reasonable description of Boo: Boo was about six and a half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that 's why his hands were bloodstained if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off...what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time” (Lee 13). As Jem describes Boo, Scout openly agrees to such claims. Because of her formable mind, Scout is able to believe such bizarre characteristic of Boo, seeing him as this monster of a man with a thirst for blood. With her believing this claim it leads Scout wanting to know more about Boo Radley and see the beast for herself. In a way Boo is a childhood mystery to Scout, allowing her to not only explore and questionable nature of Boo, but he is also as a childish story of a monster allowing her to believe that such a monstress creature exist. Scout is a young girl with a childish mind, and with the rumors of Boo Radley being spread around her it only fuels the flame of her …show more content…
When the death of Tom Robinson is announced Scout sees how devastated Aunt Alexandra becomes. To Aunt Alexandra this case is wearing down both the family and Atticus, “tearing him to pieces” as she stated. But even through those dark times, Alexandra still holds her head high as she face the group of judgmental ladies of Maycomb to continue her tea party. “Aunt Alexandra looked across the room at me and smiled. She looked at the tray of cookies on the table and nodded at them. I carefully picked up the tray and watched myself walk to Mrs. Merriweather. With my best company manners, I asked her if she would have some. After all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I” (pg. 237). To Scout, Alexandra 's actions shows the strength and bravery of her aunt, inspiring Scout to act like a ‘lady’ in dark times as well. The get together with the ladies of Maycomb is more than a gossiping group to Scout, it is when she sees the importance of being a lady and puts her skills to the test. Even with the simple act of putting on a dress, serving cookies, and talking in a friendly manner with the ladies of Maycomb it shows how far Scout has changed from her aggressive and tomboyish attitude. Even though she does not follow all the principles of being a lady that Alexandra imply, she still able to understand the importance of acting a certain way during dire
As a child, Scout, her brother Jem, and Dill spend their time wondering with the town mystery, Boo Radley. The kids spent days talking about and creating ways in order to meet Boo himself, why all the while depicting Boo as a beastly animal. “Jem gave a reasonable description of Boo: Boo was about six and a half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that 's why his hands were bloodstained if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off...what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time” (Lee 13). As Jem describes Boo, Scout openly agrees to such claims. Because of her formable mind, Scout is able to believe such bizarre characteristic of Boo, seeing him as this monster of a man with a thirst for blood. With her believing this claim it leads Scout wanting to know more about Boo Radley and see the beast for herself. In a way Boo is a childhood mystery to Scout, allowing her to not only explore and questionable nature of Boo, but he is also as a childish story of a monster allowing her to believe that such a monstress creature exist. Scout is a young girl with a childish mind, and with the rumors of Boo Radley being spread around her it only fuels the flame of her …show more content…
When the death of Tom Robinson is announced Scout sees how devastated Aunt Alexandra becomes. To Aunt Alexandra this case is wearing down both the family and Atticus, “tearing him to pieces” as she stated. But even through those dark times, Alexandra still holds her head high as she face the group of judgmental ladies of Maycomb to continue her tea party. “Aunt Alexandra looked across the room at me and smiled. She looked at the tray of cookies on the table and nodded at them. I carefully picked up the tray and watched myself walk to Mrs. Merriweather. With my best company manners, I asked her if she would have some. After all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I” (pg. 237). To Scout, Alexandra 's actions shows the strength and bravery of her aunt, inspiring Scout to act like a ‘lady’ in dark times as well. The get together with the ladies of Maycomb is more than a gossiping group to Scout, it is when she sees the importance of being a lady and puts her skills to the test. Even with the simple act of putting on a dress, serving cookies, and talking in a friendly manner with the ladies of Maycomb it shows how far Scout has changed from her aggressive and tomboyish attitude. Even though she does not follow all the principles of being a lady that Alexandra imply, she still able to understand the importance of acting a certain way during dire