Creative Final Project

“They’ve done it before and they did it tonight and they’ll do it again and when they do it-seems that only the children weep.” (Lee-285) Ideas have not been engraved in children’s heads which allows them to see the world as a bright, confusing place. I chose Scout as the character for my memory box because she tells “To kill A Mockingbird” with a sweet child’s view. She does not understand why there are prejudices and why some people are treated different than others. School, Atticus, and the courtroom taught Scout many lessons that she will never forget. The memory box itself is Mrs.Dubose’s candy box that she had given to Jem. For readers to see the book in an innocent, childish way during the 1930’s must have changed the way many people felt about how the country treated African Americans. Harper Lee made a very wise decision to tell this amazing story through the eyes of a child.

The first item in my memory is a pencil name tag for school. Scout was very excited to go to school for the first time and it was a big step in growing up which Scout did during the entire book. Atticus told Scout, “…you just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change…it’s a good one, even if it does resist learning.” (Lee-101) She learned to disregard what horrible things people had to say at school. Finally, school taught Scout about many different types of people. Mean teachers, Miss. Caroline, poor classmates, Walter Cunningham, and kids who came to the first day of school only, the Ewells, could all be found at Maycomb County School. Most of the lessons Scout learned came from Atticus.

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... “To Kill A Mockingbird” is a wonderfully written book. One of the reasons why this book has reached the popularity that is has is that it is written as a child’s perspective on a “grown-up” topic. Scout is the character for my memory box because she is able to show the book through her eyes and you can see how much she has grown by the end of the book. Scout learns numerous lessons from school, from Atticus, and from watching Tom Robinson’s trial. The memory box is Mrs.Dubose’s candy box because she was a very strong woman to overcome an addiction and cope with the pain of being very ill. By the end of the book Scout was as strong as Mrs.Dubose, having gone through being made fun of at school and watching Tom Robinson be convicted of rape in the court. “To Kill A Mockingbird” is given a deeper meaning because it is seen through the eyes of young Scout Finch.