In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee, I noticed a certain scenario that involved a conflict between Scout and her teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher. When reading this chunk of the story I questioned Miss Caroline in my head; couldn’t of Miss Caroline somehow avoided dissension with Scout? After interrogating the scenario, I deciphered a few ways that Miss Caroline could’ve avoided personal discord with Scout. In one of the few arguments between Scout and her teacher, Miss Caroline accuses Scout of being rude even though Scout was only trying to help her understand a problem a certain kid named Walter Cunningham has. With that I must throw on the table that Miss Caroline isn’t from Maycomb County, nor is familiar with it. As a matter of fact, Miss Caroline is from a place called Winston County in North Alabama. Anyways the scenario is that a boy named Walter Cunningham is the only person at lunch that doesn’t have any food. When Miss Caroline offers him a quarter and he declines the offer, Miss Caroline becomes very puzzled. Soon after, Scout state's “Miss Caroline, he’s a Cunningham”. When Miss Caroline hears this statement, she feels as if Scout is shaming Walter. However Scout knew that the Cunningham’s were poor and the reason that Walter wouldn’t take the money is because he knows that he wouldn’t be able to pay …show more content…
Miss Caroline tells Scout to tell his father not to teach him anymore because it will interfere with her reading, Scout explains that he doesn't have anytime to teach her. When that doesn't go how Miss Caroline was hoping for she says, and I quote, “Your father does not know how to teach. ” When Scout’s teacher says this, I can tell that Scout would be offended and because Miss Caroline made it personal, she had just lost
Scout always listening to the knowledge of her teachers when she was younger makes her innocent and naive. First, Scout’s constant obedience to her teachers and lack of retaliation for her beliefs express her naiveness: “Now tell your father not to teach you anymore. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over from here and try to undo the damage...Your father does not know how to teach. You can have a seat now” (Lee 23). This quote expresses how Scout was belittled by her teacher for reading outside of school. This aggravates Scout, however she holds in her anger, like any child, and she is forced to sit down at the command of her teacher, Miss Caroline. Also, Scout couldn’t defend herself when she explained to
Miss. Maudie was a sweet little old lady that tells Scout lessons, that it’s not nice to talk about people, and that you have to be sweet and support your father even if other people don't support him. Also when Miss.Maudie's house burned down she was very calm and she didn't freak out like they thought she would have so it taught Scout that you can't show your feelings all the time. “Grieving, Child? Why, I hated that old cow barn. Thought of settin’ fire to it a hundred times myself, except they’d lock me up.”(73). That she took something so awful and made it into something happy and that now she can have small house and a bigger garden now. Scout Aunt Alexandria always wanted Scout to act more like a lady and Scout never really liked her Aunt in the beginning. Now in the middle of the book she was really upset and then she got her act together and Scout saw that and she admired it and then she did the same this is showing matured happening. “We decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influences.”(). That her Aunt doesn’t think that Atticus is raising them right so she is there to take over while the trail is going on. Scout went to school and her teacher Miss.Caroline is really mean to Scout because she doesn't like it how Scout already knows how to read and write. Miss.Caroline doesn't really scout anything because, she already knows what to do. “If i didn’t have to stay I’d leave, Jem, that damn lady says Atticus’s been teaching me to read and for him to stop it-.”(18). Scout doesn’t like that her teacher is punishing her for knowing stuff and she doesn't understand why she does this. That these lady have somehow impacted Scout life of her growing up and moving on to new and better things in
Scout had come in contact with Mr.Cunningham, little did one know a child was wiser and more intelligent than an adult which was shown when scout tries to dawn in conversation with the man little did one know it was a test in her moral strength that would teach her for the next time. "It's not necessary to tell all you know. " It's not ladylike - in the second place, folks don't like to have someone around knowin' more than they do. It aggravates 'em. You're not gonna change any of them by talkin' right, they've got to want to learn themselves, and when they don't want to learn there's nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language.
Throughout the story, Aunt Alexandra’s behaviors indirectly teach Scout that prejudice is a disease with deep and far reaching roots. As Scout is exposed to Aunt Alexandra’s ideas regarding the hierarchy of society, she also begins to understand why Aunt Alexandra holds such opinions. When Aunt Alexandra comes to stay with the children, she also brings along her unending gossip about other families in Maycomb. Scout explains that “Aunt Alexandra was of the opinion, obliquely expressed, that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land, the finer it was” (173).
Chapter 3: Jem invites Walter to their house for lunch, promising that Scout won’t attack him anymore. They go to their house, where Walter pours every bit of syrup on his food. Scout yells at him for having poor manners, which Calpurnia scolds her about, since not everyone gets to eat like they do. Back in school, Miss Caroline screamed at the sight of a live mouse. It belonged to a strange person Sco...
Scout first learns to show compassion and tolerance by refusing to go to school because she hates Miss Caroline. Atticus tells her that, 'First of all, if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it'; (30). When Atticus told her this, she began to accept Miss Caroline as well as other people's differences and opinions.
The teacher, Miss Caroline had offered to give Walter a few quarters for lunch. Scout embarrasses him for being poor and she was daring enough to call him out in front of the class. Another example of how daring Scout is, is when she beats up Walter Cunningham.
Most children have role models or influences in their life that help them grow into the person they will be when they grown up. In this case it happens to be Scout finch leaning life lessons as she grows up into a young lady. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee takes place in a Southern town in Alabama during the 1930’s; it shows the many prejudices, and ways of living during this time period in the South. Scout Finch the narrator of the story has grown into the open-minder, and mature character she through the influence of many important people in her life. Scout learns the very important lessons that help her grow up to be a great person through Calpurnia’s lessons of manners, and respect towards others, Atticus’s lessons of keeping your head up, and to use your head instead of fists, and Aunt Alexandra’s lessons of being a proper lady. Scout learns many lessons of manners from Calpurnia her housemaid, cook, and nanny.
Scout reveals her misjudgement on Ms. Caroline in the beginning of the story. Ms. Caroline notices Walter Cunningham with no lunch and offers to buy him lunch but he refuses the offer because Cunninghams don't take anything they can't pay back. Scout informs Ms. Caroline about the situation and she gets upset with Scout and spanks her leaving Scout with a bad impression. Scout informs her dad about the situation and Atticus tells her,¨ “First of all,” he said, “if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-”...
However, their lack of money was a result to Mr. Cunningham not wanting to accept assistance from anyone out of fear of causing them an inconvenience (Lee 20). Walter Cunningham is referred to as having hookworms and not having shoes (Lee 19). He is discussed between Scout and Miss Caroline when she realizes that he did not have a lunch and offers to loan him money (Lee 19,20). Scout explains, “‘The Cunninghams never took anything they can’t pay back-no church baskets no scrip stamps. They never took anything off of anybody, they get along on what they have. They don’t have much, but they get along on it’” (Lee 20). By this encounter, Scout hoped to educate Miss Caroline on the status of Walter’s family and states “‘That’s okay, ma’am, you’ll get to know all the country folks after a while” (Lee 20). Walter Cunningham, is also discussed between Scout and her Aunt Alexandra, later in the novel, after the encounter with him and Miss Caroline (Lee 223,224).Scout had hoped to defend Walter and is pleased with herself for the action she took (Lee 223). She thinks she should invite him to spend the night with them sometime, but quickly realizes that Aunt Alexandra has other views of the Cunninghams (Lee 223). Aunt Alexandra states, “‘But they’re not our kind of folks….you can scrub Walter Cunningham till he shines, you can put him in shoes and a new suit, but he’ll never be like
As a child grows, many people influence their development as a person. Some people impact more than others, and a select few really leave their mark. In Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” several characters play this role. Among them, Miss Maudie Atkinson, a woman who proves herself a strong character, prevails as the one who has the greatest impact on Scout Finch, the protagonist of this novel. As Scout matures and grows up, her views on the world around her change. Through subtle yet effective ways, Miss Maudie teaches Scout many life lessons about being humble, judging, and attitude, all of which ultimately have a great effect on the kind of person Scout develops into and her outlook on the world.
Caroline to help out Walter, on behalf of the students. She is aware that Miss. Caroline yells at her for all most anything she says, but speaks out anyway because she is brave and wants to help Walter, knowing that their family does not have much. Scout is making Walter feel less embarrassed for the fact that he is poor. Scout shows bravery throughout the whole novel, and courage and bravery are what get her through all the conflict and dispute that is occurring in
The first way that Scout shows a sign of empathy is in the classroom with Miss Caroline. Although Scout doesn’t know it, she has been giving Miss Caroline a very hard time. Miss Caroline is getting very stressed about her day and when she has had enough, she punishes Scout. “Miss Caroline picked up her ruler, gave me half a dozen quick little pats, then told me to stand in the corner” (Lee 24). Although Scout was punished, she is still learning to be empathetic upon seeing how much this affected Miss Caroline. when she saw how stressed Miss Caroline was with the kids. “As I was last to leave, I saw her sink down into her chair and bury her head in her arms. Had her conduct been more friendly toward me, I would have felt sorry for her. She was a pretty little thing” (Lee 24). Scout
highlighted by the reader, often understanding events better than Scout herself. The first example of Scout moving from innocence to experience is in Chapter 2, when Scout unwillingly begins school. Her fellow pupil, a student. Walter Cunningham, refuses to borrow money from Miss Caroline. buy lunch, however Miss Caroline will not accept this refusal.
Once scout reaches the minimum age of going to school she thinks that school will be great and easy but when she arrives she knows that it will be the exact opposite when she finds out a new teacher is teaching her. Ms. Caroline teaches only her way which makes the education system flawed since most students learn different ways and not just the way a teacher thinks her students should learn. Ms. Caroline says “Your father does not know how to teach. You can have a seat now.” (Lee, 17). This is said on the first day Scout goes to school. This shows that Ms. Caroline’s way of teaching discriminates against how Scout has learned to read. Ms. Caroline is narrow minded when it comes to teaching and does not get the ways of the small town. Also she does not know that the kids there are intelligent and that the kids are used to a harsher environment which leads to no education being taught to the kids at all throughout the book. This means that throughout the book little is taught to Scout in school but mostly by her father and her surroundings.