Scout Life Lessons

The World is Your Teacher In the beginning of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout can be described as a young, immature, and curious tomboy who has many lessons to learn about life. By the end of the novel, Scout transforms into a mature young adult and learns to face all the harsh situations she has to go throughout her childhood. After each experience, Scout discovers new interpretations that change her understanding of people overall, and how to deal with certain people. I too have had my fair share of mistakes which led into me learning valuable life lessons. Life lessons learned during childhood shape your personality and the person you grow up to be. Scout Finch is nowhere near the same person she was in beginning of To Kill

This lesson, also known as the golden rule, was taught to me at a very young age by both teachers at school and my parents at home.This lesson explains that if you would not want someone to do something to you, then you should not do it to anyone. I distinctly remember a situation where another child at my school pushed me down while we were playing basketball. And a teacher watching told the child the golden rule. He then thought about what he had just done and if you wanted it to happen to him. Deciding that is a “no” he then apologized to me. After that, I then always thought about the rule before I acted or did something rude to another classmate. At my school, there was a huge sign on the fence saying this golden rule and I would always look at it and remember it. When Scout learned how to not fight with her fists, she probably realized that she would not want to be punched or fought. This lesson is valuable all throughout ones life. Sometimes even adults do not think about this role and are rude to other people. Although being rude to one another is not necessarily a physical fight but using the power of mean words. I will remember this rule my entire life and think its important enough to pass it onto my kids; like Atticus did to Scout . Throughout life, the lessons you are taught that shape your personality as you grow up. Scout