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In to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the book was in the view of scout who was a child. She didn't realize things and didn't understand them since she was a child.Over the course of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout undergoes a significant change in how she views the world around her. In the beginning of the book Scout viewed the world in a very childish way. She thought that everything is fair and perfect and that nothing can go wrong. Scout played very childish games and didn't understand what things meant. For example she tried to get Boo Radley to come out because she thought that he was a monster. She didn't know that he just wanted to be alone. She also didn't explain her way of thinking and thought that everyone knew what she was talking about. For example she told Miss. Caroline that Walter was a Cunningham and she thought by just saying that, Miss. Caroline should have known what she meant. Scout saw the world as a play place so she took nothing serious. …show more content…
She didn't think in such a childish way anymore since she grew up, but she still thought that Maycomb was a perfect town and that nobody can do anything wrong. Shel didn't understand a lot of things and she had a lot of questions especially about the trial. For example at first she didnt understand why her father made a big deal about making Bob Ewell writing his name. Another thing Scout didnt understand is why her father lost the case. During the trial Scouts perspective on the world changed a lot. She realized that everything in Maycomb isnt always happy and perfect. She realized that there are bad people and those bad people can do bad
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout Finch tries to please her father, but living with no mother it’s hard to know how to act. It’s natural to follow Jem, her brother, when that is her only friend through out the years. Imagine hearing gossip about your father from friends, neighbors, and even your own cousin. Scout had to push through all of the gossip and believe in her father. Throughout the novel Scout shows how social she can be. To Kill a Mockingbird is a great novel that keeps you reading. Scout has a positive effect on events such as at the jail, she was the reason that the mob left. She also always curious so she is more mature than most kids her age. Through the journey of the trial she shows how hot-tempered, tomboyish, and mature she can be.
One thing that Scout learns is not to believe that everything she hears as the truth. This is a very good lesson because if you did, you become very confused because people can rarely agree on how a story went. For instance, when Scout wants to know more about Boo Radley, Stephanie Crawford gets excited because she sees this as an opportunity to open her mouth and goes on to tell Jem that, " she woke up in the middle of the night and saw him looking straight through the window at her .... said that his head was a skull" (13.) Then Jem goes further into what he heard by saying, " he dined on raw squirrel and any cats he could catch" (13.) This shows how the town compensates not knowing things about others by making up stories. Also Scout sees lies getting passed off as truth when Atticus takes on Tom Robinson as a client. Mean things are spread about Atticus and his credibility is questioned. Since Scout has a short temper and ears that hear everything she is easily offended at the comments that are said, such as the comment made by Mrs. Dubose, " Your father father's no better than the ni**ers and trash he works for." This angers Scout and Jem very much. It also shows that the town isn't happy with the moral decision's that Atticus makes and feel the need to bash him in unfair ways. Scout learns that if she keeps listening to what is said, she would go insane from not hitting anyone.
She believes there is only right or wrong as there is black and white; there is no grey area; middle area. This is common as with youth comes inexperience, comes naivety. The first example of her naivety occurs in chapter 8 she declares “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”, and thinks that everyone shares the same thoughts and opinions thus displaying the inexperience of youth. The second article that suggests Scout is rather simple, is when Jem later remarks, “That’s what I thought too, when I was your age. If there’s just one kind of folks, why can’t they get along with each other? If they’re all alike why do, they get along with each other? I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all the time… it’s because he wants to stay inside.”, indicating that Scout believes that Boo Radley stays isolated in his house because he is forced to, and not because he wants to stay inside, again suggesting that Scout believes that everyone as the same intentions as her. The third example resides in Chapter 15, when she is ignorant to the fact that the men who gathered around her father had malice intent against him and Tom Robinson, “You know what we want,” another man said. Get aside from the door, Mr. Finch... I pushed my way through dark smelly bodies and burst into the circle of light… I go to school with Walter… Tell him hey for me, won’t you…I’ll tell him you said hey, little lady, he said...Let’s clear out he called…Let’s get going, boys.”, Scout does not even respond to most obvious emotions and does not recognize Mr Cunningham being shameful, this shows she does not have the best comprehension of social cues and therefore tells the story free of interpretation. Her naivety is a major reason why Harper Lee chose Scout to be the main
Have you ever put yourself in somebody else’s shoes? How did you feel? In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout finally realizes that people go through stuff and that it can affect someone physically and mentally. As she grows up mentally she figures out what she needs to be doing and what she doesn’t need to be doing. Scout grows up and she matures by her relationship with Boo, her family, and other female influences.
Change is something everyone goes through in life, whether it is for the better, or for the worse. Change can be a result of one’s personal behavior, and other times it is from one’s surroundings. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960), starts off with a young girl named Scout who is not your average lady. She wears breeches, and swears despite her young age. As Scout ages, her personality progresses and she starts to look through different perspectives, opening her eyes past Maycomb.This is only possible with the help of her family and her neighbors. She learns how to empathize with others, all the while dealing with struggles of her own. Scout’s young childhood atmosphere and role model’s make her depict on who she truly is, eventually
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.
Then you can understand better why a person acts or believes what he does. Only at the end of the novel does Scout finally learn to respect this saying. Until then, she remains curious and confused as to why Boo never came out of his house. In the meantime, she goes through a series of maturing experiences. She learns how to see her from the teachers point of view; she tries to judge the Cunninghams and the Ewells from their side; she bears the insults of the town and particularly the apparent viciousness of Mrs. Duboes.
Scout’s maturity is shown through what she says and how it affects others. When a mob appears for Atticus, Scout,Dill and Jem defend Atticus. After speaking to Mr. Cunningham about the kind things that he had done for her family, Scout says “ I slowly awoke to the fact that I was addressing the entire aggregation. The men were all looking at me, some had their mouths half-open. Atticus had stopped poking at Jem: they were standing together beside Dill. Their attention amounted to fascination. Atticus’s mouth,even, was half-open, an attitude he had once described as uncouth. Our mouths met and he shut it” (205). This shows how Scout’s tone when addressing Mr. Cunningham really had an effect on the mob. Scout’s tone showed how she knew that what she had said was meaningful and had an impact on the mob. This comes with great maturity from Scout to understand that her tone had an impact to be firm on her stance about Tom but not to disrespect anybody's opinions. Harper Lee also shows Scout’s maturity through characterization. Throughout the novel she learns that all races should be treated equally but also every opinion should be respected. After a lunch party with many women who don't have the same opinions as Scout she thinks to herself “Well, neither of us was the Mayor of Birmingham, but I wished I was governor of Alabama for one day: I’d let Tom Robinson go so quick the Missionary Society wouldn't have to catch its breath” (313). Scout understands that she must respect all opinions even though she doesn't agree with them. In the town of Maycomb, almost everyone hates Tom Robinson except for Scout and her family and because of this Scout matures to respect every
In the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" each of the main characters changed quite a bit. Through the experiences each character went through and the natural maturing that occurred in each of them, the characters were altered from the way they were at beginning of the book. The children, Scout and Jem, were the two most dramatically changed characters. However, Scout showed much more change than Jem did because of his mysterious hidden attitude. Scout matured from a helpless and naïve child into a much more experienced and grown-up young lady.
Although she can be stubborn, she has a side of her where she doesn’t bicker or go against anyone. Instead, she goes with how everyone else wants things to be. She doesn’t argue with them, and does what they want her to do. One example of this was in chapter four, Dill and Jem think Scout is being scared not wanting to join in on their plans to torment Boo Radley. They think she turning more like a girl. More girly everyday. This suggests that the boys don’t want Scout to follow them in their schemes. After Scout hears this, she says “But I kept aloof from their more foolhardy schemes for a while, and on pain of being called a g-irl, I spent most of the remaining twilights that summer sitting with Miss Maudie Atkinson on her front porch.” (Lee 46) This quote shows how Scout is not contradicting Jem or Dill in what they said about her. She is going with the flow, and deciding to not make a big deal about it. She takes a break from hanging out with them, but instead, she is branching out and talking to new people. She goes over to Mrs. Maudie’s house, chats with her, and gets to know her better. Scout ends up
Scout is a mature eight year old that has experienced a variety of different events that shaped her character throughout the book. At the begging of the book she did not have a filter, as she did and said the first thing that came to her mind. For example, when Scout meets Dill at the fence, she did not realize that it was impolite to continue to ask questions about Dill’s father, and Jem had to stop her. Also on Scout’s first day of school, Scout caught up with Walter Cunningham and beat him up. Once again, Jem had to end the fight. After the trial, Scout was more compassionate and realizing as she could sense when somebody was uncomfortable, leading back to the example of Dill. “I was beginning to learn his body English. His hand tightened on mine and he indicated that he wanted to leave.”(Pg.372). Scout was starting to understand others and what they are feeling. This was due to the parenting style of Atticus; Atticus encouraged his children to become more involved in Maycomb and learn the good and bad aspects. For example, Atticus forces Jem to read to Ms. Dubose. When Jem
A very important and evident reason for her difference on perspective on life is her age. At the beginning of the book, Scout is aged 6, and even by the end, she is still only 9 years old. This gives her a different viewpoint on life because she sees things only as being fair, and not as laws. What is important to her is having the right thing done, instead of what is expected in society. The way that Scout is looked at within the novel simply because she is young is quite undermining to her, especially when her teacher, Miss Caroline, tells her “[you] tell him I 'll take over from her and try to undo the damage--Your father does not know how to teach." (Lee, ?) What Miss Caroline is referring to here is the fact that Scout is too young by some peoples’ definition to be so advanced at her age, and that she must become more like someone in every-day society. To go along with Scout’s viewpoint and the viewpoint others have on her because of her age, her harshness of judgement is much less harsh than most people’s would be. She judges people much less, like Tom Robinson, and in her mind everybody is equal. After Tom Robinson has been convicted of rape in his trial, Atticus says “it’s not fair for you and Jem, I know that, but sometimes we have to make the best of things, and the way we conduct ourselves when the chips are
Scout is the narrator of the whole book. She is the young daughter of a lawyer, Atticus. They live in Maycomb County with Scout's brother and Aunt in the 1930's. At the beginning of the book, she doesn’t know much about the prejudice of Southern America. She basically knows nothing about prejudice. She thinks every person is the same as her. But she finds that out at last. She also finally finds out that most people are nice. She just has to put herself in those people's situations. "As I made my way home, I thought Jem and I would get grown but there wasn't much else left for us to learn, except possibly algebra" (Lee pg. #). This statement shows that she understands the prejudice and people's thinking, at last. That makes her life a lot different.
The last reason why Scout has changed is because she’s losing her innocence. In the beginning of “To Kill A Mockingbird” Scout didn’t know what was right or wrong and didn’t know what was happening around her. She didn’t get why the town folks didn’t like the colored people. Scout didn’t know what was acceptable to say and what wasn’t. But now that Scouts older she’s beginning to realize why the town folks don’t like the colored folks even though she doesn’t agree with them and also she’s realizing what’s acceptable to say to
She is always allowing herself to learn something new and to mature at a fast rate or at least intend to. Scout learns many lessons throughout the novel. The crucial lesson taught by Atticus helps her in the novel, that is: you’ll never understand until you’re in their shoes. “you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view….until you climb into his skin and wak around in it.” (Lee 45). Scout learns this lesson by understanding Boo’s perspective. When Scout finds out that the men surrounding her father wanted to hurt him, “ Atticus said nothing. I looked around and up to Mr. Cunningham, whose face was equally impassive. Then he did a peculiar thinng. He squatted down and took me by both shoulders. “I’ll tell him you said hey, little lady.”” (Lee 206). She took it upon herself to go up to Mr. Cunningham and to start an innocent, friendly and mature conversation with him. He was reminded that he was neighbors and friends with Atticus. The final event is Scout was confused as to why her teacher, Miss. Gates, was a hypocrite, “ Nome, Miss Gates, it sayshere− well anyway, old Adolf Hitler has been after the Jews and puttin’ ‘em in prisons and he’s taking away all the property and he wont let any of ‘em out of the country and he’s washin’ all the feeble-minded and-“ (Lee 327). She’s a hypocrite when it comes to her hate towards Hitler and his hate towards jews, but she has the