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Scout Tomboy

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Scout is one character that immediately steals the hearts of readers. In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, a young tomboy named Scout has many fun loving characteristic’s and characteristic’s that often get her in trouble. She is overall a very loyal person and values family and friends very highly and will do anything she can, as a little girl, to protect and love them. Although it can be hard for someone like her to live up to everyone’s expectations she tried her best to please even though sometimes she drastically fails. As the book goes on the readers are able to see the character development in Scout and the way she learns new things. In the book Scout quickly shows the features of being a tomboy, a loyal friend, …show more content…

Because of this there is much pressure on Scout by her Aunt Alexandra to become more lady like. Obviously becoming a lady is not one of her foremost goals. In fact, it often seems like Scout would rather be a boy because they seemed to have more leeway. For example, “I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn’t supposed to be doing things that required pants.” (108) As Scout gets older despite what she used to think she realizes being a girl isn’t all sitting around and sewing but it is better than that.

Not only does Scout have a tomboy side but she also has a loyal side. She shows traits of loyalty all throughout the novel. She stands up many times for her father and is particularly loyal to her brother, Jem. For example, when Jem decided to go back to Boo Radley’s house and get his lost pants Scout threatens to tell Atticus because she feared for her brothers safety. Instead she chooses to be loyal even after Jem was unpleasant to her. “It was no use. I unlatched the back door and held it while he crept down the steps.” (76) Although sometimes Scout makes wrong decisions due to loyalty she often uses it for

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