Scout's Change In To Kill A Mockingbird

You’re not the same person you were yesterday. You changed, you grew. Be it physically, mentally, or emotionally. And just like you change, so do characters in books. Take Scout Finch from Harper Lee’s fictional novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. At the beginning of the story, she’s 7 and just learning how the world works. She's scared of her reclusive neighbor and never wants to become what society expects her to be: a lady. At the end of the novel, 4 years later, she realizes that her reclusive neighbor is nothing to be afraid of and being a lady doesn't mean that you aren't strong. Scout changes by learning what real courage is, by walking in others shows, and by learning that things aren't always as they seem.

Jean Louise Finch, or otherwise known as Scout, is Atticus’s daughter who Atticus helps develop. In the scene where Scout doesn’t want to go to school because her new teacher is mean, Atticus says “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” (Lee 39). He tells Scout to pretend that she was in her teacher’s place. Her teacher is new and doesn’t know what the Maycomb ways so they can’t expect her to behave the same as the rest of the town. Scout keeps this in mind when her brother is being moody. “I tried to climb into Jem 's skin and walk around in it” (77). In this scene Scout gives Jem his space because if she had gone through what Jem had went through, she would have wanted to be alone. Then, in the

“‘You want to grow up to be a lady, don’t you?’ I said not particularly” (Lee). Jean Louise Finch is a tomboy growing up in a world where a girl is expected to become a lady. Submissive housewives and proper ladies were the expectations set for women in the time To Kill A Mockingbird took place. Scout Finch lived in a household that had a strong male influence; aside from Calpurnia, she had no real present example of what she was supposed to become. Because of this, Scout refused to conform to the ways of the rest of the women in Maycomb and the world (Lee 84).

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee has described life of a young narrator named Finch Louse (also being called as Scout) throughout her life years growing up under a small town called Maycomb. As a little child, Scout has many questions about things that is happening around her making her an objective observer and a reporter in the truest sense. She mostly learned from Atticus perspective, but also learned from the people of Maycomb. Throughout the novel, Scout have improved her acknowledge from experiencing, learned much about justice tolerance and figuring out how to solve her problem; leading her mind of "good" thinking (control over what she is thinking) to become more mature in life.

It’s very rare for a children to be abusive to one another. However, Scout was one of the abusive children. She beat up Walter Cunningham when she got in trouble for defending him. However, she realized that women don’t do that. In addition, she stopped being mean, and was doing the right thing. Therefore, in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout evolved the most to becoming polite, seeing people’s point of view, and becoming more of a women.

The character Scout, has been constantly changing. The novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by, Harper Lee displays many examples of how Scout has changed over this period of time. Jean Louis, also known as Scout, has grown and matured in concepts such as discipline, courage, and understanding.

Scout Finch Character Analysis As a child, did you ever find yourself a bit confused with your surroundings? Unsure of what someone was talking about, what their words meant? When we are children, we don’t have the knowledge and experience an adult has. Some concepts seem altogether foreign, and can be hard for a child to grasp the complexity of said idea. In Harper Lee’s

Their view of Atticus changes because Jem and Scout learn that their father is not as bland as they had originally thought. They learned that their dad could do something fascinating.

We all change in various ways from the time we are children. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird she shows how Jem, Scout, and Dill grew up in Maycomb Alabama. She also shows the kids outlook on the world from when they were young verse as they are growing up. When the kids are young they believed Boo Radley was a killer

From naivety to being quick-tempered, Scout progresses from childlike innocence to being a hotheaded little girl whose physical violence got the best of her when tension between civilians of Maycomb started to rise as Scout’s father, Atticus Finch, decided to be a lawyer in defense of a black man who has been accused of raping a white female. This important trial became the talk of the town, and even spilled over to the kids. So at school, Scout was was frequently approached and teased by other children because her father was defending someone who was black. At first, Scout used to get into fights with the other children in order to protect her family and stand up for her father. But as this fighting became more and more common, Scout told Atticus about these problems at school, and he advised her to rise above the fighting and stop the arguing with the other kids. And the next time Scout was teased she “remembered what Atticus had said, then dropped my fists and walked away... It was the first time I [she] ever walked away from a fight" (102). Scout’s maturity is beginning to grow since old Scout would have taken any opportunity to fight and argue in order to protect her family’s reputation, but

I suppose it had to be, that Scout would find fault eventually in her father. It is a messy and ugly right of passage we all face into adulthood-- that moment our parent(s) are no longer demigods, but mere humans, with faults. Still I fought tears when Atticus expresses the pride he has for his daughter that stands against him, strong in her convictions-- we all simply want to make our parents proud.

Scout has to grow up quickly. When others call her father a nigger-lover, she becomes angry. When she discusses it with her father, he tells her to ignore it. Scout is used to punching someone with her fist for such name calling. She learns the harsh reality that all men are not treated equally in Maycomb.Scout can read because her father has always read to her. This is an area of her maturity.

Jean Louise Finch otherwise known as Scout is the narrator of the story. Scout offers the story through the perspective of an innocent and naïve child growing up during a stereotypically intolerant era. Scout’s father Atticus, the cook Calpurnia, and Uncle Jack teach her not to judge others until she has considered their point of view first (Lee 39). This gives Scout a sort of childlike naïveté that allows her to judge people based on facts unlike the rest of Maycomb who share very prejudicial views. Scout portrays her ideals when talking to Jem about the different types of people found in Maycomb. She believes that there is only one type of person and that is “folks”. Meaning that, everyone is the same and has the potential of being educated

The difference here is that Scout and Atticus’ relationship is not conventional. First of all Scout calls her father by his first name, which could be considered disrespectful. Apart from this, Atticus does not raise Scout to be a “proper” lady. He allows her to wear overalls, run around barefoot, and ruff around with her brother. As a result, Scout becomes a tomboy and develops a headstrong attitude. Additionally, Atticus answers all of Scout’s questions as truthfully as possible. Parents tend to steer clear of controversial topics such as racism and rape when talking to their children. Atticus on the other hand, explains these topics in a way that Scout can understand at her age. For this reason, Scout feels safe to ask and tell Atticus almost anything. Atticus points out the lessons Scout learns from others and explains them further to her; He taught her to hold her head up and to try to see people for who they truly are. Scout respects and loves Atticus deeply; altogether he is one of the most important people in her life. Atticus becomes a moral compass for Scout, and though he is considered one of the greatest representatives of morality in literature this causes a huge problem years

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jean Louise Finch, also known as Scout, starts off as a naive, innocent 6 year old who evolves into an intelligent and mature 9 year old girl. Scout begins to go to school and she doesn’t learn as much from her teacher, Miss Caroline. Instead Scout has learned many manners from Calpurnia and one manner was when Walter Cunningham came over for lunch. “But you ain’t called on to contradict ‘em at the table when they don’t.” In other words, you cannot judge someone on the way he eats or the way he lives. Scout was excited when summer came along its way. She got to spend a lot of time with her brother Jem and her friend Dill. During the summer they decided to play a new game called “Boo Radley” where they