Scout's Transformation In To Kill A Mockingbird

Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch is the main character in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and is the narrator of the story. She starts the novel at the age of six, and over the course of the novel, grows to be nine. Racism affects Scout throughout the story mainly because of her father, Atticus Finch, being involved with defending a black man in court that was accused of raping a white woman. Scout also resides in a small Alabama town called Maycomb. This also leads to much prejudice throughout the book.

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch shows us various aspects of her personality, in her actions, thoughts, and words. Her home life affects this greatly as her father Atticus raised her with equality and a sense of freedom. Scout speaks her mind and does not confine to the standards of society at the time. Scouts intelligence is evident on her first day of school, when her teacher discovers her ability to read. Miss Caroline is off put as she was not expecting any of her students to be this advanced. Scout realizes this when “…she discovered that I was literate and looked at me with more than faint distaste.” (Pg.22) Her intelligence is also shown by her ability to realize when to use physical force in an argument,

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, readers are able to see the ways in which Scout, Jem, and Dill learn valuable life lessons as they progress throughout the story. The book is narrated by Scout, a twelve-year old girl, who takes part in many adventures with her older brother Jem ranging from games at the house of their neighbor, “Boo” Radley, to witnessing her father, Atticus Finch, defend a black man, Tom Robinson, from being wrongfully accused of rape. While many may argue that To Kill a Mockingbird should not be taught in class, the values taught by the characters help to argue that it should be taught to classes.

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

Jean Louise “Scout” Finch has an evolution of character when certain conflicts and realizations lead her to change throughout the novel. At first, Scout is innocent, thinking that her home, Maycomb County and the people in it, are going to be the same as they were close to twenty years ago. Scout is a smart girl, young and confident, she does not worry about what she’s wearing or what others think of her. Scout wears clothing that her aunt and the people of Maycomb wouldn’t accept, “I do wish this time you’d try to dress better when you’re home. Folks in town get the wrong impression of you. They think you are-ah-slumming.” (Lee 21). Aunt Alexandra has told Scout many times that she should not dress the way she does but Scout doesn’t listen.

“Scout, I’m beginning to understand something. I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time . . . it’s because he wants to stay inside” (Lee 304). Jem said this to Scout after the final decision of the trial was made, and Jem was seeing what the world is really like. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a girl named Scout living through the Great Depression and witnessing a trial against a black man accused of raping a white woman. Jim Crow laws, mob mentality, and racism were all things common in the book, and in real life at the time.

As people grow up in life they get older and lose their innocence and mature. Growing up should be fun but learning about the bad realities of your society can be difficult and life changing. In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, as scout ( Jean Louise) grows up she sees the changes in her society, but those that make her change and the most that affect her life are her community, parenting, role of women, and courage. Scout learns more and more about the world as she gets older and she starts seeing the conflict between the whites and the blacks. Scout hears a lot of rumours about Boo Radley but never sees him. She knows how her society is bad from the day of Tom Robinson’s trial, all the rumors about Boo Radley and when she goes to church with Calpurnia.

Jean Finch, also known as Scout, is the main character in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Scout is a young girl living in a small town, Maycomb, Alabama. Throughout the story you witness Scout develop into a curious, strong, and understanding character. Jean is close to her brother Jem, father Atticus, and Cook Calpurnia. The Finch family lost their mother while the children were young and the absence of a mother figure is prominent in Jean. In the first chapters, the reader sees Jean playing with boys more than girls and having more interest on what is happening outside not what Calpurnia is doing in the kitchen. From the beginning, it is portrayed that Scout is more intelligent than the rest of the kids in her class. Due to the way she speaks and carries herself. The children in Maycomb often do not know how to read and write until their first year of school. However, Scout knows how to do this task better than some kids in the higher grades. Therefore, it causes trouble with the students and most importantly her teacher. A large conflict comes forth with Jean’s teacher, causing Jean to believe that she does not need to exceed the reading goals for

When the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, was written by Harper Lee, the Southern United States was still clinging tightly to traditional values. Southern societies pressured men to behave as gentlemen, and women were expected to be polite and wear dresses. These stringent gender roles were adhered to in small southern towns because they were isolated from the more progressive attitudes in other areas of the United States. Harper Lee documents the life of one young girl growing up in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. Jean Louise Finch, also known as "Scout," is a young girl searching for her identity. Scout, a young tomboy, is pressured by adults who insist she should conform to the

In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird”, there are all different people who have different points of views on the same subject. Peoples views on racism, equality and courage are all different. Certain people think differently because of things like age, time period, and background. Perspective has a great impact on the book because the whole book is told in the perspective of a little girl. In chapter three of To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem Finch, the brother of the narrator Scout Finch, invites a little boy named Walter Cunningham over for lunch. Walter is very poor and does not get treated to good meals. The Finches prepared a nice lunch for themselves and their guest. Walter asked for some syrup to put on his meat. Scout, who is six years old at

Response to To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the author explores how fathers act as role models for their children by their words and actions. Atticus Finch acts as a role model for Jem and Jean Louise, also known as Scout. He teaches his children to be empathetic, understanding, and respectful. One way Atticus teaches Scout to be respectful is when Walter does not bring his lunch on the first day of school.

In the film there are many interesting characters, but I chose Jean Louise or “Scout”. The entire story is told by Scout’s interpretation of what was going on at the time. In the film not only is Scout’s personality different from everyone else’s, but her appearance is different from every little girl they show in the movie. Scout and her brother Jem are raised by their single dad Atticus, their mother died when Scout was only a toddler. Being that she’s only around males she takes after her brother Jem, wearing similar clothes that he wear, and partaking in the things he do. Even though she’s a lot to handle everyone that knows her loves her dearly.

Jean Louise Finch, better known as Scout, is the narrator and one of the main characters in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout is an intelligent six-year-old girl and may be described as a tomboy. As a child, she gets into plenty of mischief with her older brother, Jem, and close friend, Dill. Based on their experiences in the book, there’s a present theme consisting of racism, reputation, and social classes. Throughout the book, Scout gains a sense of reality of imperfection in society, based on these themes and her personal experiences.

Scout’s presence had caused the mob to disperse because with Scout being there it had reminded the mob of what the consequences would be if they did severely hurt or kill Atticus. With Scout being such a young innocent child the group of men thought twice about their pending actions. Although, what truly ended the encounter was when Scout had sparked conversation with Mr. Cunningham and asked about his son. This reminded Mr. Cunningham of his family reputation he had to uphold in Maycomb, and also allowed the other men to think of how their family and friends would then look at them. Conversation skills that Scout had learned from Atticus immensely helped the Finch family. Scout hadn’t realized how much she was helping by just bringing these

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is one of the main characters and the narrator. During the time the book begins, she is a little 6 year-old girl who is mature for her age, and she continues to mature as the book progresses. Over the course of the novel, Scout develops an exceptional character which is constantly changing from the effects of different events and characters. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee uses the minor characters Boo Radley, Miss Maudie, and Aunt Alexandra to help develop Scout into a strong and compassionate human being from the innocent child she used to be.