Why Does Scout Admire Miss Maudie

Scout sees that Miss Maudie does not believe in rumors, and it proves Miss Maudie a very upright person. She also adds later on, “‘No child…that is a sad house. I remember Arthur Radley when he was a boy. He always spoke nicely to me, no matter what folks said he did…’” (61). Scout finds this concept unfathomable, because it contradicts everything she ever heard about Boo Radley. However, because she regards Miss Maudie so highly, Scout begins having a new perspective on things after this point. Even though she still takes parts in various situations when with Jem and Dill attempt communicating with Boo, she thinks more before acting, and participates only so she avoids teasing from Jem rather than with the intention of humiliating Boo. While not participating at all would display greater maturity, the fact that she thinks more before acting and takes more things into consideration shows that Miss Maudie does indeed have an affect on her. It illustrates Scout’s developing character, as she no longer judges Boo Radley, and she learns from Miss Maudie that she should not judge any one, but rather try understanding them before criticizing them.

This tells us that Miss Maudie is very respectful of the Ewells and that she thinks they are equal to everyone else. This is also revealed when she says “Arthur Radley just stays in the house, that’s all.” The idiom at the end gives a sense of finality, that what Arthur Radley does is his business and no one else’s. This same lesson is given to Scout by Atticus after she and Jem are caught trying to sneak a letter into the Radley House. He says “… what Mr Radley does is his own business.” This shows his attitude that people can do what they want provided it’s within the law; which ties into the fact that he is a lawyer. Therefore, Scout learns from both Atticus and Miss Maudie that what people do is their own business and that Scout should be respectful towards them, and also that she shouldn’t always believe rumours.

In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus defending Tom Robinson is an act of standing against racism. Today there are so many protest about racism that end in violence that solve nothing. If people went about things like this everybody would end up with a better outcome. That is another problem using hate and violence to try to force change will never work. Atticus stood up for what he believed in because he saw injustice in what was happening. He is only one person, but he was hoping to influence the community and have everyone believe, people are equal no matter what skin color. Mr. Robinson was

Scout like most young girls, is very observant about the world around her. Scout tends to show an observant side to her personality when people started to talk trash and spread rumors about Boo Radley. Being a young girl at that time she followed along with the rumors and stories she had heard. Scout, Jem, and Dill then decided to make a game out of the Radle’s ever so

Miss Maudie and Scout did have their differences. Scout like to lead others, where Miss Maudie has always there to help and it’s never about her, but never led anything like Scout. For example, Scout wanted to go to the Tom Robinson trial, and then Miss Maudie helped

When asked why Atticus was defending Tom Robinson he said “I couldn't hold up my head in town........ I couldn’t even tell you (Scout) or Jem not to do something again.” (78) Atticus cares very much about being a role model to his children so much, he took up a case because he wants to be a good role model and lead by a good example.

Scout, Jem, and Dill work many summers to try to get Boo to come out of the Radley house for the first time in many years. Jem had been told many things about Boo in his short years in Maycomb, and he tells his sister Scout about the ‘monster’, saying, “Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s why his hands were bloodstained—if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time” (chap. 1). Jem’s ideas about Boo are very biased toward rumors that can be heard around Maycomb. This shows how Maycomb’s people often judge before they know, seeing as no one has seen Boo Radley in over twenty years and people are prejudiced to believing the unknown is always bad. Prejudice and rumors can often not be trusted and Boo Radley is no exception. After Miss Maudie’s house catches fire and half the town rushes outside to watch it burn, Atticus tells Scout, “someday you should thank him for covering you up” then Scout asks, “Thank Who?” And gets a response from Atticus, “Boo Radley. You were too busy looking at the fire, you didn’t even notice when he put the blanket around you” (chap. 8). Boo Radley is not really a bad person, he

Miss Maudie is another woman who Scout is around a lot, especially when Jem starts ignoring Scout and ditching her for football. Miss Maudie changes Scout's perception of womanhood because in the morning, Miss Maudie is dressed in overalls and "men's clothing," but at night, she changes into a dress and looks gorgeous showing Scout that being a woman does not mean that every hour one has to be in a dress looking beautiful. Miss Maudie is a role model for Scout. They sit on her porch and talk just like a mother and daughter, "In summertime, twilights are long and peaceful. Often as not, Miss Maudie and I would sit silently on her porch watching the sky go form yellow to pink as the sun went down" (43). Miss Maudie is there for Scout to lean on and supports her during tough times like at Aunt Alexandra's tea party. Miss Maudie comforts her when everyone was laughing: "Miss Maudie looked gravely at me. She never laughed unless I meant to be funny" (229). Miss Maudie is there for Scout to hold her hand while the other ladies are subtly making fun of Atticus and saying that he is a disgrace for defending a Negro. Miss Maudie changes helps Scout change her views on becoming a woman.

From the start of the novel, Miss Maudie's character was portrayed as a woman that was full of integrity and confidence. Even when facing unfortunate events such as a fire burning her house down, Miss Maudie is able to react to the crisis in a calm manner. Confused about Miss Maudie’s response to the emergency, Scout had expected Miss Maudie to be in the process of grieving the loss of her property,

I think the biggest reason for Atticus to be supporting Tom Robinson is that it is the right thing to do because Tom is innocent. Tom was falsely accused by the Ewell family who are bad immoral people and everyone knows it but they support the Ewells because Tom is black. In the south they still think that all blacks are bad immoral people in

At the beginning of the story, Jem and Scout was young , childish and lacked the ability to see things from other's point of view. From the children's point-of-view, their most compelling neighbor is Boo Radley, a man that always stay in his house and none of them has ever seen. During the summer , they find Boo as a chracacter of their amusement. They sneak over to Boo house and get a peek at him. They also acting out an entire Radley family. "Jem parceled out our roles: I was Mrs. Radley, and all I had to do was come out andsweep the porch. Dill was old Mr. Radley: he walked up and down the sidewalk andcoughed when Jem spoke to him. Jem, naturally, was Boo: he went under the frontsteps and shrieked and howled from time to time"(chapter 4). Eventually , Atticus catch them and order

Jem, Scout, and Dill had been fascinated by the stories about the Radley house. One day when they were all playing, Dill dared Jem to

When Scout and Jem are six and ten respectively, they abide by Atticus’ and Calpurnia’s boundaries, but with contrasting responses; while Jem obediently stays within the rules, Scout challenges them, only complying with great effort. Despite their age difference, the siblings play together as a team based off of mutual trust. Jem is the leader of this team and is often a source of knowledge, restraint, and judgment. For example, when they meet Dill, Scout’s impression of him is that he is strange, and she does not thoroughly approve. When she moves to challenge him, Jem intervenes. “…Jem told

Throughout Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem, Scout, and Boo Radley played a meaningful and important role. As the novel progressed the relationship of Jem, Scout, and Boo Radley developed in a significant way. The children had a growing curiosity of Boo Radley in the first few chapters of the novel. Eventually the curiosity faded as the children became more mature and the novel lost its innocence. However, by the end of the novel the events caused Jem and Scout to obtain an amicable relationship with Boo Radley. The development of the relationship between Boo Radley and the children created a meaningful back story which allowed the novel to have a heartwarming touch on many people.

While Scout does not really know Boo on a personal level, she knows Miss Maudie a little better. This is because for a tiny bit of time, the two of them sit and talk everyday. Therefore, Scout knows Miss Maudie well and she helps change Scout into the matured girl she is at the end of the book. While at a tea party, Miss Maudie is sitting net to Scout while all the other ladies ask her questions about her future and what she wants to do with her life-- “Miss Maudie’s