Change from Innocence
Childhood is something people will hold on to for the rest of their lives. From the days on the playground to the times we were tucked into bed, our childhood is something highly cherished. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the author plots the change of childhood innocence to the journey of understanding reality. However it’s not always so that adulthood depicts a more wholesome view of the world. Mostly it’s purity that does the job better.
Scout is a child who has been living across Arthur Radley nicknamed- though pleasantly- “Boo” Radley for her whole life. Never has she thought of crossing over the barrier of the innocence. The barrier that is keeping the distance between her and the Radley home is her innocence of her childhood- which no child wants to lose. She doesn’t want to see the reality of the situation as children don’t’ wish to see. She is a child that just wants to have some fun and have no worries. She does not want to lose her set way of thinking already.
Scout is very open-minded, especially for a child who is growing up in the 30’s in a small city that is “racist” in modern terms. During the trial of Tom Robinson, Scout, Jem, and the other children were viewing the trial from the area where the spectators were blacks. When Bob was killed by Boo Radley, Scout saw the real man Boo was. He was, in reality, a caring and compassionate man- which ultimately changed her view on him. Her purity is what led her to see the man Boo Radley really was- Arthur Radley.
Scout’s purity is what brought the change from her innocence of being a child, to a dark place known as planet earth. Her meeting with Boo Radley was what made her juggle her innocence and her purity at its pivotal point. Our childhood is one of the most cherished moments in our lives. But someday, we have to take the step out of our innocence and actually see and understand the world around us- the world of
Scout is a child who has been living across Arthur Radley nicknamed- though pleasantly- “Boo” Radley for her whole life. Never has she thought of crossing over the barrier of the innocence. The barrier that is keeping the distance between her and the Radley home is her innocence of her childhood- which no child wants to lose. She doesn’t want to see the reality of the situation as children don’t’ wish to see. She is a child that just wants to have some fun and have no worries. She does not want to lose her set way of thinking already.
Scout is very open-minded, especially for a child who is growing up in the 30’s in a small city that is “racist” in modern terms. During the trial of Tom Robinson, Scout, Jem, and the other children were viewing the trial from the area where the spectators were blacks. When Bob was killed by Boo Radley, Scout saw the real man Boo was. He was, in reality, a caring and compassionate man- which ultimately changed her view on him. Her purity is what led her to see the man Boo Radley really was- Arthur Radley.
Scout’s purity is what brought the change from her innocence of being a child, to a dark place known as planet earth. Her meeting with Boo Radley was what made her juggle her innocence and her purity at its pivotal point. Our childhood is one of the most cherished moments in our lives. But someday, we have to take the step out of our innocence and actually see and understand the world around us- the world of