because as they are young and innocent, they probably would have thought as everyone to be nice and equally accepting to who they were. Later on in the novel, Scout changes perspective and becomes more lady-like.
“Aunt Alexandra looked across the room at me and smiled. I carefully picked up the tray and watched myself walk to Mrs. Merriweather. With my best company manners, I asked her if she would have some. After all, if Aunty could be a lady at times like these, so could I.” (237) This quote illustrates Scout is maturing and starting to take in Aunt Alexandra’s pressure. Pressure can change how a young child views the world because before they normally would be careless of the way they behaved. But from the influence of others , they change the way they act so they can be more gentlemen or lady-like. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is making sure at the missionary circle that she is as gentle and as careful as a women normally would. This example clearly illustrates that a child's perspective can become more sophisticated through maturity and pressure because Scout now views things from a lady's point of
view.