Preview

Scout Finch Monologue

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
173 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Scout Finch Monologue
(R) In fact, I'm slightly surprised; how could it be that a girl is interested in things that aren't feminine? How dare her! Doesn't she understand that women have no say in the things they do? Why of course, our only purpose is to cook and to clean, right? I'm completely stunned that Scout Finch, the kid who beat up a boy on the playground for making a fool of herself, could be genuinely curious about another way of living. If you ask me, that's completely wrong. Women don't have opinions, we have chores.
.
.
.
(FL) Alright, but in all seriousness, I'm actually quite proud of Scout. She's come quite a long way from violence to curiosity, and even Calpurnia finds it admirable. It's almost like a metaphor for growing up. As she gains experience

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    This, in addition, proves that Scout can be unruly when she wants to be. Another great quote from Lee's story, to go along with…

    • 297 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Atticus Finch Monologue

    • 522 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Outside, the greens and browns run past me like dogs chasing cats as the tracks flew by like little birds. The train nosily rattles underneath my seat, rumbling along with the rocks. I am on train from Maycomb County back to Meridian, Mississippi. This summer’s been good to me in Maycomb. When I first arrived in Maycomb, it was a disappointment, all I found was boredom. Although, I changed my mind the day I met a funny-named boy who had soft brown hair and his sister, who lived in breeches. They were called, Jem and Scout from the loving Finch Family. The Finches consist of the couple, Atticus and his dead wife, their children, Jem and Scout along with Calpurnia who works for them.…

    • 522 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Atticus Finch Monologue

    • 447 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Looks like that old Maycomb prophet came true this year. Autumn turned to winter, and my house turned to ashes. It doesn’t bother me though, seeing as I do spend most of my time outdoors with my plants. In all honesty I was more worried about my plants than I was for myself when I woke up from the hellish flames. I knew my house was goner when I saw that the old Maycomb firetruck was taken out by the cold.…

    • 447 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    (Calpurnia is seen cooking crackling bread in her kitchen, three portraits are seen sitting on the bench next to her. [one; her, Helen and Tom. Two; her, Jean, Jem and Atticus. Three; Her, Jem, Jean and their children]. She puts the crackling bread into the oven before picking up the first portrait with a thoughtful look)…

    • 949 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Mocking Bird Essay In the book The Mocking Bird by Harper Lee, there were many lessons taught to the protagonist Jean Louise aka Scout. It was a coming of a story showing the development of a young girl. Scout overcame many obstacles in her life and became an independent young woman. She made her own opinions on racism and did not use other opinions to persuade her.…

    • 698 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Another aid to Scout’s moral development is her sense of impulsive nature and sense of curiosity. She is always sticking her head where it shouldn’t be and as a result she learns about reality at a young age. When she confronts a group of men wanting to harm Tom Robinson, Scout doesn’t understand the situation at first, but “the full meaning of the night’s events hit [her] and [she begins] crying” (156).…

    • 377 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Scout is a tomboy deep on the inside, she tries hard to “not to act like a girl” by mainly wearing overall and not dresses like the other girls do and is not scared of beating up people that annoy or…

    • 352 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Scout Finch is the main character of “To Kill A Mockingbird”. The author of the novel is Harper Lee. This novel was written over the course of three years. Scout Finch is the one who is narrating the novel. She is also the daughter of Atticus Finch. Atticus is a lawyer and a great father. Scout has a older brother named Jem. Scout and her family live in Maycomb County. Scout is a very unique character, she has many characteristics. Over the course of the novel, Scout Finch is a curious, intelligent, and innocent character.…

    • 624 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Rather, she prefers a boyish way of being, along with games, and fights. This is not expected of her in this society (Allegory). Since the death of her mother, it would seem that Scout lost touch with her society's expectations of her and would rather juggle from one corner to the other, eventually challenging dominant gender roles. (Lee, 51) However, she was not entirely spiteful towards her accomplices, but only debased those she felt owned a false demeanor, alike Aunt Alexandra. Together and with her friends, Alexandra looked down upon underprivileged, or black people, whom they considered ‘rubbish’ which made her embody the feelings inherent in the broader society. Indeed, this was their female role as expressed by Harper…

    • 582 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird was written in 1960. The book takes place in a small Alabama town called Maycomb. Jem Finch is a young boy who matures throughout the story. He is submerged into a world of inequality and unfairness. Jem matures throughout the novel because of the experiences he went through; Tom Robinson’s case taught him inequality and how nothing is fair, Boo Radley taught Jem what is right and wrong, and he learned that Maycomb and the world around him is not fair or safe. Jem compares his life in Maycomb to a caterpillar inside of a cocoon. “It’s like bein’ a caterpillar in a cocoon, that’s what it is,” he said. “Like somethin’ asleep wrapped up in a warm place. I always thought Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world, least that’s what they seemed like.” (288).…

    • 505 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Scout's Monologue

    • 811 Words
    • 4 Pages

    “Stand still, I said. ” I quickly ran towards Scout and took her hands and held them tight as I lashed out on her with force. Seeing her on top of Francis, punching him infuriated me to the point where I had lost it. “Stop it Scout! Why are you hitting Francis, are you out of your mind!”…

    • 811 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    MAYCOMB – Yesterday Afternoon, a mad dog wandered its way into the streets of Maycomb. The dog was said to be walking lopsided and twitching. Neighbours watched as local lawyer Atticus Finch put the dog down.…

    • 3100 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    You quickly realize when reading To Kill a Mockingbird that Scout is who she is because of the way Atticus has raised her. While most girls scouts age would be wearing dresses and learning manners, Scout, thanks to Atticus’s parenting style, can decide for herself to wear overalls and learn to climb trees with Jem and Dill. She is very intelligent for her age as Atticus has taught her how to read before she even started school. Atticus builds his morals up in scout very evidently, although no so much as to draw attention. He speaks words of wisdom to them in their distress.…

    • 293 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Scout is a very unique character in more ways than one. She shows many traits…

    • 457 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Jean Louise Finch, also known as Scout, is one of the main characters in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”, this story is seen through her perspective. Scout is an innocent, ignorant, young girl who lives with her father, Atticus and brother Jem in Alabama, Maycomb County. Scout is quite special amongst her town; from her personal qualities; tomboyish behaviour due to the parenting style of Atticus, and her social position from her being the daughter of a respected lawyer and that her family’s living standards are better off than many in the town. Scout is an intelligent girl who has learnt to read and write before she even started going to school, she was protected from hypocrisy and social pressure due to the nurturing of her father. Due to her…

    • 1059 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays