Scout is a very unusual little girl, both in her own qualities and in her social position. She is unusually intelligent in many ways that is far more advanced than the other children who she associates herself with for example she learns to read before she is anywhere close to beginning school, and she is unusually confident for her age as you can see from the story she never backs down when it is time for her to fight boys without fear or remorse for their feelings, which is a normal quality for a young man of the area but most certainly not of a young lady, she is also unusually thoughtful she consistently worries about the essential goodness and evil of mankind and its effects on the common man no matter what race or color, and she always tries to act from a highly educated standpoint and with the best intentions for all who are involved. In terms of her social identity, she is unusual for being a tomboy in the prim and proper Southern world where the girls are all expected to have absolutely nothing to do with the life of the immature and annoying young men of the community of Maycomb.…
At the beginning of To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout is very naive, but towards the end, she has lost much of her innocence mostly because of the events that happened during and after Tom Robinson's trial. She begins to understand more about life and people at that time. She learns about discrimination when she witnesses the trial and sees how terrible people can be when they are racists towards others. She also learns this lesson about Arthur Radley, who has always been made out to be a monster, and she “sometimes felt a twinge of remorse, when passing by the old place, at ever having taken part in what must have been sheer torment to Arthur Radley” (Lee 242). She later learns what a good and kind person Arthur Radley actually is. She begins to…
The book and movie have many differences. This is some of the book differences. When James called Bella to meet him at the ballet she sneaked away differently. She runs away from Alice and Jasper in the Phoenix airport bathroom into the parking lot. Another difference is when Bella, Jessica and Angela goes to Port Angeles to pick out dresses. Since Bella decides not to go to the dance she leaves and plans to meet them at dinner. But, she gets lost on the way and gets followed by four man. In the book Bella faints in biology class because they are working with blood. But that scene isn't mentioned in the movie. The fourth book difference is when Bella gets ready for prom. In the book Alice helps her get ready for it, at the Cullens house. The…
Judgemental. Realization. Acceptance. These are three important factors which caused Scout to change her outlook on the world. She goes from judging Boo Radley, to realising he was not what everyone thought. Then she began to understand she should not base her thoughts on someone purely off what others have told her. In Harper Lee’s, To Kill A Mockingbird, the moment which had the greatest effect on Scout’s life is when she realized Boo Radley saved her life, because she understood judging Boo before she met him was the incorrect thing to do.…
Throughout the novel, Scout starts out as an ignorant boyish girl. She had no knowledge of the world and relied on her brother. At the end of the novel, she becomes more ladylike and less selfish. The lessons she learns are all in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. One of them is to judge a person, you have to look at things from their point of view.…
That’s what makes Scouts character truly remarkable, throughout the novel she starts to become an overall better human being and has the ability to see the true evils of world. Scout is smarter than most children in the first grader and that is what gives her the ability to see the true evils of the world. Scout is courageous by not being afraid of Boo Radley and by standing up for what is right. She is also compassionate throughout the novel because she felt sorry for Mrs. Dubose even though she insulted Scout in the beginning of the novel. These are some of Scout Finches character traits in the novel of To Kill a…
Scout grows up in many ways though the book. She learns to know people before judging them. To see some people are extremely rasist. That some people are very inhumane, and finally that some people do not believe in…
Throughout the course of our lives, we learn valuable lessons that shape us into responsible young adults. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jean Louise Finch, better known as “Scout,” has many coming of age experiences. As the story progresses, Scout becomes more respectful, knowledgeable, and empathetic.…
Scouts actions in the story drive her personality and thinking. When she fights kids at school defending her dad, she shows her weakness in her tolerance. In the middle of the story she sneaks into the court room to watch the Tom Robinson trial, this shows that she will find a way to get what she wants. At the end of the story she meets Arthur Radley, this changes her perspective on how she looks at people. Scouts actions point to the story's…
In the novel Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee comments, “Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends” (Lee 270-1). This quote not only describes what prejudice is, but also how it comes to be. Prejudice is illustrated in many different forms throughout various works of literature. A few skillfully portrayed classics include: Twelve Angry Men, a play by Reginald Rose, “As I Grew Older”, a poem by Langston Hughes, and To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee. The aforementioned works all convey messages of racism, bigotry, and injustice.…
did not understand Boo, he was not seen outside of his house and people did not…
Imagine reading an engrossing book, then the reader is told that there is one thing they can change from the book. They have so many options, the plot, title, main character, well...maybe the perspective? They would want to change the perspective! To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is told by a young girl, Scout. Although Scout gave an interesting perspective, she should not be the one to tell the story because it would have been more significant if it was written by another character and to understand their feelings on events throughout the book.…
The 1930s was a time of depression and prejudice. The stock market plumited and a majority of people lost their jobs. For this reason, men predominantly became drunks and abusive. African Americans were treated as second class citizens and their words did not mean as much as a caucation’s words. Anyone who stood up for, or defended an African American was considered a “negro lover”, and also bought shame to his or her family. Usually the truth became distorted and was in favor of whites over blacks. In “To Kill a Mockingbird”, the truth versus reality is distorted through three main themes, the three ways are, Tom Robinson being accused of rape, Tom Robinson feeling bad for Mayella Ewell, and Tom Robinson being convicted of the rape of Mayella Ewell.…
In the beginning of the novel, Scout does not understand the concept of empathy, making her act inconsiderately towards her peers…
Essential Questions: How are biases of all kinds harmful? Can prejudice ever NOT exist? Are people entitled to opinions that may harm others? What is courage? What is justice? Learning Goals and Understandings: • Students will consider the questions, what is good and right and how do we decide that that? • Students will learn to identify and apply the following literary terms: point of view, characterization, setting, and theme • Students will evaluate how racism affects people’s judgments regarding guilt, innocence, and fairness. • Students will connect the setting to plot details • Students will make personal connections to the themes, experiences, and opinions in the novel Key Knowledge and Skills: Students will know: Literary terms including point of view, foreshadowing, characterization Plot line of novel Direct and indirect characterization Vocabulary words from novel Students will be able to: Connect personally to the themes, experiences, opinions in the novel Identify examples of themes Evaluate character Connect poems to themes in novel Evaluate facts in a case and make a moral judgment Make sense of the citizens of Maycomb’s reaction to the verdict and form own reaction Performance Tasks: Tracking theme throughout novel Scored discussion on growing up (theme) Fishbowl discussion on prejudice and stereotype (theme) Trial simulation or play version of trial Characterization worksheet Passage identification Assessment Tasks: Bellwork for comprehension Reading Logs Empathy paper Vocabulary quiz Final test…