perspective of Scout Finch‚ a 6 year old who learns what it means to grow up. As the story progresses‚ scout learns more about Maycomb‚ the fictional town she lives in‚ and the unique characters in it such as Boo Radley and Scout’s father‚ Atticus Finch. Atticus is a progressive man‚ teaching Scout and her brother Jem life lessons that could be considered controversial. Due to Scout’s young age‚ the way she interprets events is biased compared to a more experienced person‚
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characters undergo significant changes. Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their father Atticus in the fictitious town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Maycomb is a small‚ close-knit town‚ and every family has its social station depending on where they live‚ who their parents are‚ and how long their ancestors have lived in Maycomb. A widower‚ Atticus raises his children by himself‚ with the help of kindly neighbors and a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Scout and Jem almost instinctively understand
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1: • The reader is introduced to the narrator‚ Scout‚ who describes her family’s history and her town‚ Maycomb. She and her brother‚ Jem‚ are also introduced to Dill‚ and the children share stories and fantasies about the mystery man next door. Chapter 2-4: • The first day of school does not go well for Scout. • Scout learns a lesson in manners when Walter Cunningham comes to lunch and a lesson in compromise from Atticus. • Scout and Jem find some mysterious presents in the knothole
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout‚ has a particularly innate personality. Scout always does what she is told‚ unless she is with her brother Jem. When they are together she does whatever comes naturally to her. Scout is especially good‚ unusually intelligent‚ and remarkably unselfish. Scout has good intentions when planning her actions‚ most of the time. The one exception was when she acted profanely towards poor little Walter Cunningham
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Mockingbird. The narrator Scout lost her mother long before she was old enough to feel her absence. In spite of this tragedy Scout had not one‚ not two‚ but three wonderful women step up and influence her childhood in a feminine way. Despite the fact that her mother is dead Scout receives the love‚ support‚ and nurturing she needs to become an independent young woman. One of Scout’s three main influences is Mrs. Maudie. She may have only had a subtle affect on the young women Scout was soon to become
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1930’s. The story features 3 main characters‚ Atticus‚ Jem‚ and Scout. Scout is comparable to an apprentice‚ and Jem is her older brother‚ Atticus is seen throughout the novel as a prudent‚ fair‚ and robust father who teaches his children valuable teachings‚ and takes the infamous attorney duty for Tom Robinson‚ a black male. Throughout the novel‚ however‚ Atticus clearly and continuously depicts poor fathering to his two children Jem and Scout. Addressing this claim‚ Atticus clearly is oblivious to his
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changes in the world. In the novel‚ Harper Lee uses Jem and Scout Finch to show many changes. Jem and Scout are pretty young in the novel. When the novel begins‚ Jem is about ten years old and Scout is about 8. The novel is being told by Scout when she is much older. Jem is described throughout the novel as being brave‚ protective‚ smart and a gentleman. Scout is described as very curious‚ a tomboy and very smart. Both Jem and Scout go through many personal changes in the novel. Jem goes
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a Mockingbird The depth behind this novel is too see how Scout has progressed throughout the course of two years. Slowly but surely‚ she realizes the life lessons that have been waiting for her all along. She does this with the help of her family and her community. One man importantly sticks out the most‚ and his name is Arthur Radley‚ but Scout and the children like to call him ’Boo ’. Lee incorporated Mr. Radley to really show Scout the important lessons of life through the experiences and the
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it being a good representation of Tom Robison’s Case‚ which was the reason for Scouts early coming of age. To begin‚ Since Atticus was defending a black man in this case‚ Scout had to put up with being constantly teased. This is seen when Francis yells “Nigger-lover!”(Lee‚ pg.83). Scout had to put up with this constant name calling in the town and was forced to learn to turn the other cheek. Further more‚ due to scout witnessing Atticus fight his case she was exposed to hearing very mature situations
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Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ a young‚ curious girl named Scout learns lessons and experiences that grow her into a better person. The first lesson Scout learns is empathy. Empathy is the act of putting yourself in other people’s shoes and seeing things from their perspective. Scout struggles to learn this lesson‚ but she masters it once she does. “My stomach turned to water and nearly threw up when Jem held out the blanket and crept toward me‚” (96). Scout is very immature at this time. She acts as if the
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