a Mockingbird. To begin‚ Scout is a lively five year old child. Unlike other people her age‚ she can read well‚ is very clever and is eager to learn. She is innocent and often doesn’t fully understand situations she is placed in. At the begging Scout is a tomboy (possibly write about symbolism in name) who enjoys playing outside with her brother Jem‚ however as the story continues her character develops and changes as she begins to turn into a woman. Atticus is Scout and Jem’s father. He is a
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Jem and Scout do throughout the novel. They do this by first having a complete misconception of courage and gradually progressing to being courageous themselves‚ without really realizing it. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee demonstrates that true courage is often not appreciated right away through Jem and Scout’s journey to understanding what it really means to be courageous and heroic. At the beginning of the novel‚ Scout
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by misfortune. Scout learns about compassion through people in different ways in To Kill a Mockingbird such as Walter Cunningham‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Atticus. Scout learns about compassion with Walter Cunningham. For example Walter Cunningham quarter incident in Miss Caroline’s class. Scout thinks he knows him and all and all he is a poor boy in her class. When she started to question Walter Cunningham with the syrup incident she made Walter Cunningham sad. Then Cal teaches Scout that just because
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represents Scout‚ Tom Robinson‚ and even “Boo” Radley. Atticus may not have directed this quote towards these people but they are included in it. Scout is seen as a mockingbird to the reader during the Tom Robinson trial‚ Tom Robinson is also seen as a mockingbird during his trial‚ and finally “Boo” Radley is seen as a mockingbird throughout
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Jem’s attitude to Scout had a dramatic shift‚ his values changed from his childhood to adulthood and Jem becomes more thoughtful than before. Without question‚ Jem totally changed. Firstly‚ as the novel progresses‚Jem’s attitude to Scout is different .His changing attitude toward Scout is an important measurement of his development from innocence towards experience. At the beginning of the story‚ Jem plays with Scout. He treats Scout as playmate and equal. But after Scout started going to
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and beliefs and break free from what their society thinks? In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the main character and narrator‚ Jean Louise “Scout” Finch‚ learns that the majority of people in Maycomb County‚ Alabama have the same beliefs. They believe that black people are inferior‚ dishonest‚ and unimportant in society. Luckily‚ Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ have their father‚ Atticus‚ to look up to as a role model. Atticus does not follow the common stereotypes of Maycomb. He believes
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important qualities to possess. Atticus Finch’s fairness shows that he is a good father to Jem and Scout because instead of simply denying his children’s of everything they ask him‚ he allows them a chance to explain and offers a compromise. For example‚ in the scene where Scout informs Atticus that she does not want to go to school anymore‚ he says to her‚ “Do you know what a compromise is?” Scout asks him if it is bending the law. He replies‚ “No‚ an agreement of mutual concessions. If you’ll concede
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situations with the best approach; unfortunately for Scout however‚ having a great deal of social mishaps‚ will have a lot of learning and correcting to do. Scout is‚ altogether‚ a rather tranquil adolescent but‚ when she fails to come to terms with another‚ she tends to settle the dispute aggressively. There have been several incidents in which Scout had difficulty in handling‚ resulting in destructive and vulgar tendencies. Hopefully‚ Scout will progressively continue to learn how to humbly settle
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unravel. An adult Scout says‚ "Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls‚ a broken watch and chain‚ a pair of good-luck pennies‚ and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into that tree what we took out of it: we have given him nothing‚ and it made me sad". Scout is wrong. Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill gave Boo Radley various gifts as well he gave them. Throughout the novel‚ Scout gave Boo friendship
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her story. Jean Louis Finch “Scout” matures by seeing and hearing events most kids her age do not with the trial of Tom Robinson’s trial revealing that firsthand experience brings knowledge. Scout grows through her encounter with Dolphus Raymond outside the courthouse during the trial. Before the trial of Tom Robinson Scout has a negative opinion towards him. During the trial Dill becomes sick‚ so Dill and Scout proceeded outside and came across Dolphus Raymond. Scout and Dill sit at the tree and
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