Essay On Scout In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Scout’s Loss of Youth In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout, the main character, undergoes a sudden change when she hears the verdict of Tom Robinson’s trial. Scout goes from an immature, rash and stubborn child, who gets in fights and doesn’t think about her actions, to a young woman who formulates her own opinion, fully understands racism, and understands the role it plays in her town’s justice system. Before this turning point Scout is immature and childish. For example, Scout tried to get Calpurnia fired for selfish reasons. Scout claims that “[Calpurnia] likes Jem better’n she likes [Scout], anyway” and then proceeded to “[suggest] that Atticus lose no time in packing her off.”(25). This shows how inconsiderate and rude Scout is toward Calpurnia. Scout acted rude and insolent to adults and to her peers, talking back to Ms. Caroline, Cal and making her friend Walter “duck his head in shame” (27). This is important because it shows her lack of understanding; she is not mature enough to think…show more content…
Her maturity is proven by the end of the novel when the children lose interest in Boo Radley. Scout learns that “Most people are [real nice], when you finally see them.” and that she shouldn’t “try to understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (281, 33). These quotes are important because, over the course of the novel, these are the main lessons she learns up until the trial and afterward. However, Scout is still incredibly confused and is still trying to understand everything. The verdict of the trial is the beginning of her transformation but she does not fully become mature until closer to the end when she fully understands the reasoning behind the outcome of Tom’s
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