“Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough." (p. ). In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the reader is shown various ways in which Scout has matured and grown. The events that occur in the book display all the bad and horrible things in life one has to eventually go through, like racial injustice and learning the truth about people. Since Scout is so young, she experiences adult situations that develop her understanding of life. With Jem, Atticus, Cal, and other citizens of Maycomb helping her get through, she molds into a grown up little girl. One event that had a major impact on Scout’s maturity was Tom Robinson’s …show more content…
Many characters in book portray this phrase such as, Mr. Dolphus Raymond and even Atticus. “Our father didn’t do anything. He worked in an office, not in a drugstore. Atticus did not drive a dump-truck for the county, he was not the sheriff, he did not farm, work in a garage, or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone.” (p. ). Scout views Atticus as a boring and old dad, that doesn't have enough energy to do anything, until Tim Johnson came along. When sheriff Heck Tate passes over the gun and said, “ ‘Take him, Mr. Finch.’ Mr. Tate handed the rifle to Atticus; Jem and I nearly fainted.” (p. ). Jem and Scout are so shocked because they are unaware of the title Atticus held at one time, One shot Finch. Another prime example is Mr. Dolphus Raymond. “He’s got a Co-Cola bottle full of whiskey in there…. Why’s he sittin‘ with the colored folks? Always does….. He’s got colored women and all sorts of mixed chillun. ” (p. ). In the quote Jem has only assumes that Mr. Raymond is a constant drunk and that he prefers the company of colored people. But Scout later learns during the trial when she steps out with Dill the truth. “Secretly, Miss Finch, I’m not much of a drinker, but you see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that’s the way I want to live.”(p. ). This reveals that Mr. Raymond does what he does to help give people of …show more content…
One of the first times she gets in a fight was with Cecil Jacobs. Cecil was making fun about how her dad, Atticus was defending a negro; being a child that was born and raised in Maycomb, they are taught that what Atticus is doing is wrong and that he shouldn’t actually be intending to help a black man. “My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an‘ that nigger oughta hang from the water-tank!” (p. ). In this situation, if Atticus wasn’t on the back of her conscious, she would’ve have engaged in a fist fight with him and disappointed her family along with it. “I was far too old and too big for such childish things, and the sooner I learned to hold in, the better off everybody would be…… Somehow, if I fought Cecil I would let Atticus down.”(p. ). The predicament that Scout made, showed how she overlooked what her consequences would be if she had let out her temper; therefore demonstrating her high level of
Near the end of To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout realizes “you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them” (Lee 279). She has learned a life lesson that is critical for the betterment of her
To Kill a Mockingbird is full of heart wrenching and painful moments that shaped and defined each and every inhabitant of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus Finch, the father of the main protagonist, once said, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it," (Lee 51). This was a lesson he taught to Scout, the narrator and main protagonist of the story. Scout never fully grasps the idea of this concept until the very end of the story, but throughout the story she exhibits this lesson and is empathetic without even knowing it. No character felt others emotions quite like Scout, even if it was right away, a little while after, or even the whole book.
In Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” the main character, Scout, matures in many ways and learns plentiful new things throughout the story. What does Scout learn and how does it affect her character at the end? What was the reason for this character to have such dramatic changes? These questions will be answered by this essay.
Again Scout’s father resolutely tried to teach Scout manners and genuineness. “Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting any more; I was far too old and too big for such childish things, and the sooner I learned to hold in, the better off everybody would be.” (Lee 74). People in Maycomb, Alabama, the town the Finch’s lived in, don’t always agree with Scout’s behavior, nor do they appreciate Atticus's parenting style very often. As the novel progresses Scout does as well.
Some people isn’t as bad as they seem “You shouldn't judge people by what chapter you walk in on.” In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows or tells the story of scout and Jem Finch growing up in a small southern town called Maycomb. In this book the protagonist Scout goes through many of coming of ages experiences. Some of the important scenes where Scout matures up is on her first day of school, walking from a fight, and encountering Boo Radley or Aurther Radley.
Scout is a tomboy and she usually solves her problems with her fists. Atticus is one of the only people that accept Scout for who she is. The rest of her family is constantly trying to make her act more like a lady and this is enforced greatly when her
Atticus attempts to teach his children numerous laws of life throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus tries to share the importance of gaining perspective with his children. After Scout has a rough first day of school, he tells her, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” (Lee page 39) Atticus encourages his children “to get inside a person’s skin,” and “walk around in their shoes” throughout the novel.
Jem and Scout are outside playing in front of their house when Jem saw the dog, he ran inside to get Cal, the kids’ housekeeper she immediately called Atticus and he brought the sheriff. The sheriff decides that he cannot shoot the dog because is not a very good shot, so he tells Atticus to take it. The author says “I haven’t shot a gun in thirty years --”(Lee 110) . Atticus knows that he had not shot a gun in a very long time knew, that Heck Tate was not going to shoot the dog because he was afraid he would miss. So even though he hadn’t shot in a while he took it anyway to make Heck Tate feel more
A big event that changed Scout was when Bob Ewell tried to kill her and Jem but Boo Radley came out of nowhere and saved them. The way that this event changed Scout is it teachers her not to judge a book by its cover. Because she was judging him the whole time by what she heard and saw. She also learned empathy for Boo. She is finally starting to see the other side of people.
Like every young girl, Scout Finch must learn how to navigate through the world and find who she is. With the help of some unexpected acquaintances and mature encounters, she ends up finding herself at a younger age than most. Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is narrated by the seven year old, Scout Finch. Her young age provides pros and cons to us as readers.
Scout changed a lot over the course of this story. She was exposed to many events that led to her gradually changing her way of life. She doesn’t change as much as Jem does or as fast as him, but she still changes. She learns to mature, understand things better, and treat people with respect.
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee as the novel progresses Scout’s innocence is gradually evaporating. Scout is losing her innocence of a child from being exposed to the “real world” and experiencing the prejudice ness of others. At the beginning of the novel Scout is a young girl who has never faced the “evil” of the world. Maycomb county Alabama during the Great depression is extremely racially prejudiced. Scout encounters the evil of society when Atticus takes on the case of Tom Robinson.
Atticus tells Scout to keep her head up and avoid any fights when anyone is saying something bad about Atticus. Keeping this in mind, when Cecil Jacobs is intimidating Scout by calling her Atticus a nigger-lover. She refused to fight thinking “Somehow, if I fought Cecil I would let Atticus down. Atticus so rarely asked Jem and me to do something for him, I could take being called a coward for him. I felt extremely noble for having remembered, and remained noble for three weeks” (77).
Scout's Evolving Perspectives in To Kill a Mockingbird In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee tells us the story of a small town in Alabama through the eyes of young Jean Louise Finch, better known as Scout. Scout has her different perspectives and opinions on the people in her life. She faces many different reality checks, such as how prejudice and racism are extremely prominent problems in Maycomb, Alabama. As she matures, her perspectives mature with her.
Scout had an experience on her first day of first grade. Scout had three problems, she was not able to play with Jem at school, her knowing how to read, and her relationship with Miss Caroline. Scout stated, “I was to stick with the first grade and he would stick with the fifth. In short, I was to leave him alone” (20-21). The audience can see that Scout was mad and annoyed by this.