Scout Finch Character Analysis
Jean Louise Finch, A Dynamic Person “As I made my way home, I thought Jem and I would get grown but there wasn’t much else left for us to learn, except possibly algebra.” (pg374) This quote from the end of To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee Harper is when Scout realizes she has learned a lot about life in the past two years. She grows up and matures greatly throughout the novel. A dynamic character from To Kill a Mockingbird is Scout Finch, who changes from a naïve and aggressive tomboy to a calmer, more wise and lady-like young girl. Scout is very important in relation to theme and the development of the plot, as she grows up facing stereotypes and different forms of hate and ignorance. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch is a very naïve, aggressive and
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When her aunt Alexandria comes to live with them, she tries to make Scout more lady-like and proper. “Aunt Alexandria looked across the living room at me and smiled. She looked at a tray of cookies on the table and nodded at them. I carefully picked up the tray and watched myself walk to Mrs. Marriweather with my best company manners I asked if she would have some.” (pg318) Here, Scout displays to her aunt and to her aunts company that she can behave properly and a like a nice young lady. Jem, who is older, is going through puberty and is a young teen at this time. As he grows up and changes, so does Scout as he is a big influence in her life. “Feeling sleepy I decided to end things. My hand was going down on him when Jem spoke. Jem was scowling. It was probably part of the stage he was going through.” (pg319) Throughout her childhood she had always wondered after Arthur “Boo” Radley, and she along with her brother Jem and close friend Dill had invented a game depicting the vicarious life of Mr Boo Radley. Another change Scout goes through is when she finally meets the mysterious Boo Radley, this event greatly shapes who Scout becomes and how she thinks. “I led him to the front porch, where his uneasy steps halted. He was still holding my hand and gave no sign of letting me go.” When Boo saves both Jem and Scouts life from Bob Ewell, Scout comes to realize that Boo has always been
Later, Scout fights Walter Cunningham after she gets in trouble for explaining why he …show more content…
When her aunt Alexandria comes to live with them, she tries to make Scout more lady-like and proper. “Aunt Alexandria looked across the living room at me and smiled. She looked at a tray of cookies on the table and nodded at them. I carefully picked up the tray and watched myself walk to Mrs. Marriweather with my best company manners I asked if she would have some.” (pg318) Here, Scout displays to her aunt and to her aunts company that she can behave properly and a like a nice young lady. Jem, who is older, is going through puberty and is a young teen at this time. As he grows up and changes, so does Scout as he is a big influence in her life. “Feeling sleepy I decided to end things. My hand was going down on him when Jem spoke. Jem was scowling. It was probably part of the stage he was going through.” (pg319) Throughout her childhood she had always wondered after Arthur “Boo” Radley, and she along with her brother Jem and close friend Dill had invented a game depicting the vicarious life of Mr Boo Radley. Another change Scout goes through is when she finally meets the mysterious Boo Radley, this event greatly shapes who Scout becomes and how she thinks. “I led him to the front porch, where his uneasy steps halted. He was still holding my hand and gave no sign of letting me go.” When Boo saves both Jem and Scouts life from Bob Ewell, Scout comes to realize that Boo has always been