Scout Finch In The Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Mocking Bird Essay
In the book The Mocking Bird by Harper Lee, there were many lessons taught to the protagonist Jean Louise aka Scout. It was a coming of a story showing the development of a young girl. Scout overcame many obstacles in her life and became an independent young woman. She made her own opinions on racism and did not use other opinions to persuade her. She learned true friendship. She was raised in a single family home without a mother. Scout Finch (Jean Louise) had a housekeeper named Calpurnia that was African American and she is what gave Scout a different outlook on blacks. Calpurnia was a faithful member of the Finch family. “In Calpurnia’s teachings, there was no sentimentality: I seldom pleased her and she seldom
When push comes to shove they have always had each other. When tragedy is placed into Scouts life, she had to learn what true friendship is. “Run, Scout! Run! Run! Jim said,” (Lee 351). Scout and Jem have always had a unique relationship and after Jem tries to protect her by letting himself get hurt, she really starts to understand what friendship truly is. “Aunty is Jem dead?”(Lee 352). Scout emphasizes repetition in the book of the same question to several people watching over Jem. She understands now how much he means to her and that she would do anything for him like he would for her. “I wondered how many times Jem and I made this journey, but I entered the Radley front gate for the second first time in my life” (Lee 373). Through the statement Scout said, she expressed how Jem has been with her several times, but for once she is doing it by herself But with respect of a true friend helping her get to where she is
It was not always easy for neither one. “I have to make a living. Besides, they’d put me in jail if I kept you at home-dose of magnesia tonight and school tomorrow (Lee 39). Atticus has always done the best he could for Scout, working at the same time also. Scout had to listen no matter how much she wished she would get her way. “If you can learn a simple trick, Scout you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks” (Lee 39). Scout learned to listen to her father and take his advice wisely because she knew her father wanted the best of her. “Sometimes I think I’m a total mess up as a parent, but I’m all they got said Atticus” (Lee 366). Scout had a really hard time when her mom passed but with the love and support her father gave her, it has helped her develop her own ideas on decisions she makes in