To Kill A Mockingbird Scout Character Traits
Scout is a very unique character in more ways than one. She shows many traits
throughout the whole book of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Some specific traits that she shows
include being clever, acting loyal, and even being defiant at sometimes.
Scout is a very loyal person. She shows that through many of her words and actions
throughout the book. One example being when she had defended Atticus against many of the
people who had disagreed with him taking up the case against Tom Robinson. She had punched
her cousin when he called Atticus a name, and she even fought Cecil Jacobs at school when he
made fun of Atticus using mean words that even she didn't understand. A great quote displaying
how loyal Scout can be, is located on page 145, when she was talking about Dill she …show more content…
She has been reading for as long
as she remembers. Jem helps support this idea when they first meet Dill and he had said that
Scout had been reading since she was born. Another way to show she is smart is at the end of the
book when she quotes Atticus, saying, “One time he said you never really know a man until you
stand in his shoes and walk around in them.” She applies this quote to Boo Radley, as she stands
on his porch. That was a second aspect of Scout’s character, the third and final one being how
she presented herself as being defiant at certain times.
Scout has the ability to be very daring every so often. When she had visited aunt
Alexandria during christmas, she had cussed at the table, she said, “I asked him to pass the damn
ham, please.” This shows she can be rebellious because she was very young when she had said
this. It also doubled up because back when this was based, young girls like her were expected to
act lady-like, but she did not. At a later time, after the christmas dinner, Atticus had told her to go
to bed. But she didn’t. She stayed up and listened to the conversation between uncle Jack and
throughout the whole book of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Some specific traits that she shows
include being clever, acting loyal, and even being defiant at sometimes.
Scout is a very loyal person. She shows that through many of her words and actions
throughout the book. One example being when she had defended Atticus against many of the
people who had disagreed with him taking up the case against Tom Robinson. She had punched
her cousin when he called Atticus a name, and she even fought Cecil Jacobs at school when he
made fun of Atticus using mean words that even she didn't understand. A great quote displaying
how loyal Scout can be, is located on page 145, when she was talking about Dill she …show more content…
She has been reading for as long
as she remembers. Jem helps support this idea when they first meet Dill and he had said that
Scout had been reading since she was born. Another way to show she is smart is at the end of the
book when she quotes Atticus, saying, “One time he said you never really know a man until you
stand in his shoes and walk around in them.” She applies this quote to Boo Radley, as she stands
on his porch. That was a second aspect of Scout’s character, the third and final one being how
she presented herself as being defiant at certain times.
Scout has the ability to be very daring every so often. When she had visited aunt
Alexandria during christmas, she had cussed at the table, she said, “I asked him to pass the damn
ham, please.” This shows she can be rebellious because she was very young when she had said
this. It also doubled up because back when this was based, young girls like her were expected to
act lady-like, but she did not. At a later time, after the christmas dinner, Atticus had told her to go
to bed. But she didn’t. She stayed up and listened to the conversation between uncle Jack and