Moral Development of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird Grace Mahoney Majewski 6/8/2012 Moral Development of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird * Scout’s moral development throughout To Kill a Mockingbird has to do with how she is taught to see “the other”‚ her exposure to racism and injustice‚ and that she had Atticus as a parent to guide her through her childhood. These factors together create a stable learning environment for Scout to grow and develop in. Scouts relationship with the constant
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As one becomes older‚ their perspective on the world changes. Throughout Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the children Scout and Jem Finch mature and grow as people. During the Great Depression‚ the sleepy town of Maycomb County sees the trial and eventual unfair conviction of alleged African American rapist‚ Tom Robinson. In the beginning‚ Scout is shown to be childish‚ innocent‚ but very direct. As the book comes to an end‚ however‚ she develops a kinder‚ politer‚ more accepting personality
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One major archetype in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is the quest that the kids try to achieve; to have Boo Radley make an appearance for them. At some points‚ they even take it upon themselves to find him‚ deciding one of the ending summer nights to find him “Because nobody could see them at night‚ because Atticus would be so deep in a book h wouldn’t hear the Kingdom coming‚ because if Boo Radley killed them they’d miss school instead of vacation” (58). This can show that Jem and Dill had
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consider things from his point of view. Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (Ch # 3: Atticus‚ pg. 39). Scout learns many lessons‚ but she really considered this one much; she tries it many times on many people. One theme for To Kill A Mockingbird is to walk in other people’s shoes and to try to understand their perspective. When Atticus just explains it‚ Scout/Jean Louise tests her abilities to understand people by walking in their shoes. In the beginning of the book‚ Jem is growing
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making friends. She was brave because although everyone else made the decision to ignore me‚ she took a stand and started talking to me. This was courageous because she did what others did not want to do and went against the flow. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there were many scenes of courage from all different characters‚ but one character that stood out for his act of courage was Atticus. Atticus was a character in the book and he played a father to the narrator‚ Scout‚ but more
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is a time when one learns from their mistakes. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ children learn important life lessons and later‚ start to use these lessons as they grow and mature. First‚ the children learn not to judge others until they have seen and experienced the world from their eyes. Next‚ the children learn how to respect other people’s privacy. Finally‚ they learn what real courage looks like. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the children’s early mistakes in judgment teach them valuable lessons
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In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee puts an emphasis on the ignorance of the characters. There are two main types of ignorance in the book. There is the ignorance of the kids‚ which shows how they are naive and unexposed to the world and there is the ignorance of the townspeople‚ which shows how they are close minded and quick to judge. The first kind of ignorance portrayed in the book is the ignorance of children. When To Kill a Mockingbird starts out‚ the main character‚ Scout‚ is just five years
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How does witnessing prejudice during childhood affect the loss of innocence in children? In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the author focuses on two young children‚ Jem and Scout‚ who are living during a time when racism and prejudice dominates their hometown of Maycomb County. Simultaneously‚ they are envisioning and being introduced to different perspectives of their ongoing society. Throughout the story‚ Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose‚ an elderly woman‚ showed signs of racism and
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strong way. In To Kill A Mockingbird Scout Finch reacts toward discrimination with confusion because she’s so young. At the beginning of the book‚ when Scout goes to first grade on the first day of school she already knows how to read and Mrs. Caroline gets mad and yells at her for it. “Teach me? He hasn’t taught me anything‚ Mrs. Caroline” (Lee 22). This quotation shows that Scout is confused because her teacher gets mad at her from reading before being taught. Mrs. Caroline thinks she was taught
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barely enough stores in general‚ but Jem and Scout were affected as Atticus left the town to help the state legislator with the trouble the strikes were causing. 6. “My First Reader” (p.17) This refers to the picture books for beginner readers. Miss Caroline has Scout read most
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