Losing one’s innocence‚ or rather the simple act of growing up is inevitable. The children of primary focus in Harper Lee’s classic‚ “To Kill A Mockingbird”‚ succumb to their eventual fate by evolving into mature characters with help from the influential events in the town. These occurrences in Maycomb eradicate the naïvety of the children to prepare them for the real world. Scout initially begins to lose her prevalent innocence when her cousin subjects her to the use of derogatory tongue. Additionally
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There are many positive influences that help shape Scout into the person she becomes at the end of the novel. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mocking Bird‚ there are 3 main characters that have an effect on Scout’s maturity. Jem Finch influences Scout because he is always looking out for her best interest. Next‚ Calpurnia influences Scout because she teaches her how to act “ladylike”. Finally‚ Atticus Finch influences Scout because he teaches her important life lessons throughout the book. Jem‚ Atticus
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Character analysis of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is a very unusual little girl‚ both in her own qualities and in her social position. She is unusually intelligent in many ways that is far more advanced than the other children who she associates herself with for example she learns to read before she is anywhere close to beginning school‚ and she is unusually confident for her age as you can see from the story she never backs down when it is time for her to fight boys without fear or remorse
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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
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pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.”(Shakespeare SearchQuotes). In Harper Lee’s unforgettable novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the innocence of children is the key to communicating several significant aspects of the story. The novel is narrated by Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch‚ who relays the story of a series of events involving social issues that take place in the quiet town of Maycomb County during her childhood in the 1930’s. Harper Lee establishes a distinct narrative voice for Scout through
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want‚ if you can hit ’em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’"That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something‚ and I asked Miss Maudie about it."’Your father’s right‚’ she said. ’Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’" - Atticus This relates to the text throughout the
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To Kill A Mockingbird. The characters Dill‚ Scout‚ and Jem in the book " To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee live a somewhat diverse childhood as they become aware of the prejudice in their hometown Maycomb and "learn to climb into other people’s skin and walk around in it". In the story the children behave as a child would at their time‚ but their childhood evolves from playful innocence to realizing the pressures of living in a timeframe where prejudice is all around them. Scout‚ a 6-year-old
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dominated‚ in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jean Louise “Scout” Finch allows the readers to see past the preconceived ideas of Maycomb and view through the eyes of a 5 year old‚ inquisitive girl who has nothing more to offer than amiable intentions. Scout has been sheltered growing up‚ not from equality and acceptance‚ yet from the world’s prejudice actions. For instance‚ the naive child has a shortage of vocabulary that is used in the 1900s daily leaving Scout questioning “what [is] a whore-lady
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Everyone comes into the world as an innocent child‚ but some people are forced to leave the world of innocence faster than others. Some kids live in a community that raises them in a manner in which they are forced to mature at a young age. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the events of a single summer to demonstrate the loss of innocence in Scout and Jem. As Scout matures at a young age‚ she must learn to control herself and respect others. Hardships are forced upon her
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Johnson’s dog‚ weaving down the street in front of the Radley home. At Sheriff Tate’s urging‚ Atticus Finch took the kill shot‚ ending the crisis. Jeremy Finch was the first to sight Tim Robinson as he was coming down the street. He told the reporter‚ “I could see right away that something was wrong with the dog. I made my sister come home with me to tell Calpurnia.” Jean Louise “Scout” Finch confirmed her brother’s story: “ I thought Jem was being silly‚ there ain’t supposed to be no mad dogs in February
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