Atticus Struggles In To Kill A Mockingbird

Over the years, in To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout has grown as an individual. Most of these developments caused her to grow mature. Most of her growth comes from Atticus’ words and promises. Words that were given by Atticus was able to teach Scout how to be perceptive to people and a promise between Scout and him was able to strengthen her self control. After the fire in Miss Maudie’s house, the blanket given to her by Boo Radley was able to open her eyes and create an understanding that he’s a normal person. Another eye-opener to Scout was Tom’s trial, which reinforced her idea that the world is unfair. Through this understanding, Scout was able to move on better than Jem, becoming a stronger person. And while though she didn’t want to at first, Scout was able to become a bit ladylike when Aunt Alexandra continued her missionary circle meeting with a brave face, after the revelation

Wanting to defend her father, Scout demanded that he take his words back but he refused. Scout then later tells Atticus everything about the incident and was told not to mind anything retaining with him. Scout is in conflict with both Cecil and herself. She wants to defend Atticus from Cecil’s terrible words and yet she has to prevent herself from initiating a fight due to her promise with Atticus. Scout was able to resolve her problem by following Atticus’s words and walked away. Though she was called a coward, she was positive about her actions, feeling noble about them. “Somehow, if I fought Cecil I would let Atticus down. Atticus so rarely asked Jem and me to do something for him, I could take being called a coward for him.” (Lee 102). This has formed Scout into a more mature person by acting rational and understanding a fight won’t resolve the problem. This also strengthened her self-control by pushing away her initial reaction to initiate a fight and not get aggravated when called a