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Atticus Struggles In To Kill A Mockingbird

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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 …show more content…

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

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Scout is definitely a character we see growth in. She goes from being a little girl who can’t control her anger to a young lady that wants a change in the world. In this quote, Scout shows that she tries to climb into Jem 's skin and understand what he is going through. In this part of the chapter was when the tree hole, that has the gifts got filled up and Jem felt bad about not giving anything in return. When scout saw that Jem was moody and sad, she didn’t want to bother him.

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Atticus brought a female figure as an influence for Scout in her life. As we read, we can tell that Scout didn’t agree with her father, she didn’t like the idea, but she lied anyways. She’s growing up in the way where she is being able to think things through herself. She is able recognize that sometimes you don’t have to always tell the truth. There are times where you have to tell a little lie.

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Atticus Finch said “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”(Lee 39). As a result of this quote out main character will change. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee uses the character and characterization of Scout to show how empathy can change someone’s life for the better. Throughout the book Scout changes quite a bit. In the beginning she was very tomboyish choosing to wear overalls instead of dresses, she also liked to beat other kids up.

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Scout’s innocence and bravery manage to make the men leave. Despite feeling intimidated by all of the looks she received from the men, she still found the courage to talk to Mr. Cunnignahm. In the end, her bravery and ability to stand up to the men unintentionally save the lives of Atticus and Tom Robinson. In addition, Scout also expresses her bravery when she fights Cecil Jacobs. Everyone learns that Atticus is appointed as a lawyer for Tom Robinson’s case and the people of Maycomb are not happy about it.

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Scout is a very outspoken girl throughout the book. This is obvious to see in (lee 112) “ she called me a whore lady and jumped on me, is that true scout, said uncle jack. I reckson so.” Scout is in trouble she does not care she still chooses to smart off. Another way

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Atticus explains to Scout that he is defending the black man because it is the right thing to do. Atticus states, “You might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and keep those fists down.” (Lee 101). Scout listened to what her father told her and she walked away from the fight. This scene in the novel highlights Scouts maturity level.

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Never, ever be afraid to stand for what’s right thing People are complicated. Learn about their life before judging them.-you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view Prejudge Firstly, Atticus taught Scout many important life lessons, but most importantly, he taught her to not be prejudiced, and to treat everyone with equality. This was extremely important in Scout's growth as a person, because in those days, many people were blinded by racism; Scout learned to treat all people evenly.

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(p.39). When Atticus had given Scout this advice, she didn’t really understand because of her innocence and still believes that what she thinks is right. Atticus had known this but still told her so she can think about as she matures, since it was a very important lesson to

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Many children have adults in their lives who influence the way they turn out in the future. These people can affect the children in negative or positive ways. Scout learns the importance of respect from Calpurnia, the ways of the world, how to live life to the fullest, and walking in someone else’s shoes to understand them throughout the entirety of To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee truly portrays Scout ’s coming of age by using the character’s Calpurnia, Miss Maudie, and Atticus as very important role models in Scout’s life.

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The characterization of Scout reveals that she is very sympathetic and worried about Jem risking his life. This further heated the argument, leaving Jem feeling moody and silent. While trying to comfort her older brother, Scout is reminded of Atticus' advice, “As Atticus had once advised me to do, I tried to climb into Jem’s skin and walk around in it” (77). The characterization of Scout highlights her mentality maturing. At the beginning of the novel, Scout has a difficult time understanding others until Atticus gives her important advice about sympathy.

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We can prove Scout changes and matures through the book by various events that take place. For instance, when Scout said: “Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting anymore; I was far too old and too big for such childish things, and the sooner I learned to hold in, the better off everybody would be.” (Lee 9.1) In here, not only does Atticus tell Scout to start maturing and worrying about more relevant stuff, but she also listens, understands and takes immediate action on it. She starts thinking about what her father tells her, and realizes that fighting for such immature and irrelevant things is not worth it.

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Throughout the novel, Scout indicates change and maturity in her actions. She learns from Atticus to understand a person by considering their perspective. Furthermore, first day of school starts and Scout is already in trouble because she can read. Later that evening, Scout tells Atticus she is sick and cannot continue school anymore. He tells her that she is going and Scout tells him about the bad day and school.

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As the book progresses Scout is having constant difficulty with her lack of maturation. Many problems are starting to occur in the book, and they are problems that she just doesn't understand yet. Scout is still young and doesn’t quite understand why she isnt told everything, and why she isn’t just as mature as Jem. “ That’s because you can’t hold something in your mind but a little while, said Jem. It’s different with grown folks, we-”

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Scout changed a lot over the course of this story. She was exposed to many events that led to her gradually changing her way of life. She doesn’t change as much as Jem does or as fast as him, but she still changes. She learns to mature, understand things better, and treat people with respect.

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Ultimately, Scout overcomes the social norms placed upon women when she punches Francis in the face, picks a fight with Cecil Jacobs and chooses to spend most of her time playing with Jem and Dill. First and foremost, Scout escapes the restrictions imposed upon women by continuing to play with Jem and Dill instead of indulging herself in learning how to cook or drinking tea with other women. Although she will sometimes sit with Calpurnia in the kitchen and drink tea with her aunt

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