Scout, the protagonist in the book, To Kill a Mockingbird is very curious. When Scout’s dad Atticus has a trial and tells the kids to stay home, Scout, her brother, and Dill all go to the courthouse, to watch the trial of Tom Robinson. Scout always wants to understand everything and wants to know everything at all times. Scout does not have a mother and she spends all of her time with her brother Jem. Scout gets into fights often and loves doing all the stuff her brother and his friends do. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is portrayed as an adventurous character through Lee’s use of literary elements.
First, Lee portrays Scout as daring and a tomboy. Scout beat up Walter because Walter denied the 25 cents that Miss Caroline had offered, “Catching Walter Cunningham in the schoolyard gave me some pleasure, but when I was rubbing his nose in the dirt Jem came by and told me to stop” (Lee 25). Scout is a tomboy by getting in a fight with Walter Cunningham. Scout does not have a problem getting
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When Jem is punished to read for Mrs. Dubose, Scout comes along despite it not being her fault. “You got your sister with you” (Lee 141) Even though it is not Scout's punishment, she is thoughtful by going with Jem anyways. She even sacrificed a little too because she did not like Mrs. Dubose and would not want to spend a Sunday afternoon with her. Although Scout is mature he can also be grouchy and rude. Aunt Alexandra is living with them for a while and Scout don’t like her at all. “‘Put my bad in the front bedroom, Calpurnia, was the first thing Aunt Alexandra said. ‘Jean Louise, stop scratching your head,’ was the second thing she said.” (Lee 144) Scout is grouchy because Aunt Alexandra never says anything nice to the kids and always tries to argue. She wants Jem and Scout to change and mature more into the young individuals she wants them to be but Scout doesn’t