Loss of innocence Some may think the world is fair and equal, but in the blink of an eye, society changes drastically by the realization of unfairness in the world that becomes a reality. Scout Finch undergoes various struggles in the book To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. These harsh incidents leave revolving thoughts and confuse Scout, but opens her eyes to realize the world. Scout faces multiple conflicts and incidents that results in her loss of innocence, but with help from her loved ones she learns to cope with the realities of the world. The main conflict that Scout faces throughout the whole story is the trail of Tom Robinson. This one trail leads up to several other conflicts that affect her life completely. "Atticus sighed. I'm simply defending a Negro his names Tom Robison " (Lee, 100). Scouts dad, Atticus, is in charge of Toms case and since he is white, people think he should not be able to defend a black person. "If you shouldn't be defendin' him, then why are you doin' it? " (Lee,100), Scout is worried about her community's reaction of Atticus defending Tom. Atticus tells Scout that if he did or not defend Tom, then Jem and Scout would not have to mind him anymore. She thinks she understands what Atticus mean when he explains to her why he is defending Tom, but does not quite understand what's wrong with it or why people …show more content…
Francis, Francis said, "If Uncle Atticus let's you run around with stray dogs, that's his own business, like grandma says, so it ain't your fault. I guess it ain't your fault if Uncle Atticus is a n*****- lover besides. It certainly mortifies the rest of the family too much. She undoubtedly wasn't going to let Cecil talk about her father she's not going to allow her relative talk bad about him. She learned that her relatives feel the same way as Cecil. She's way to old for childish things and it's better to hold her anger in then let it