How Does Caroline Present A Child Like Behavior In To Kill A Mockingbird

In the beginning of To Kill A Mockingbird, [Character name] demonstrates an innocent and childlike behavior. She is barely experiencing the world and does not know about the persecution in Maycomb. She has not witnessed the trial and she hasn’t matured yet. She exhibits childish behavior because she fights when she hears people disrespecting Atticus and she barely starts to notice that Maycomb persecutes people. After Ms. Caroline punishes her for trying to explain Walter Cunningham’s situation, Scout decides to take revenge on Walter Cunningham by “rubbing his nose in the dirt.” Jem appears and told her “to stop.” (Lee 22). This illustrates her childlike behavior because she did not know how to explain the Cunningham’s ways to Ms. Caroline

As she grows up, you will see a change in her behavior that will lead you to the conclusion that she sees the world like an adult does. For now, she handles her situations in a violent and uneducated way. It also shows that she cannot take on the perspective of Walter and Ms. Caroline. If she were able to, she may not have been punished by her teacher and she may not have hurt Walter. This is significant because it shows that she is still a foolish creature that will one day drastically change into a young adult. In addition, she fights for her own honor.Another instance of her personality in the beginning is shown when she visits her cousin, Francis. Francis teases her by saying that Atticus likes to protect African Americans. He calls Atticus the n-word. Scout prepares to fight him and she splits her “knuckle to the bone of his front teeth” (Lee 84).Clearly, this demonstrates that she protects her father’s honor by hurting anyone who dishonors him. She gets angry at Francis and decides to hit him.This reinforces the importance of the fact that she is immature because instead of telling the adults about what Francis was doing, she decided to hurt