To Kill a Mockingbird: Character Analysis Some girls are preppy and love shopping, others are adventurous and love the outdoors. Jean Louise Finch, better known as Scout, the main character in To Kill a Mockingbird by author, Harper Lee is disparate when compared to other females. She is a tomboy at heart and wouldn’t miss a chance to hang out with her brother and other neighborhood boys. Scout tries to find herself throughout the story when tolerating judgemental people, who often tell her to act more genteel. Scout’s conceptions and faith in the understanding of people are modified greatly through the events that endure in her community and her life.
Scout displays a more innocent essence throughout the novel. She doesn’t comprehend
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Scout also had troubles with her violence. She frequently was rumored to be fighting with school boys and acting in a indecorous manner. “This time, I split my knuckle to the bone on his front teeth.” (84 Lee). This was willingly stated by Scout when proud to have beaten up a boy. Again Scout’s father resolutely tried to teach Scout manners and genuineness. “Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting any more; 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 74). People in Maycomb, Alabama, the town the Finch’s lived in, don’t always agree with Scout’s behavior, nor do they appreciate Atticus's parenting style very often. As the novel progresses Scout does as well. She becomes more valiant and gradually conforms to her surroundings in her hometown community. For example her father’s trial case. He was defending a black ma which was unheard of. Scout was often times bullied because of this factor and therefore, had to become more wise to deal with these types of arduous situations. "Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in." (154 Lee). This is revealing the significant amount of intelligence and sophistication Scout possesses. Atticus provided her with this proper knowledge