Everyone feels the need to have strong concern towards the people he or she care for. In Harper Lee’s eye-opening novel To Kill A Mockingbird, we find ourselves in the mind of a young girl facing society and the feeling of others. Scout Finch has developed as a strong character. Her personality has changed throughout her challenges, making her concerned for others. Most children change and grow up. Throughout her childhood, she grows and matures into someone who considers the feelings of others as well as her own. Scout learns a lifetime worth of lessons among her childhood that opens her eyes to society and others. Scout Finch's life changes as she starts to perceive life itself. Scout’s development, into a person of having a strong concern …show more content…
In the novel, Scout’s concern for her father Atticus develops throughout the story. His parenting style is unique in that he treats his kids like adults, honestly answering any question they have. He uses all these instances as an opportunity to pass values on to Scout and Jem. Atticus practices the ethic sympathy and understanding that he preaches to Scout. Firstly, Scout developed strong concern for Atticus when people hate on him for his case. Atticus agrees to defend Tom Robinson, a black man. Unable to abide by the town’s comfortable ingrained racial prejudice views. Scout now has to deal with people treaty Atticus poorly. At the beginning of the novel, Scout says, “He announced in the schoolyard the day before that Scout Finch’s daddy defended niggers” (Lee 99). Scout is concerned for Atticus and why everyone in Maycomb is picking on him. She becomes upset when people insult her father. Leading up the trial, Scout could see her father becoming agitated. No white person in Maycomb likes the idea of this trial. They all thought Tom was guilty and deserved to die. The night before the trial, Atticus is visited at his office by Walter Cunningham Sr and his mob. They proceed to tell Atticus there is no point in this trial