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Scout Finch Characteristics

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“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-’ ‘Sir?’ ‘-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Scout Finch is the narrator throughout the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Scout is always with her brother, Jem, who go on adventures with a new friend they meet named Dill. The three of them are always getting into trouble. Scout’s father, Atticus, is a widower. Scout’s mother died when Scout was very young. Throughout the novel Scout shows 3 important characteristics, Intelligence, Investigator, and tomboy. Scout shows that she is an intelligent girl from the beginning of the novel to the end. She first shows intelligence at the beginning of chapter 2 when she first goes to …show more content…

When Jem and Dill started to get close scout felt excluded, so she starts to spend more time with Miss Maudie, their neighbor. Scout then wonders if Boo Radley is alive or dead so she asked Miss Maudie. “Miss Maudie,’ I said one evening, ‘do you think Boo Radley’s still alive?” Scout wanted to gain more knowledge about her community and the world. Because of this she asks many questions and investigates the world around her. One person she has always wanted to know more about is Boo, Arthur, Radley. She does not only ask about him this one time but several times throughout the novel. The trial for Tom’s case was coming up so more comments and whispers start whenever the kids walk around town. One of the comments Scout heard included the word rape, so she wondered about it. Because of this Scout asked Atticus what it meant. “What’s rape?’ I asked him that night.”As she grows older she want to learn and gain more knowledge. She does this by asking questions no matter the situation she will ask anyone she can to give her an answer to her question. When she asked this she wanted to not only understand it and have the knowledge by she wanted to understand Atticus case more and be able to climb into his skin and feel what he feels at the time and

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Miss Caroline told me to tell my father not to teach me anymore, it would interfere with my reading.” (Lee 19). Scout shows her curiosity by questioning about her life and her community. For example, Scout asks Atticus Calpurnia, Jem and Miss Maudie question because scout wants to know everyone and is very curious. “‘Are we poor Atticus?”’

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Father, lawyer, and friend, the gentlemanly Atticus Finch hopes to shape the character of his children. The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, is the story of the childhood of a young girl named Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Throughout the book, Scout’s father, Atticus, tries his best to raise her and her brother, Jem, the right way as a single parent. To Kill a Mockingbird exemplifies the way the character of Atticus Finch either uses ritual or abandons it in order to develop certain character qualities within his children. He specifically focuses on the development of honesty, courage, and humility.

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She first shows signs of being a mentor when Scout is excluded from playing with Jem and Dill. Scout asks about the mysterious Arthur “Boo” Radley and Maudie responds by trying to have her understand that the Radleys are very religious and she should not judge so harshly. Miss Maudie says, “ That is a sad house. I remember Arthur Radley when he was a boy. He always spoke nicely to me, no matter what folks said he did.

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She has started to lose her innocence, which leads her to be able to understand more of what people mean even when they say something else. Scout realizes that her and Jem’s savior was indeed Boo Radley: “‘Hey Boo,’ I said” (Lee 362). Boo Radley’s innocence leads him to be courageous by saving Jem and Scout. Boo has watched Jem and Scout through their times of crisis and as they have grown up. “His mouth was slightly open, and he looked at Jem from head to foot.

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Scout is curious about many things throughout the novel. “That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it” (Lee 119). Scout is curious about why her father would tell her something is a sin, so she decides to get another adult’s view on it. Scout asks Miss Maudie what Atticus can do (Lee 120). Asking Miss Maudie about Atticus was a good way for Scout to learn more about Atticus.

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To Kill a Mockingbird is full of heart wrenching and painful moments that shaped and defined each and every inhabitant of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus Finch, the father of the main protagonist, once said, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it," (Lee 51). This was a lesson he taught to Scout, the narrator and main protagonist of the story. Scout never fully grasps the idea of this concept until the very end of the story, but throughout the story she exhibits this lesson and is empathetic without even knowing it. No character felt others emotions quite like Scout, even if it was right away, a little while after, or even the whole book.

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Scout is a tomboy and she usually solves her problems with her fists. Atticus is one of the only people that accept Scout for who she is. The rest of her family is constantly trying to make her act more like a lady and this is enforced greatly when her

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Scout Finch, a once disorderly girl, changes a lot when her father, Atticus, takes the responsibility of defending a black man. Scout matures quickly when she is faced with discrimination and hatred towards her father. The atmosphere of discrimination in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee affects Scout, by creating a hostile environment that teaches her important lessons, forcing Scout to protect herself and her father, and learning that challenging the traditional way of life was not always wrong. It must have been a confusing time for Scout Growing up in Maycomb, because once her father took the role as an attorney for a black man, everything started to change.

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She never wanted to do what she was told by people she didn 't fully respect. She puts up the fight of her life to Aunt Alexandera because she does not want to become a lady. She does everything she can to stay away from her for a while, then she just tries to stay away from it. Atticus, Scout’s father, commented that he thought that he would have more problems with Scout, because of her fighting spunky nature, than with Jem, her older brother (120). She also would go to the court case, after her father deliberately told them to not go to town.

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He tells her to use proper language, not to swear, and many other lessons to make her appear more respectable. He also helps her learn to understand others by looking through their eyes. At one point, Atticus asks Scout if she is ready to read, and Scout tries to convince Atticus that she is sick, so she will not have to go to school. Atticus figures she is making it up , so he tells her he will give her some medicine and she can go to bed and go to school the next day.

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Atticus is also very cautious about how he explains certain delicate topics to her, such as when she brings up the issue of rape he says that “Rape was carnal knowledge of a female by force and without consent.” (Page 149) explaining it in such a manner that she is still a bit curious as to the nature of rape yet does not inquire further and lets it go. " 'I asked him if I was a problem and he said not much of one, at most one he could always figure out, and not to worry my head a second about botherin ' him.” (Page 249)These lines show how skilled Atticus is not only in comforting his children but also in showing them how much they mean to him. The relationship between Jem and Scout is much like any other sibling relationship, full of love, support and trust.

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Scout recognizes the Boo Radley as the mockingbird because he doesn't bother anyone. Scout also recalls the time when Atticus said, " you never really understand a person's point of view until you climb into their skin and crawl around in it. " She interprets this as something to always keep in mind and to consider through her journey to womanhood.

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