Scout's Transformation In To Kill A Mockingbird

From ages six to nine many things can change. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, Scout, the narrator goes through many event to change her personality. As Scout grows, she learns numerous, valuable things. With the help of Atticus, her father, teaching her valuable lessons, to learning to understand life better through her experiences, to even Aunt Alexandra's guidance to becoming a young lady, it is obvious to see Scouts development. Scout has grown into a more mature person in her actions and decisions.
A main factor in Scouts life to help guide her was Atticus; He gave Scout love and affection, but also gave her life lessons to help make her into a better person. One lesson he taught her was tolerance. During a period

She learned that people may not be who they seem to be. She seen this the night at the jail when Mr.Cunningham and the mob went to torment Tom. Scout never thought that anyone would do that in her town, especially someone with a son. Scout also learned about racism, and how it affects everything. She first experienced this when rumors were going around about Atticus, but she also experienced this during the Tom Robinson trial. When Dill left the courtroom crying he said “It ain’t right, somehow it ain’t right to do ‘em that way”(266). He is referring to the way the colored people are treated, how they don't have equal rights, and how it is sickening. Since Scout never thought of it that way, it gives her a new look on the world and the people living in it. Lastly Scout learned that there is disgusting people living in the world. She started to realize this all throughout the novel, but when Bob Ewell made his threats to Atticus, “he’d get him if it took the rest of his life”(290), and then tried to kill her and Jem, she finally realized there is really ugly people. She also realized that people who seem bad may not be as evil as it seems. This is shown when Scout realizes the Boo Radley was the person who saved her and Scout from Bob. All of the rumors said about Boo, like “he peeps through windows at night” made him seem scary. But, it turns out that he actually is not and the he actually has a heart. Scout has

She does this by giving Scout an experience with other ladies. Scout attended a social gathering with Aunt Alexandra one day. She tries her very best to be polite and socialize; she also said that “She does not want to be a lawyer, just a lady”(308). Another thing Aunt Alexandra does to help Scout is tell her to dress like a lady, by wearing dress. This started when everyone went to Aunt Alexandra’s for Christmas dinner. She unapproved of Scouts choice of attire, and was very rude about it. She told Scout that “She could not possibly hope to be a lady if she wore breeches”(108). Scout was very defensive about this but later on began wearing dress for special occasion like the halloween pageant. Anotherthing she tried to teach Scout was about her family history. She tried to inform scout about their families gentle breeding and status. But later on Atticus tell her to forget about it. Like Atticus, Aunt Alexandra was a big factor in Scouts life as she helped to guide her towards the more feminine