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The Identity Of Scout Finch In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

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Isabella Farmer
Mrs. Dewberry/ Mrs. Wayt
English 9
19 April 2023

The identity of Scout Finch
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but anyway and you see it through no matter what” (Lee 112). The author of this novel is Nelle Harper Lee. She goes by Harper Lee, she didn’t want people to mispronounce her first name to be Nellie instead of Nelle. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee tries to explain all of the discrimination there was at that time. This happened in the year of the early 1930’s, it was set in a small town called Maycomb. In Alabama during the great depression. In the story it will tell …show more content…

“Miss. Caroline, he’s a cunningham” I sat back down. “ What, Jean Lousie?” I thought I had made things significantly clear. It was clear enough to the rest of us: Walter Cunningham was sitting there lying his head off”( Lee 22 .) This shows us that Scout is not afraid to say what is on her mind about people. Most people would believe that is a very tomboy thing to do, especially back in the day when you were a girl you were expected to be self kept, and not as vocal as boys were. Scout punches Cunningham in face at recess ( Lee 25 ). It appears that Scout is not the kind of girl who is scared to have a little fight due to something miner. It proves to us that she is not going to sit back, and let a situation move on. “I declare to the lord you’re gettin’ more like a girl everyday! With that I had no option but to join them” ( Lee 58 …show more content…

“ My fists were clenched and I was ready to let fly. 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 85). With Scout's hand tightly held together, she was ready to fight, but then she remembers what Atticus has told her. She does not want Atticus to be mad even though what Cecil Jabobs said was nothing but wrong. “When stalking one's prey, it is best to take one’s time. Say nothing, and as sure as eggs he will become curious and emerge. Francis appeared at the kitchen door. " You still mad Jean Louise?” he asked tentatively” ( Lee 95 ). With this quote it explains that Scout may have a lot on her mind, and a lot she wants to say, but at the end of the day she knows that they were family and she could not actually do anything to hurt them. Due to Scout punching her cousin, she gets in trouble with her uncle. Her uncle lets her explain after some time has passed, she finally explains to uncle Jack that her cousin was making fun of Atticus. In which she would not let happen right in front of her face. This proves that back in the day this would even pull families apart. Scout hated how people would talk about Atticus, and it was even worse when her own cousin was talking bad about Atticus. Scout understood that she should not have

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