One of the pressures Scout experiences was the death of her mother, being raised without a female figure. Scout was very young when her mom died, and didn't remember much. Atticus is raising Scout and Jem alone. Most of the time Atticus does not put pressure on Scout to be more ladylike. Scout asked Jem once, what their mother was like. Scout wishes she had a mother to grow up to teach her ‘mom’ things that Atticus can not. Scout likes to wear more casual clothes, more like jumpsuits, or shorts and just a tee shirt, unlike all the other girls whose mothers like them in dresses. Since Scout never had her mom growing up, Atticus lets her be. Until Scout started school, she was required to wear a dress. She felt very uncomfortable and didn't like it at all. When she is around her aunt it causes more trouble, Aunt Alexandra feels like Scout is her responsibility even though her father Atticus has told Scout that her aunt doesn't understand little girls because she grew up with a boy. Having to be …show more content…
To Kill a Mockingbird is to destroy innocence. Throughout the book, a number of characters such as Jem, Tom Robinson, Dill, Boo Radley, Scout... etc., can be identified as Mockingbirds. Innocents who have been injured or destroyed through contact with evil. They don't know who is giving the evil to everyone but everyone thinks its Boo Radley from all the rumors they hear. The most important theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is the book’s exploration of the moral nature of human beings—that is, whether people are essentially good or essentially evil. First of all, a Mockingbird is a harmless bird.... and killing it is considered a sin. Atticus would always say “it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. 'Your father's right,' she said. Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy…but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a