To Kill A Mockingbird Quote Analysis

Growing up is hard for everyone to do, but everyone has to do it someday. In Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird, it is a fine example of how . In Scout’s first day of school, Lee uses symbol to help show that some adults aren’t what they seem to be. Although Scout seems to symbolize innocence, Scout’s new teacher, Miss Caroline, symbolizes the fear of that new start in somewhere new. To both side’s defense, they both are unaware of how each other act. Add transition to next paragraph A brand new start in school can look and seem scary, but in other cases like Scout’s, she is ready to go. When she makes it to her class, she is greeted with her teacher, Miss Caroline. During class, Scout has shown that she is literate and Miss Caroline found a “rather than faint distaste” (17) in her student. To make sure to teach Scout in her own way, she tells Scout to make sure her father stops teaching her at home. To defend Atticus, on page 17, Scout told Miss Caroline, “Why, he’s too tired at night he just sits in the livingroom and reads.” This brings Miss Caroline off a tad, but on the same page she eventually finishes the conversation with “Your father does not know how to teach. You may have a

Scout symbolizing innocence while Miss Caroline symbolizes fear. She even states at the end of page 21 that Scout has been “starting off on the wrong foot in every way, my dear.” Although, Miss Caroline seems to symbolize the fear that she’s in with this first grade class. Scout seems to be her main problem since she not only is literate enough to read The Mobile Register, but she mostly refers to the kids by their surnames as demonstrated on page 20, “He’s a Cunningham, Miss Caroline.” On the same page, Scout then tries to reassure her, but fails with “It’s okay, ma’am, you’ll get to know the county folks after a while.” Add transition to next