To Kill A Mockingbird Scout's Journey

Three hundred and twenty three pages. Every single page, every single paragraph, every single word, shows how Scout Finch is gradually maturing throughout the book. Throughout the 323 pages, there are protests, killings, trials, to explain how Jem broke his arm. Harper Lee’s debut book, “To Kill a Mockingbird” follows the journey of the protagonist, Scout Finch, through her perspective as her town is going through the biggest trial the town has faced; Tom Robinson accused of raping a women. Tom Robinson was a black man who lived in a predominantly white area of Alabama called Maycomb County. Scout’s father, Atticus, was Tom Robinson’s public defender who fought alongside Tom to prove his innocence. Harper Lee addresses how Scout begins to

Scout was old enough for her first day of school which ended up being a chaotic day. The teacher, Mrs. Caroline had moved to Maycomb County to teach from northern Alabama. Although Mrs. Caroline thought she was prepared to teach Maycomb children, she was wrong. She was treated disrespectfully by some of the children, she was dismayed by the little knowledge some children had on certain topics, and paramountly annoyed that Scout’s impressive reading skills opposed how she wanted to teach Scout. After the school day was over, Scout was talking with Atticus about what Mrs. Caroline said about her reading skills. Attcus told Scout, “You can 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, pg. 33). Although Atticus is somewhat upset with Mrs. Caroline, he still manages to teach Scout the important message to not judge others until she understands why they believe their opinion. While Scout is still young, Atticus is trying to teach her important life lessons that will help her later in life as she grows. This statement said by Atticus shows that Scout is too “innocent” to fully understand others. In summary, Atticus is teaching Scout important lessons that help her as she matures throughout the

Scout, Jem, and their friend Dill are all curious about what is happening in their neighbor, Boo Radley’s house. The three of them snuck onto Radley’s property searching for answers. Jem, curiously went onto Radley’s porch to try and look in. Next, Boo Radley came out with a shotgun trying to shoot them as he thought they were trespassing. After a shot grazed Jem’s ear, the three children ran back to their homes acting as if they were playing a game of poker. Then, Scout says in her inner monologue, “Jem stayed moody and silent for a week. As Atticus had once advised [me] to do, [I] tried to climb into Jem’s skin and walk around in it.” (Lee, pg. 65). Scout recalls what Atticus told her earlier in the book. She uses his advice to help her comprehend what Jem could potentially be going through. This shows her maturity and loss of innocence progressing as she starts to understand why other people might feel the way they do and takes advice from others. In conclusion, Scout uses advice given to her to help her mature throughout the