What Is Scout's Childhood In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Throughout the well known and famous novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout is one of the main characters. “Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting any more”, said scout. Across the story, Scout shows how she can be a feisty fighter, inquisitive seeker, and an audacious person. Scout has a very different childhood than what others have; throughout the novel, it shows how different she is inquisitive, audacious, and fiesty. The story takes place from 1933-1935 in a small town in Alabama. The book is about the Finch family, the father, Atticus, has to defend a black man named Tom Robinson who has been accused of rape. Atticus knows he is going to lose, but he tries because he knows it is the right thing to do. …show more content…

Sometimes, Scout has been too inquisitive, she has gotten herself in trouble. Scout has an odd neighbor; they call him Boo Radley. “We had almost seen him a couple times, a good enough score for anybody. But I still looked for him each time I went by”, said scout (325).Scout and her brother, Jem, have never seen him before, but they have heard interesting stories about him. It is making them annoyed not knowing what he looks like. One night, when it's pitch black, they sneak into his property, through a fence, and onto his yard, just to see if they could see him. They ended up not being able to the mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. Scout is not told everything, and that makes her furious because she is a curious person. Her dad, Atticus, would not tell her what case he was working on, she decided to sneak into the courthouse with Jem and her friend, Dill. While they were in the courthouse, they got caught by their father, and were sent home. Scout is always wanting to know the answer to everything, she will be inquisitive from the beginning to the