maturation of scout

A detailed Summary of maturation of scout

In Harper Lee's novel, "To Kill A Mocking Bird" we see that maturation of some of the characters is clearly evident, particularly Scouts. We see this by the way she acts in front of Miss Maudie, Calpurnia and Mrs. Alexandra Finch.

Beside her father, Scout probably respects and likes the most is Miss Maudie. The two of them have a great relationship and they both love each other very deeply. When Scout first introduces us to Miss Maudie (in chapter 5), she tells us all the nicest things about her. She talks about how much she and Jem trusted Miss Maudie and what a good friend she was. They trusted her because "she never told on them, never played cat-and-mouse with them, and because she was not at all interested in their private lives", (chp. 5, pg. 44-45) unlike most Maycomb people. This is also why Scout respected Miss Maudie so much and why she told her, "Miss Maudie, you are the best lady I know" (pg.45). Miss Maudie always made cakes for Scout, Jem and Dill, and she invited them over to eat them and also to play in her backyard. One summer, Scout spent the whole second half of the summer with Miss Maudie. They sat in the front porch, watched the sunset, talked, took care of Miss Maudie's garden. That's when Scout became ve

Throughout the novel, Atticus repeats to Scout an Jem the importance of seeing things from another point of view in order to understand what the other person is feeling. The theme of childhood is also another important one. The story takes place over a period of years, and the reader takes part in the adventure of the child growing up in a small Southern town. To Kill A Mocking Bird is a fascinating story about a young girl who sees the town through her little innocent eyes, this novel is a must for everyone to read because it displays racial tensions that are throughout out the town especially the citizens.

ry close to Miss Maudie. Basically, Scout admired Miss Maudie. She was her hero.

Even though Mrs. Alexandra Finch is Atticus's sister and Scout's aunt, Scout doesn't like her at all. This is because Aunt Alexandra disapproves of Scout's behavior - she doesn't like Scout acting like a tomboy, and the thing that Scout hates more than anything is behaving like a girl. She has always worn pants, played boys' games, fought, and when someone calles her a girl, she takes this as an insult and gets mad afterward. However, Aunt Alexandra's impression is that every boy should act like a male, and that every girl should act like a female. No girls are aloud to wear pants and play with boys' toys, according to Aunt Alexandra. When Aunt Alexandra comes to Maycomb for a "visit", Scout feels as if she has been struck by lightning. Alexandra's reason for coming to Maycomb is getting some feminine influence on Scout and teaching her how to be a girl. Scout knows that she won't be able to have all the freedom and fun that she's had up until now and this is why she feel

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Approximate Word count = 1126
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

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