Character Analysis Of Scout Finch In To Kill A Mockingbird, By Harper Lee

In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout Finch portrays the characteristics of a protagonist. The story shows her as an intelligent, outgoing, and a little bit spunky tomboy who matures into a child with an adult outlook on life. The author, Harper Lee depicts Sout as a five year old in the beginning of the novel, but eight at the end. The book describes Scout as a reliable narrator because she is so young. (75 words) Bob Ewell plays the antagonist in To Kill a Mockingjay. Bob shamefully accuses Tom of raping his daughter, even while he beats his own daughter. Atticus get involved with him while defending Tom in court, and Scout becomes involved after Bob tries to stab her. Bob represents the narrow minded people of the south. (54 words)

Dill becomes very intrigued with the Radley house, occupied with inhabitants who do not go outside. The small town tries to stay away from them because the Radley’s scare them. Atticus however, tells the kids to try to see life from another perspective. The kids venture into the Radley territory and Nathan Radley shoots them but Boo returns their lost items. When Scout goes to school, she experiences racism for the first time.When Bob wrongly accuses Tom, a black man, of rapping his daughter, Atticus takes up the responsibility to defend him. From beginning to end, Scout matures and finally sees life from a new perspective. (123 words) To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. The town represents exactly what one would expect a southern state to act like in this time period. They represent racism, hatred, and bigotry. The story has a gloomy mode to it, especially when Scout explains all of the unfairness in the town. (56