Edward Ahumada English 10 A-13
Mrs.Schlaefli
November 16, 2016
The Sandlot movie made millions of dollars. Why? Because like the movie the kids had a childish belief that dog crosses the fence was a big, scary, and savage dog that would eliminate anyone who dares to cross its path but they come to realize that the dog was a kind loving dog it only harms to them was his licking. To grow up soon or later and lose our childish beliefs it’s human nature. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, By Harper Lee Scout can be seen as a tomboy as she does not act as our world believes a girl should act like. Scout changes from innocence to experience because her way of looking at world changes as she matures as the years passed by.
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This points out that Scout has grown out of her childish beliefs off thinking that boo was a crazy, scary and dangerous person, but Scouts find out that he is harmless and not really that bad of a person. This demonstrates how Scout stopped fearing and started to see the world in a different way. Furthermore As Stated by Scout “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough.” Chapter 31. Scout starts to see the world through Boo Radley eye’s how it would look. She went from being in fear of simply passing his to courageous standing on his porch. This demonstrates how Scout is growing up as the years has passed by.
Scout Finch, a smart open mind girl teaches us the readers how we all have to eventually learn to grow up and become part of a working community even at tough time. As she stayed strong and help saved her father Atticus from getting killed by a drunk lynching mob and stop the early killing of Tom Robson. Scout has learned so much since her first year of school and lost her childish beliefs. Scout learns that Boo Radley should not be feared his harmless as a fly. Scout has taught us so much but growing up and seeing the word in a
"She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe.son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I'd have made you go read to her. I wanted you to see something about her-I wanted you to see what real courage is instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand" (128). Scout's change of maturity level is defined by a progression towards understanding Atticus' life lessons, which halt at the ending chapters of the book when Scout recognizes Boo Radley as a human being. After the night when Bob Ewell's life ends, Boo Radley exposes himself as a kindhearted man who Scout can relate with.
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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout Finch tries to please her father, but living with no mother it’s hard to know how to act. It’s natural to follow Jem, her brother, when that is her only friend through out the years. Imagine hearing gossip about your father from friends, neighbors, and even your own cousin. Scout had to push through all of the gossip and believe in her father. Throughout the novel Scout shows how social she can be. To Kill a Mockingbird is a great novel that keeps you reading. Scout has a positive effect on events such as at the jail, she was the reason that the mob left. She also always curious so she is more mature than most kids her age. Through the journey of the trial she shows how hot-tempered, tomboyish, and mature she can be.
I am going to be analyzing about the first ten minutes of the film to
Scout Finch, the youngest child of Atticus Finch, narrates the story. It is summer and her cousin Dill and brother Jem are her companions and playmates. They play all summer long until Dill has to go back home to Maridian and Scout and her brother start school. The Atticus’ maid, a black woman by the name of Calpurnia, is like a mother to the children. While playing, Scout and Jem discover small trinkets in a knothole in an old oak tree on the Radley property. Summer rolls around again and Dill comes back to visit. A sence of discrimination develops towards the Radley’s because of their race. Scout forms a friendship with her neighbor Miss Maudie, whose house is later burnt down. She tells Scout to respect Boo Radley and treat him like a person. Treasures keep appearing in the knothole until it is filled with cement to prevent decay. As winter comes it snows for the first time in a century. Boo gives scout a blanket and she finally understands her father’s and Miss Maudie’s point of view and treats him respectfully. Scout and Jem receive air guns for Christmas, and promise Atticus never to shoot a mockingbird, for they are peaceful and don’t deserve to die in that manner. Atticus then takes a case defending a black man accused of rape. He knows that such a case will bring trouble for his family but he takes it anyways. This is the sense of courage he tries to instill in his son Jem.
Due to the manner she was raised she was able to understand people in a distinct way. As scout reveals “We had almost seen Boo a couple of times a good enough score for anybody”(325). Scout has always tried to get a glimpse of Boo, but never obtained a chance to see him. There have been many stories of Boo spread throughout the town in regards to his disappearance. The gossip and rumors have caused most people to think of Boo, as some sort of monster, but Scout saw him differently. It seemed that Boo Radley had given Scout and her brother a gift in the tree nearby their home which brought their relationship to one of a distant friendship. Scout also confesses” Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes… just standing on the Radley porch was enough”(372). Scout at first saw Boo Radley as an evil spirit, but her perspective of him transformed and she later saw him as a guardian angel as he ended up saving her life. She ended up gaining a great respect for Boo. In the past years of Scout’s life the stories about Boo Radley were scary and a mystery to Scout, but as Scout and her brother tried to continue to get Boo Radley to come out of his house their opinion of him changed from fear to
...st in school by learning about Hitler and the horrible historical events that have happened in the world. Her maturity is expressed by what she has learned about the world around her and can apply those things to her every day life. Moreover, Scout has matured greatly in the novel and she has learned many lessons about life, family, and womanhood.
Atticus, the father of Jem and Scout, was right when he said, ¨you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.¨ Scout realizes that Boo Radley is not who everyone rumors him out to be. Scout learns that you need to spend time with a person to find out who he truly is. She learns this after walking Boo Radley home after the disturbing experience the Finch kids had been in. Scout finally understood what life looked like from Boo Radley's perspective when she is standing with him on his front porch. Also, when Scout talks to Atticus at the end of the book he shows her how she has turned into a wonderful young lady. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee develops the theme that believing rumors will lead you to false assumptions unless you have walked in that person's shoes through imagery, characterization, and point of view.
...l along Boo just wanted to have someone to call a friend because of suffering from lonesome. Even though he may have been involved in the fires and other acts he did in Maycomb he was not like what anyone said a bout being a nocturnal monster or a heartless person. Boo was a normal human being living in his own world for the longest time till he broke out of his shell when Scout and him met on Halloween night. The Change that happens in the Radley house is dramatic Boo goes for being the towns "night phantom" to being a Hero in the end. Lastly how did Scout have the courage to walk up to the Radley's porch was because Scout believed Boo to be a big hero for what he had done. Another reason Scout had walked with Boo home was to go see Jem who was there from when Boo carried him from the fight that night back home. Scout saw Boo as a positive at the end of the story.
As the book comes to a close, readers can see just how mature and empathetic Scout has become. After Scout and Jem, Scout’s brother, are saved by Arthur “Boo” Radley, the town shut-in, Scout walks Boo home and after he walks back into her house, she turns around and just stares out at the street from Boo’s point of view instead of from her own. Her father taught her that you should
For this assignment, I decided to do my film review on To Kill a Mockingbird (Mulligan, R., & Pakula, A. (Directors). (1962). To Kill a Mockingbird[Motion picture on VHS]. United States of America.) I have a personal connection to this film because it is one of my most beloved novels by Harper Lee. I have never watched the film so it was a nice experience to see the characters I have loved for years come to life just before my eyes. The film particularly focuses on a white family living in the South of the United States in the 1930s. The two siblings, Jem and Scout Finch, undergo major changes while experiencing evil and injustice in their small town of Maycomb. Jem and Scout’s father is named Atticus and he is a well-respected man in the town as well as being a lawyer.
Many times in Hollywood, a movie that intends to portray a novel can leave out key scenes that alter the novel’s message. Leaving out scenes from the novel is mainly do to time limits, however doing so can distort the author’s true purpose of the story. In history, Movies were directed to intentionally leave out scenes that could alter the public’s opinion. This frequently let novel 's main points be swept under the rug. There were times of this at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, where white Americans were the only ones making movies. Not many African Americans had the opportunity to be involved in the process of major productions. Because racism in To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, is underplayed in the film, it shows
In conclusion, To Kill a Mockingbird is a book about growing up and taking other people into consideration. Scout Finch is the main example of this. She starts the novel as a naive, ill mannered, tomboy. By the last page, Scout has transformed into an understanding, empathetic, polite, young lady. There is not a specific age where a girl turns into a woman or where a boy turns into a man. Maturity is reached through experiences and how they are handled.
Scout, as young children often do, tends to not guard her speech or live with sympathy. As the novel progresses, she takes Atticus’s words and applies them to the people around her. She begins to see the world as Boo Radley would see it, while on the steps of his front porch. Boo embodies the metaphor of a mockingbird, both innocent, pure creatures, marred by the elements around them. Scout learns not to immediately judge people, and once she learns this lesson, concludes, “‘When they finally saw him, why, he hadn’t done any of those things.
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the narrator is a child names Scout that has a huge impact on how people understand this book. Having a child as the narrator impacts how people read the book because it lets the readers see the child growing up and also lets them see their innocent perspective on things. While I read the book, I thought it was so cool to be able to see the children in the book grow up and have discussions about how we thought the children in the book matured. One part that really shows this is at the end of the book when Scout walks Boo home, and looks at how Boo looks over the whole town.