How Is Scout Presented In To Kill A Mockingbird

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- [x] Jean Louise "Scout" Finch is the protagonist of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Scout lives with her father, Atticus Finch, her brother, Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch and their black housekeeper, Calpurnia. Scout is a very unusual little girl, both in her own characteristics and in her social position. She has learned to read and write even before beginning school; she is an upbeat young girl who would act for what she believes that often result in trouble among other people. For instance, when Miss Caroline, who is new to teaching and Maycomb, scolded Scout when she had thought she was aggravating her by only addressing who were the people in Maycomb. “Jean Louise, I’ve had about enough of you this morning, ... Miss Caroline picked up her ruler, gave me half a dozen quick little pats, then told me to stand in the corner." …show more content…

Sometimes her brother criticizes her for "acting like a girl.” "Scout, I'm tellin' you for the last time, shut your trap or go home- I declare to the Lord you're gettin' more like a girl every day!" (Lee,69), but other times he complains that she is not feminine enough. Ironically, she does not bother about those circumstances but rather the person she wanted to please the most is her dad. She admires her father, who is least concerned about her acting in a certain way. This idea shows his influence towards her values and beliefs. She has been nurtured with moral sense and individuality without destroying her down in discriminating social hypocrisies and notions of

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