Jean Louise Scout Finch Essay

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Jean Louise Scout Finch Jean Louise Finch starts off as six years old in the novel. She’s quite a short girl with dark hair and bangs, who wears ‘overalls’ most of the time, rather than dresses that girls usually wear. This is an indication that she’s still going through the childhood stage of life. It’s also assumed that she may have many scars on her hands and legs due to the amount of times she fights boys at school. Therefore, she is seen to be bigger than many her age. She’s a curious girl who’s quick to adventure outside the boundaries of neighbourhood each day as children usually are. As being the narrator of the story, her perspective of what is happening would be limited and very black and white. Her opinion is very one-sided, which makes her naïve and oblivious to many eventful circumstances. However, Ms Finch is cheerful and innocent young lady, who provides truth and a bit of humour in the prejudiced world of Maycomb society. She’s quite …show more content…

Jean learns that life isn’t always fair, even in the eyes of the law and God. The respect of people based on colour or social class was low and formed deep inequality in the country. Although Scout is not completely old enough to understand the bias judgment of the case, through the reactions of her family, she knows it’s unfair. From this, she also see’s Atticus’ righteousness and fight for justice and admires him for his virtuous leadership and for his persistence, regardless of the haters. This causes her to recognise and appreciate the well-meaning and dignity of others but also to keep in mind the loss of innocence in the broken society and not overlook the evil inside. Quotes ‘I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.’ - After all main events in the novel, Scout believes all people are the same and and categorised as one particular group. She had come to the realisation that all are equal and good

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