To Kill A Mockingbird Quote Analysis

The story To Kill a Mockingbird focuses on the idea of how a book should never be judged by its over. Taking in the middle of the Great Depression, Jean Louise Finch explains her life growing up in Maycomb, Alabama. Throughout her childhood she must learn many lessons including discipline, segregation, and respect.
Jean Louise Finch, also known as Scout, is very intelligent, but must learn to be very disciplined. At the start of the story, Scout is caught in multiple fights both in school and at home. As the story progresses, she must learn to harness this violence and learn how to calmly deal with situations. For example Scout says “Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting anymore….” () This quote is told by Scout shortly after Atticus lectures her about fighting the Cunningham boy on the first day of school. It is significant, because it supports the idea of how Scout is not very disciplined. Along with this, her fight with the Cunningham boy who is no threat to her reveals her lack of self control and ability to calmly deal with specific situations.

The story taking place in Maycomb, Alabama where segregation is thriving, Scout must learn to understand the ideas of segregation and how the society functions.

As the story progresses certain events introduce new lessons for Scout to learn about segregation. A specific is when Atticus and the children visit Uncle Finch and Francis calls Atticus a “n***** lover,” to Scout. The importance of this quote is months later after Francis calls her this, Scout asks Atticus what it means aftering hearing Mrs. Dubose call him one. Atticus not wanting to tell young Scout the true meaning simply tells her that “trashy people use it when they think somebody’s favoring Negroes over and above themselves.” This not being the full meaning still gives Scout a better idea of how the colored people were treated in

Maycomb.
Through this story I have learned to put others before myself and how valuable time is. An example of this is this year I was part of a baseball team that broke the all time consecutive wins record and earning a ranking nationally, but unfortunately losing in the second round of CIF. This experience has taught me how valuable time really is because having sixteen years on the team, one loss in the playoffs would be potentially the last time I ever share the field with them. It is an example of how valuable the moments you share together are and how quickly they can all be taken away.
In all, Scout learns as the story goes on to calmly handle situations and mature quickly even though being at such a young age. Situations with Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are supportive of the fact how Scout is very level headed and knows how the society works, a lesson that she slowly learns throughout the story.