Why Did Scout Grow In To Kill A Mockingbird

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How Scout Grows
In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” Scout has changed the most in the Novel. The first way Scout changed was that she went from using no filter to forming a filter. The second way she changed was that she used to wear just overalls and now she’s slowly starting to wear dresses. The last reason is that she is losing her innocence.
The first reason why Scout changed the most was because she finally developed a filter by the end of the book. In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” Scout had no filter in the beginning. For example, when Walter came over to Scout’s house for dinner, Scout made fun of him by saying “… what the sam hill he was doing,” for pouring syrup all over his food until it was drenched (32). Scout is finally realizing that somethings shouldn’t be said out loud. …show more content…

Scout always wore overall and nothing else, which drove Aunt Alexandra crazy whenever she saw Scout. You will see that in this quote: “Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn’t supposed to be doing things that required pants” (108). In chapter 24 Scout is finally wearing a dress to something other than church. This shows you that she knows when to dress up for an event or when to be more lady like.
The last reason why Scout has changed is because she’s losing her innocence. In the beginning of “To Kill A Mockingbird” Scout didn’t know what was right or wrong and didn’t know what was happening around her. She didn’t get why the town folks didn’t like the colored people. Scout didn’t know what was acceptable to say and what wasn’t. But now that Scouts older she’s beginning to realize why the town folks don’t like the colored folks even though she doesn’t agree with them and also she’s realizing what’s acceptable to say to

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