Examples Of How Scout Mature In To Kill A Mockingbird

Despite the early introduction to this lesson, Scout doesn’t fully understand it, or at least learn it, until the very last chapter when she finally meets Boo Radley, and stands on his porch thinking about the compilation of events which make up the book, from Boo’s point of view, “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.” This shows the understanding Scout has finally had of the way people are perceived and the way they actually are. It shows that she has learnt what many

I can infer the Scout is very naive by trying to make conversation with Mr. Cunningham but at the same time she is trying to apply what she has been taught by Atticus. She states, "Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in." Once she noticed that he did not show any interest regarding his son, she than thinks, "I tackled his entailment once more in a last-ditch effort to make him feel at home." As the reader, I can tell that she is trying to be as compassion as she can to a man who might not show compassion to others.

As people grow in life, they mature and change. In the novel , To Kill a Mockingbird ,by Harper Lee, Scout, the main character, matures as the book continues. Slowly but surely, Scout learns to control her explosive temper, to refrain from fistfights, and to respect Calpurnia, their maid, and to really learn her value to the family. Scout simply changes because she matures, and she also changes because Atticus, her father, asks her to.

Calpurnia is very respectful towards others and tries to treat them generously. Calpurnia says, “‘That boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he wants to eat up the table cloth you let him, you hear?’” (Lee 32). Calpurnia is basically trying to teach Scout a lesson about treating people in general. Although people may act weird, they can be easily misunderstood. Without Calpurnia’s help in Scout’s education, she would probably have the same reading skills as some of the kids in her classroom of whom many are illiterate. This allows Scout to increase her opportunities and branch out more. In addition, one of the biggest things that really influenced Scout was Calpurnia bridging the white and black cultures together. It might not seem like it would change much, but Scout got massive input from both cultures. When Scout goes to church with Calpurnia, She learns that the blacks are much poorer than whites. Scout also learns that many Blacks cannot read whatsoever and instead sing songs and listen. Calpurnia helps Scout dabble in some of these practices of changing her way of

She tells Scout that it’s right to respect people who are different from them and wrong to judge them based on their status. Calpurnia gave Scout a small talk after her disrespectful behavior during dinner and said, “ There’s some folks who don’t eat like us... but you ain’t called on to contradict em at the table when they don’t….Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ company, and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty!”(33). Calpurnia teaches Scout that he should treat people with reverence and always respect their differences no matter what.

Scout has no reason to be rude to most people even though she is sometimes very rude though. One time she was rude to Walter Cunningham because he got her in trouble for talking out for him. After being rude and rubbing his nose in the dirt Jem, her brother, invites Walter to dinner. At dinner she asks Walter to “Pass the damn ham, please”(Lee) and was scolded for that. Though there was a few times that Scout was nice and diffused a situation. One of those few times was at the jail when the guys came to kill Tom Robinson. She diffused the situation by talking to Mr. Cunningham one thing she said after being asked while talking about Mr. Cunningham’s son was "Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested

As people grow up in life they get older and lose their innocence and mature. Growing up should be fun but learning about the bad realities of your society can be difficult and life changing. In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, as scout ( Jean Louise) grows up she sees the changes in her society, but those that make her change and the most that affect her life are her community, parenting, role of women, and courage. Scout learns more and more about the world as she gets older and she starts seeing the conflict between the whites and the blacks. Scout hears a lot of rumours about Boo Radley but never sees him. She knows how her society is bad from the day of Tom Robinson’s trial, all the rumors about Boo Radley and when she goes to church with Calpurnia.

Atticus demonstrates to us the reasoning behind everything much like this quote, “Read to her?” (Lee 140). Atticus after the question, resumed to making sure Jem did read to Mrs. Dubose because Mrs. Dubose was in a very bad state of mind and needed help to recover from it. Scout being Jem’s sister it seems to get her thinking to be in his shoes too. I think this because of a few quotes in the novel. One quote being, “I tried to climb into Jem’s skin and walk around…” (Lee 77). This quote directly states the nature of Scout trying to get to know her brother’s situation or feelings. Sadly, she does not get the response she wanted when Jem yells at her to go away. Scout and Walter Cunningham had an experience with their teacher, as Miss Caroline does something unthinkable in an unknown world. Miss Caroline hands Walter some money that he would not be able to pay back, which is kind of how Scout feels when she tries to get to know someone. The people she seems to try to know make her feel bad for trying to be pleasant and

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout has two women in her life, Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra, who influence her upbringing. While they both have an impact on Scout's life, they are very different from each other when it comes to who they are and their methods of teaching Scout. Even though Scout is living in a time of racism and segregation, her family’s black cook, Calpurnia, has a major effect on Scout as she grows up. When it comes to the Finch family, Calpurnia contributes to Scout’s upbringing in many ways, such as disciplining her, just as a parent would-- "...her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard. She was always ordering me out of the kitchen, asking me why I couldn’t behave as well as Jem when she knew he was older, and calling me home when I wasn’t ready

To begin with the level one preconventional stage that Scout was in the begin of the book is usually associated with children, while they are being taught that bad actions have consequences. The people that present this type of level conduct according to socially acceptable standards, because they have been set by someone of a higher authority (Robert N. Barger,.) Between the beginning of the book and the middle of the book she went through a series of different events like the trial of Tom Robinson that directly impacted her dad Atticus which as a fact was his lawyer defending the case. This situation had a huge impact on Scout because not everyone in that town thought the same way Atticus did; in defending human rights. When a person is in this level the moral values that they have at that moment of their life is more of the discipline action. They have been taught that bad behavior will not be rewarded. In addition Scout knew that fighting would lead to Attius being really upset with her, and she

Scout rigorously was able to progress and mature, as well as adapt to new situations, visually changing her morals and outlook on her life. Scouts moral growth took off at the very beginning of the novel, early on during her issues at school with her teacher, Miss.Caroline. Scout professes her concern to Atticus on her learning, and her personal belief regarding Miss.Caroline's lack of teaching things of those similar to what Scout was learning at home. Scout felt although she was progressing more educationally at home when reading and writing with Atticus. After Scout talked to Atticus she truly realized Miss.Caroline’s point of view. In the text Atticus handled the situation with Scout by saying, “you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view….until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (Lee 39) Scout definitely was able to gain new insight from this experience and from talking with Atticus. Atticus was as well able to accommodate Scout in learning these new skills. Scout additionally accomplished moral growth in her experience bothering Boo Radley. Scout and her rather childish ways began back at the beginning of the book when Scout took interest in Boo Radley and his life. Scout, being intrusive and invasive at the beginning, took concern in his life, which soon she quickly learned was not proper. Atticus provided the following saying to teach Scout the importance of developing and maturing from her preprosperous ways. “Furthermore had it never occurred to us that the civil way

When Scout finds fault in Walter Cunningham’s dining habits, Calpurnia is the first to reprimand her. Unlike Aunt Alexandra, Calpurnia disregards background and upbringing when determining social standing, demanding Scout treat everyone with equal respect. Calpurnia forces Scout to understand that “it [doesn’t] matter who they are” it is never acceptable “[to remark] on their ways like you [are] high and mighty”(33). This first lesson in tolerance emphasizes to Scout that she is not superior to Walter due to her table manners, and that different people have different methods. Calpurnia quickly extinguishes the superiority of Scout’s airs of sophistication and manners in comparison to Walter’s dining habits. While Walter’s ways were less refined, Calpurnia taught Scout to still be tolerant. Scout is encouraged to maintain an open mind to those remarkably similar, straying from tolerance only being in regards to race. Scout also begins to admire and accept the ideas and ways of a typical Southern woman by observing Calpurnia. Though Scout endlessly disregards the separate gender spheres of Southern life, the exposure she gains with Calpurnia allows her to question its validity allowing her to tolerate it. It is while “watching her [Scout begins] to think there was some skill involved in being a girl”(154). Scout had forever shunned the idea of being limited to work in the household, however, by observing Calpurnia she understands the graceful subtleties that previously went unnoticed. While Calpurnia’s work did not lead to Scout fully embracing Southern gender roles, its status in Scout’s mind greatly improved. “Scout admired the ease and grace with which [Calpurnia] handled the heavy loads,” and she grew to appreciate the work of a woman in the household (305). Scout’s change of heart towards rigid

First character that helps scout mature would be Atticus. Atticus teaches her to be sympathize with others who are different. One example is when Atticus said “ you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.(Lee ) Atticus teaches Scout to be understanding for the people are different. In the quote Atticus said “ until you climb into his skin and walk around’ it meaning you can’t judge

As Scout begins to consider people?s opinions about prejudicial behavior she soon feels obligated to understand these racial judgments. Scout, being the curious and forthright girl she is, feels that only way to do so is by interrogating these estimations. ?As Atticus had once advised me to do, I tried to climb into Jem?s skin and walk around in it? (57). At this specific point in the novel, it is clear that Scout has learned a valuable lesson. The social lesson accomplished is never to judge anyone before determining their past experiences or hardships. Not only Scout?s social well-being, but her mental and emotional well-being progress extensively throughout the events of the novel. This is clearly defined by the following quote. ?Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting anymore, I was far too old and too big for such childish things, and the sooner I learned to hold it in, the better off everybody would be?(74). The quote stated by Scout proves that she is willing to mature at such a crucial time as the trial. She discovers that it is more important for Atticus to

Lastly, Scout Finch is a very innocent young lady. Many things in the world are not known to her in full context, but she will eventually learn, and gain experience. An example of Scout’s innocence would be when she invited Walter Cunningham to dine with them. She observed how he poured syrup over his food and then asked him why he did so, followed by “But he’s gone and drowned his dinner in syrup” (Lee 32). She is then told by Calpurnia that you are not to comment on how other people eat. This is the transition from Innocence to Experience, and her innocence is