To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is written from the eyes of a little girl growing up in the old, racist county of Maycomb, Alabama. Throughout the story you learn a lot about Scout and you watch her grow and mature into a young lady.

Scout is a very unusual little girl, both in her own qualities and in her social position. She is very intelligent, she learns to read before ever beginning school. She is very confident in her abilities, she fights boys without any fear. She is ultimately good, she always has the best intentions in mind. And she is a tomboy growing up in the very old fashioned, prim and proper, world of Maycomb.

It’s easy to see that she is the person she is because of the way Atticus has raised her. Probably the most important thing he taught her was to have a sense of individuality. Scout runs around with her brother Jem, and good friend Dill. They climb trees and spend whole summers trying to lure Boo Radley out of his house. She wears overalls and is always covered in dirt. But she doesn’t care what other people think of her. Her sense of individually is probably her strongest attribute.

Scout’s biggest weakness is probably her knack for trouble. Scout often finds herself in trouble with her father, Calpurnia, her neighbors, her aunt Alexandra, and her teachers. She is very out spoken, but doesn’t always think before she speaks. She is not a girl to mess around with. She has a reputation for beating up boys that antagonize her, and an even better reputation for winning these fights. But throughout the book Scout learns to control herself and take the high road when needed.

Scout changes a lot from the beginning to the end of the novel, much for better. She learns to be a lady and maintain her individuality, she also encounters the evils of the world, and she learns there is also good in the world, you just have to find it.