The English novelist, Harper Lee, is best known for her prize winning novel “To Kill A Mockingbird.” This story is based on Harper Lee’s observations and hometown events involving her family and neighborhood as a child. The stories point of view is told from a ten year old girl, Jean Louise Finch (Scout), a round character throughout the novel. A round character is a character that drastically changes as the story progresses. These changes could be from learning a lesson, or experiencing personal growth. In the novel, Jean Louise Finch is a round character because she develops into a young woman who portrays a more grown-up perspective that allows her to acknowledge human goodness without ignoring human evil.
In the beginning of the story, Scout starts as a violent girl. She is unable to control her anger and her will to fight. For example, during her first day of school Scout tries to explain to her teacher that Walter …show more content…
As she is growing up she doesn’t quite know how the world works yet, and just how cruel it can be. She learns about the harsh world around her by all of the events that are happening that have to do with racial prejudice. Her friends, neighbors, and even family make rude remarks to her regarding her father representing a colored man. The remarks confused Scout because she did not understand why white and black people hated each other. She was aware of what her father was doing, but didn’t realize not everyone agreed with her family's stance. By part two of the novel, Scout is matured and finally sees how cruel the world can be, especially towards a man of color. After listening to Tom Robinson’s trial she realizes he clearly did not rape Mayella Ewell, and that it didn’t matter if he was innocent because he was colored. She comes to realization that not everybody gets treated as fairly as they should. Scout is no longer the little naive girl she started out to
In the beginning of the story, Scout starts as a violent girl. She is unable to control her anger and her will to fight. For example, during her first day of school Scout tries to explain to her teacher that Walter …show more content…
As she is growing up she doesn’t quite know how the world works yet, and just how cruel it can be. She learns about the harsh world around her by all of the events that are happening that have to do with racial prejudice. Her friends, neighbors, and even family make rude remarks to her regarding her father representing a colored man. The remarks confused Scout because she did not understand why white and black people hated each other. She was aware of what her father was doing, but didn’t realize not everyone agreed with her family's stance. By part two of the novel, Scout is matured and finally sees how cruel the world can be, especially towards a man of color. After listening to Tom Robinson’s trial she realizes he clearly did not rape Mayella Ewell, and that it didn’t matter if he was innocent because he was colored. She comes to realization that not everybody gets treated as fairly as they should. Scout is no longer the little naive girl she started out to