Monday, December 7, 2015

What does Scout learn when experiencing her fall from innocence in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Among the things that Scout
learns:


  • She finds that her much anticipated
    school days are highly disappointing.

  • She finds that her
    teachers are mystifying (Miss Caroline) and, in Miss Gates' case,
    hyprocritical.

  • She discovers that many things said by
    adults (ex: the rumors about Boo) are untrue.

  • She finds
    that supposed ladies do not always act in a ladylike manner (ex: the missionary
    circle).

  • She sees that justice is not always served (ex:
    the jury's guilty verdict in the Tom Robinson trial).

  • She
    sees racism and bigotry first-hand.

  • She sees that her own
    beliefs are not always accurate (ex: Atticus being "feeble" and having no
    talents).

  • She recognizes that her behavior concerning the
    Boo Radley game and the children's attempts to draw Boo out were only invasions of his
    privacy.

  • She sees the evil that is evident in man (ex:
    Bob Ewell).

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