Scout grumbles, but manages it at least some of the time, starting with her classmate, Cecil Jacobs. It was the first time I ever walked away from a fight. Somehow, if I fought Cecil I would let Atticus down. Atticus so rarely asked Jem and me to do something for him, I could take being called a coward for him. I felt extremely noble for having remembered, and remained noble for three weeks. So, to her, moral superiority feels good, and there are more reasons against fighting than obedience to Atticus and getting to feel noble.
Even then, however, she does maintain a few private exceptions. What she means is that you have to draw the line somewhere. As you might have guessed, Scout doesn't have much interest in stereotypical girl things, like dolls and dresses.
Her tomboyish nature drives prim-and-proper Aunt Alexandra crazy, and Alexandra comes to stay with her brother and his family in part to try to make a proper little girl out of Scout. The first thing she tries to make Scout do is give up her overalls.
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.
Aunt Alexandra's vision of my deportment involved playing with small stoves, tea sets, and wearing the Add-A-Pearl necklace she gave me when I was born; furthermore, I should be a ray of sunshine in my father's lonely life. Scout takes Aunt Alexandra 's crusade against her pants as also against her freedom, and she doesn't seem too far off.
For Scout, being a lady-in-training means giving up all the things she likes to do and replacing them with what others expect her to do, and she'll have none of it. Dubose was a cantankerous widow who lived in Maycomb, a small, fictitious Alabama town.
Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Ben Davis May 10, How old is Scout and Jem? What grade is Scout in at the end of To Kill a Mockingbird? What grade is Scout in Chapter 7? How old is scout when she is telling the story? Is Jem older than Scout? What does aunt Alexandra try to convince Atticus to do? Scout was only two at the time, and she could not even remember her mother clearly. Scout and Jem's mother "died from a sudden heart attack" Chapter 1.
A heart condition was hereditary in their mother's family. Alva De Salvador Explainer. What does Scout fear in To Kill a Mockingbird? In To Kill a Mockingbird , Scout is one of the most fearless characters in the story. While at the start of the novel, Scout fears Boo Radley because he is mysterious and the rumors about him are reasonably damning—she eventually grows past that fear. Callie Perla Explainer. What's the point of To Kill a Mockingbird?
In this story of innocents destroyed by evil, the ' mockingbird ' comes to represent the idea of innocence. Thus, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. Asela Happach Pundit. What type of character is Scout Finch? She is intelligent and, by the standards of her time and place, a tomboy.
Scout has a combative streak and a basic faith in the goodness of the people in her community. Taras Bohmermann Pundit. How old is Jem in the end of To Kill a Mockingbird? Jem's birthdate is not given either, but the reader can assume that the year he was born in was in the s because chapter one states that Scout was almost six and Jem was nearly ten.
The novel spans a period of three years, so Jem is thirteen at the end of the novel. Zoila Laskoain Pundit. How Scout lose her innocence? Atticus Finch. Estanislau Feustel Pundit. What role does Calpurnia play in the family and in the novel? Why is Dill an important character? What does Mrs. Dubose teach Scout and Jem? Why does Dolphus Raymond hide Coca-Cola in a brown paper bag? Why does Mayella Ewell lie on the witness stand?
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