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Scout Finch: A Unique Protagonist

Scout Finch is the protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird. As a young girl, Scout is intelligent, curious about how society works, and enjoys activities typically done by boys rather than conforming to expectations for girls. Throughout the novel, Scout witnesses racism, prejudice, and injustice, which changes her innocent view of the world and helps her understand humanity's capacity for evil. By the end, Scout has matured and realizes her earlier views of herself and society were too idealistic.

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Scout Finch: A Unique Protagonist

Scout Finch is the protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird. As a young girl, Scout is intelligent, curious about how society works, and enjoys activities typically done by boys rather than conforming to expectations for girls. Throughout the novel, Scout witnesses racism, prejudice, and injustice, which changes her innocent view of the world and helps her understand humanity's capacity for evil. By the end, Scout has matured and realizes her earlier views of herself and society were too idealistic.

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Jayson Karuna

Protagonist

The protagonist of the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is prominently Jean Louse Finch (Scout).

Scout is very intelligent and thoughtful for her age. She knows how to read before actually

beginning school and constantly wonders to herself how society works. At the same time, she

does not exactly have a standard place in society for a girl her age. Scout is a tomboy and her

characterization distances far away from a typical Maycomb girl. She enjoys nearly all of the

activities her brother and friend Dill do, such as climbing a tree. Her actions contrast sharply,

with the usual girls that have manners and wear frilly dresses. Besides Scout being the narrator

of the story and telling the tale from her view, her maturation thorough the novel makes her

the protagonist. She develops the most, and her view on society dramatically changes. In the

beginning of the novel, Scout is innocent and has no knowledge of any of the wrongs in the

world. As time progresses, Scout encounters racism, prejudice, and inhumanity in her everyday

life. Through her life experiences and Atticus, Scout realizes that humanity can be capable of

great evil. When Scout finally meets Boo at the end, Scout ponders, “Neighbors bring food with

death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us

two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But

neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given

him nothing, and it made me sad.” ( ). She grows as a character and realizes that her reflection

of herself and society is not ideal in terms of principles. I would really like to know Scout better

in real life. I am very curious on how society will pressure her to conform her boyish ways as
she gets older. Scout is very strong and mature, so I feel that she would not change her ways in

order to adapt to society’s peer pressure.

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