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Character of Scout Finch

Character of Scout Finch. To Kill A Mockingbird. First Person/Dual Narrative. This allows the reader to see incidents and characters through the eyes of a child and how as an adult her views of themes change.

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Character of Scout Finch

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  1. Character of Scout Finch To Kill A Mockingbird

  2. First Person/Dual Narrative • This allows the reader to see incidents and characters through the eyes of a child and how as an adult her views of themes change. • The naivety of her as a child lets the reader see the extreme conditions of the town.

  3. Scout Finch • Scout is a 6 year old girl who is telling the story in first person narrative. • She has a very close relationship with her father Atticus and older brother Jem. • As she spends a lot of her time with her brother meaning she acted like her brother and his friends.

  4. Atticus’s Lessons • Scout and her brother were brought up to treat everyone as equals by their father. • This is hard as they are surrounded by racism. • The fact that Scout listens to these lessons shows she is a strong character.

  5. Character Development • Scout sees her father as boring, like a typical child would if their father did not play with them. • This soon changes when she realises the responsibly he has. • This shows her maturity as she has an understanding towards her fathers responsibilities.

  6. Effects of Racism • When she is younger she is affected by the racism as she is srrounded by it in school. • She changes as she grows up and realises that it is wrong. • “every passing Negro laughing in the night was Boo Radley loose and after us” • Scout and other children seen him as something to fear.

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