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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
To Kill A Mocking Bird - Section one
Jean Louise better known as Scout Finch really stuck out in the first couple chapters to me. She is an adventurous tomboy. She does not judge or treat people differently based upon their skin color. She is troubled with the thought of why grown ups have different views on peoples ethnicity's and backgrounds. Scout is ahead of her time and very intelligent, which frustrates her teacher at times. Miss Caroline's views are different then her students on different occasions. I love how against the grain she is, and is not afraid to challenge popular belief if it is not what she agrees with.
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Nick, talk more about what you mean by she is ahead of her time. Do you think her attitude is really unusual for the time period or perhaps others felt similar but weren't vocal? Do you think being vocal about issues that affect humanity is important? Why?
ReplyDeleteNick, I do agree with you when you said she is "against the grain". Although, right now, Scout seems very mold-able when it comes to being told what to do and/or believe. For example, when Miss Caroline told Scout she couldn't read and to tell Atticus to stop reading to her, she complies. Although, inside, she was against Miss Caroline's whole ideal. I hope she grows to stand up for herself in a more assertive way as the book progresses.
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ReplyDeleteNick, I agree with you in the sense that I feel Scout isn't a simply a mirror image of the rest of Maycomb. I do think she is one of the only characters who challenges the status quo and I think this is evident in her time at school. She seems to always be questioning Miss Caroline and challenging what is considered to be normal in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI believe that she was just more vocal as others most likely strongly felt the same way at times. Being vocal is very important because without it there would be an absence of change.
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