Despite the introduction of the book to be more intricately worded than I would expect of a book being written from a child's perspective, it became clear that it was written this way due to her experience with language from her father continuously reading to her. Aside from this, I found it easier to relate to Scout because of her point of view and experiences with others and education. Miss Caroline exemplifies the flaws in education of constraint, as she mashes Scout feel guilty for being educated. The small town culture is shown through the personalities of the characters, as well as the description of the town in the beginning of the book, as it has the typical town gossip (Stephanie Crawford) and the just as typical description of the town setting.
Marylin, do you think the personalities of the town represent the overall feelings of people from the South during this time (and through the Civil Rights movement)? What might be the author's point is using a town to expose wide spread sentiments in America?
ReplyDeleteI agree that since Scout with a child's perspective is writing about her experiences it adds a lot value to the book. I also feel the this perspective symbolizes humanity as well. Using this perspective we see that Scout is extremley innocent and the way she views the world through the lense of a child can help hone in on certain characteristics of humanity.
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