Chattahoochee River
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
To Kill a Mockingbird Section One
I noticed an important theme of education and children in Scout's experience at school. Her first day of school was an unpleasant experience due to her interactions with Miss Caroline. Scout is victimized by her ability to read at an early age because her teacher believes she should learn in a different way. This demonstrates a lack of perspective as it contributes to the small town mentality, specifically concerning Miss Caroline. Her method, to me, seems irrational and insufficient because no point of view is taken into account, only that of herself. Although Scout is a young girl she has a more expanded mentality than that of Miss Caroline. She meant well yet only received punishment for her actions. Scout is an unusually intelligent, confident, and thoughtful character. Something else that appealed to me was that even though it's set in the early 20th century Scout was still somewhat of a Tomboy regardless of what people thought of her. Although this is only the beginning of the story, I already know I love Scout's character, especially her good nature actions.
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Mariana, I love Scout's character too. She is rebellious and fearless!
ReplyDeleteWhile Miss Caroline was a bit harsh, I think that she can be forgiven because of her being an outsider in the community and barely coming out of school.
ReplyDeleteAs for Scout, I completely agree! Even at her age, she manages to be one of the more likable and respectable characters in the story.
I agree as well Mariana. Compared to the other kids her age, Scout's intelligence and persona is quite complex. Unlike other kids who live in the moment and want to experience what they want immediately, Scout tends to look ahead and think of consequences and how some plans may be rather irrational.
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ReplyDeleteScouts character really is interesting. Very young yet having a mind of an older person. Scout has a basic faith in the goodness of the people from her community. If they wouldn't have said her age in the book, I would of honestly thought Scout could of been an adult.
ReplyDeleteOoohhh Scout is my favorite character too! For a 1st grader she is very smart, she's straightforward, and she doesn't have and share the point of view that you'd except a child too. I also took into consideration Miss Caroline's narrow point of view. I think this is due to the fact that she's new in town and doesn't know the people. I think that her attempt to take a different approach to teaching represents future changes to come to the town.
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