Topic > Scout's Change in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Scout was the narrator of the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" (by Harper Lee). At first he didn't know much about Maycomb (the town they live in), the people in the town and life. Through the book he had many new experiences and learned a lot. This knowledge caused significant changes in his characteristics and outlook. As the novel progressed, she grew up. She became a better person. At the beginning of the book, Scout was not a good child. He had difficulty controlling himself and was usually unable to do so. He knew Atticus wouldn't like it if he heard about his fight, but he fought a lot anyway, like the time he got mad at Cecil Jacobs and fought him (p. 99). She was also mean and rude, which can be easily seen as she would get angry and protest when Walter spilled syrup on her dinner (p. 32). She too, being young, was not able to look at things from other people's points of view. This could easily be noticed on his first day at school, as he only saw things from his own point of view, never caring about his teacher's point of view (p. 26). Even his youth ...