Firstly, I realise that my blog is based on the novel, but I included a picture out of the 'To kill a mockingbird' movie. I thought I'd include it just to give you an idea of how the character from the book was portrayed.
This character is first introduced to the audience when she is about six and is referred to as 'Scout. Scout's real name is Jean Louise, but she prefers her nickname because it's less 'girly' and her real name is more formal and mainly used by people who don't know her too well, or are very sophisticated. I would describe her a tomboy who doesn't really fit in with any of the girls in her neighbourhood (which is why she is always with her older brother Jem), at the start of the book; Scout doesn't have a very good understanding of the racism that happens in Maycomb. As the book develops and her father Atticus is spending more and more time on the Tom Robinson case, Scout begins to understand the concept of the issue. Scout loves to read with her father although her teacher (Miss Caroline) discourages it, she picks up on things easily as she is rather intelligent for a girl of her age.
I think Scout is the most important character, the audience is seeing the story from two totally different point of views, the little girl experiencing everything in the story and the adult Jean Louise telling them. Throughout the story I think Scout learns how to see both good and bad in people, she obtains a much more grown up perspective of things. The adult Jean Louise can better understand the impact of various events than the child living through them.
This character is first introduced to the audience when she is about six and is referred to as 'Scout. Scout's real name is Jean Louise, but she prefers her nickname because it's less 'girly' and her real name is more formal and mainly used by people who don't know her too well, or are very sophisticated. I would describe her a tomboy who doesn't really fit in with any of the girls in her neighbourhood (which is why she is always with her older brother Jem), at the start of the book; Scout doesn't have a very good understanding of the racism that happens in Maycomb. As the book develops and her father Atticus is spending more and more time on the Tom Robinson case, Scout begins to understand the concept of the issue. Scout loves to read with her father although her teacher (Miss Caroline) discourages it, she picks up on things easily as she is rather intelligent for a girl of her age.
I think Scout is the most important character, the audience is seeing the story from two totally different point of views, the little girl experiencing everything in the story and the adult Jean Louise telling them. Throughout the story I think Scout learns how to see both good and bad in people, she obtains a much more grown up perspective of things. The adult Jean Louise can better understand the impact of various events than the child living through them.