• This allows the reader to see incidents and characters through the eyes of a child and how as an adult her views of themes change.

• The naivety of her as a child lets the reader see the extreme conditions of the town.

First Person/Dual Narrative

Scout Finch

• Scout is a 6 year old girl who is telling the story in first person narrative.

• She has a very close relationship with her father Atticus and older brother Jem.

• As she spends a lot of her time with her brother meaning she acted like her brother and his friends.

Atticus’s Lessons

• Scout and her brother were brought up to treat everyone as equals by their father.

• This is hard as they are surrounded by racism.

• The fact that Scout listens to these lessons shows she is a strong character.

Character Development

• Scout sees her father as boring, like a typical child would if their father did not play with them.

• This soon changes when she realises the responsibly he has.

• This shows her maturity as she has an understanding towards her fathers responsibilities.

Effects of Racism

• When she is younger she is affected by the racism as she is srrounded by it in school.

• She changes as she grows up and realises that it is wrong.

• “every passing Negro laughing in the night was Boo Radley loose and after us”

• Scout and other children seen him as something to fear.