... about you? Do you know what its like? Maybe Because growing up can be entertaining and like a mystery all at the same time if you happen to be Miss. Jean Louise Finch a.k.a. Scout. Now, when I say "Miss" I might be over exaggerating because in reality, well in this particular novel, she's no more than a rough tough tomboy with stringy legs, dirty coveralls ... and bobbed hair. However Scout discovers that she is just new to the wide world and she soon begins to fall in love with her life surroundings and the little ironic things that are always not too far off. Scout is easily occupied,...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... Kill a Mockingbird was set, it was not considered "proper" for a young lady to dress in overalls and participate in the same activities that boys did. Jean Louise Finch (Scout) did just that, and as a consequence was prejudged by the ladies of Maycomb, except for Miss Maudie. Women like Mrs. Dubose would always criticize ... her about how she acted, saying things like "Don't you say hey to me you ugly girl!" People thought of Scout as a little tomboy who wasn't doing or acting like what girls were supposed to, and they tried to change her without really looking past appearances. Even Sco...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... of it taking the shreds of paper. Soon after Maya learns that Tommy Valdon wants Maya to be his valentine she thinks he is evil like Mr. Freeman. Maya and Louise decide to rip up the note "Walking down the hill we minced the paper in a thousand shreds and gave it to the wind"(122). Although Maya will not learn a lesson ... she says "I was called Old Lady and chided for moving and talking like winter's molasses"(57). From this embarrassing experience Maya learns that she has lived in her own small little world. In St. Louis, not only do people talk and move fast, but also blacks are not ...

• Word Count: 964
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School