he following topics will be discussed: the character of Scout, Scout and Jem, relationships in the book, social status, Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, Bob Ewell and topics non-involving the novel but related.
             Scout is the narrator of the novel. She's a tom-boy who likes to wear over-alls, hates to wear dresses and takes up to beating up boys. There are a few events that occur with in the novel where Scout and other characters show conflict. There was one between Scout and her classmate, Cecil Jacob. He had called Scout's Father a nigger lover. There was also another situation like this between Scout and her cousin, Francis. Francis had called her Father a nigger lover and also taunted about Dill a little. This had infuriated Scout which resulted in her left hand coming in contact on his front teeth and his right almost hitting him twice but was stopped by his Uncle Jack. Another one was with Mrs. Dubose; she started the whole thing when she snapped at Scout for her appearance of wearing over-alls and not being a proper lady like she should be.
             Scout is a courageous character and smart for her own age. She represents the innocence with in society, a little girl growing up in small southern town witnessing racism and prejudice – and especially the event when a Negro was falsely accused of raping a white woman. Scout has developed well through out the book, witnessing the unfortunate events around her, she was naive in the beginning but her understanding of the world around her quickly starts to make sense to her.
             Harper Lee shows how Scout and Jem had firstly assumed that all people are good and understanding. This shows their childhood innocence and how naive they are in the beginning which through the book they come to experience evil and prejudice around them and by experiencing these they come to realization and are able to understand and see things from an adult's perspective and are able to confront it. A...