To Kill a Mockingbird

Do you know a girl that acts twice her age? Scout is a dark-haired, overall-wearing tomboy. She is the daughter of Atticus Finch and the sister of Jeremy “Jem” Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. She hates wearing dresses and she only does when she has to. Scout acts twice her age because she is kind, inquisitive, and mature.

Scout shows her kindness to almost everyone. Which is more than can be said for some of the adults in Maycomb County. After Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose’s flowers out of anger, Atticus gives him a punishment of having to read to Mrs. Dubose for one month every afternoon. Atticus told Scout, “You don’t have to go with Jem, you know,”(108) but she felt it was necessary to accompany Jem at a hard time like this. She wanted Jem to know that she was there for him even if she didn’t want to be there just as much as he did. Not only does she show kindness to her brother, but she also shows kindness to a man that she first feared and then became to love, Arthur “Boo” Radley. When Bob Ewell attacked Jem, Boo rescued Jem and killed Bob. Boo had been through a lot that night and didn’t really know what to do with himself, so Scout had Boo escort her to his house so she could make sure he got home safely. And she knew, “if Miss Stephanie Crawford was watching from her upstairs