Wednesday, June 1, 2011

What are some internal character traits of Scout Finch in the beginning of the story and what are some at the end of the story?

INTERNAL
CHARACTER TRAITS
OF JEM
FINCH.


We know that Jem still
has feelings for his mother during the early chapters of To Kill a
Mockingbird
. Scout does not remember her mother (she was very young when her
mother died of a heart attack), but Jem does.


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He remembered her clearly, and sometimes in the
middle of a game he would sigh at length and then go off and play by himself behind the
car-house. When he was like that, I knew better than to bother
him.



Jem has become sort of a
mother hen to Scout by the end of the story. He gives her advice, comforts her when
necessary, and in Chapter 28, he walks her to and from the Halloween carnival. When the
mysterious attacker (Bob Ewell) goes after Scout, Jem fights him off. He succeeds in
keeping Bob away until Boo comes to their
rescue.


INTERNAL
TRAITS OF
SCOUT
FINCH


Scout's temper gets the
best of her often in the early chapters of the novel. She is ready to fight at the drop
of a hat, and she is warned by Atticus that he "will wear me out" if she continues. By
the end of the novel, Scout has grown three years older and has matured dramatically.
She actually entertains lady-like ideals on occasion, and she learns to hold her temper
when she is tempted. She is also able to distinguish fantasy (the stories about Boo
Radley) from fact (Miss Gates' conflicting statements concerning Maycomb's Negroes and
Hitler's treatment of the Jews).

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