YESTERDAY IS SO FAR AWAY growth of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird
¡°Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. ... Oh, I believe in yesterday.¡± (Paul McCartney) These three sentences aren¡¯t much alone, but they say so much for Scout Finch. ... These lyrics relate so perfectly to Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. As one reads the novel, it is crystal clear how much Scout Finch matures throughout the duration of four years. ... Scout matures both through the events she encounters and what she learns. ... In Maycomb, Alabama, Scout Finch spent her days lounging about, relaxing with no troubles in her life. ... The year Dill Harris left Maycomb, Scout started school. ... Scout was even scolded for knowing how to read. ... They called Atticus a ¡°nigger-lover¡± and the children teased Scout about it. ... Screamed Francis to Scout, ¡°He¡¯s nothing but a nigger-lover! ... Dubose acted this way to Scout. ... Once, when a group of the Cunninghams tried to lynch, Scout, not knowing any better, ran up to Atticus from behind the bushes before realizing she didn¡¯t know these harmful men. ... When Scout heard this, she thought Bob would kill Atticus and it bothered her. ... On the Halloween night when Scout was nine, Bob, with a knife tried to kill Scout and her brother. ... Because of the rape case, Scout was obviously affected and gone were her days of just playing around with her brother and pondering about Boo Radley.