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Loss Of Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird

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It’s possible that when someone hears the name Scout, they think of Jean Louise Finch from Harper Lee’s famous To Kill A Mockingbird. In this novel that takes place in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, Scout is the narrator telling a story about her life in the 1930’s. Not only was is a tomboy which was hard to appreciate in that time period, but she and her brother, experience a loss of innocence through a series of events, and life shaping opportunities throughout this book. Harper Lee is effective in portraying certain events in Scout's life -the presence of Dill, the fascination with Boo Radley, and the Tom Robinson trial- and how they teach Scout lessons to shape her character. First and foremost, the presence of Dill brings great

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