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Scout Finch Characteristics

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In the fictional novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the narrator and protagonist, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch is characterized as an intelligent and adventurous girl. When Scout starts her first day of school in the first grade, she is told by her teacher, Ms. Caroline, that she shouldn’t practice reading or try to increase her knowledge outside of school, “Now you tell your father not to teach you anymore. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind” (Lee 23). Being told by her teacher that she cannot enhance her intelligence shows that Scout is already ahead of those in the class. Scout already knows the alphabet and how to read before she enters the first grade. Ms. Caroline tries to hold her back from doing what she loves - learning.

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