Writing Resources
Scout is a very precocious young girl although in the beginning of the story she is very naive As she grows up she begins to gain these prejudices about racism and stereotyping held by the townspeople on her own However over the course of the book and Tom Robinson's trial she begins see how dangerous these prejudices can be even deadly However she also learns that there are heroes who fight for the right cause even if it means personal loss such as when Atticus corrects her for saying the N word when she is exposed to the prejudice of racism and when she backs away from the fight against Cecil Jacobs Scout learns when Atticus corrects her for saying the N word When Scout asks Atticus Do you defend n s Atticus I asked him that evening Of course I do Don't say n r Scout That s common 77 Scout learns that not what everyone at school says is right When Scout has an argument with the kids at school about her father defending the black community Atticus as a father has to tell her right from wrong Not only did Atticus correct the fact that she fought with the school kids but he also catches her rude mistake when she called a man a n r After Atticus corrected Scout she never calls members of the black community n rs Scout then gains more respect for the black community and begins to realize that everyone is equal but black people not have the same rights as Caucasians
