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How does Harper Lee use Scout as a character and as a narrator to interest the reader? In this essay, I will attempt to explain how Scout is used as a narrator telling the story and as a character, experiencing the story. As a reader, I will show how this technique use by Harper Lee influences us to feel certain emotions. The first thing we notice when we look at Scout is that she is an adult telling her story through a child's point of view. This means she uses language that is very advanced, and she is able to explain what she sees in a more detailed way, whereas if it were the young Scout telling the story, the language might be more childish, and the reader would not be able to picture the story so clearly. However, although it is the adult Scout retelling her story, she does not give everything away. This interests the reader into guessing for themselves what the story is, and what is happening, which makes it a better book because the reader has to use their own imagination. For example, in Chapter 28, when Scout and Jem are being attacked by an unknown person, the narrator does not give everything away by telling us who this person, whose name we find out later, actually is. This gives the chapter a sense of mystery, and keeps the reader hooked. She lives in the moment, and so does the reader. There are some points in the book where the communication and
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To Kill a Mockingbird was a book written in 1960 to portray the corruption in the USA's southern states specifically the state of Alabama. The book is a microcosm reflecting a wider range of thought in America in the 1960's. The book is a 'Bildungsroman', it follows a girl called Scout Finch who tells us about growing up in Maycomb county, a fictional county in Alabama. A 'Bildungsroman' is usually a book written in an autobiographical style and follows a specific characters rite of passage. The book is told in circular narrative the author Lee uses this to emphasise certain themes throughout the book. The book is told from a mature Scout's perspective describing her life's events. In this essay I will further discuss how Lee represents Maycomb County and discuss the methods and techniques used by Harper Lee to present the character of Atticus Finch. Arguably the most important aspect of Atticus is his maxim. His maxim is that if you attempt to stand in another's shoes you will be able to understand their point of view, this eventually leads on to appreciation and tolerance rather than prejudice and discrimination. "Atticus, when they finally saw him... he was real nice."This quote shows that Scout realises when you get to know people without judging them beforehand they are nice people. This is also shown when the children discover Arthur Radley is a normal person the
