To Kill a Mockingbird

In To Kill a Mockingbird the story is narrated by a young girl, Scout Finch, she adds childlike, humorous, nostalgic, and innocent aspects to the novel, however as the novel progresses, the narration becomes increasingly dark, foreboding, and critical of society. Scout Finch is a very unusual little girl, both in her own qualities and in her social position. She is unusually intelligent (she learns to read before beginning school), unusually confident (she fights boys …

…lessons of humanity and the balance of good and evil in the world. Scout's development into a person capable of assuming that outlook marks the conclusion of the novel and indicates that, whatever evil she encounters, she will retain her conscience without becoming cynical or jaded. Though she is still a child at the end of the book, Scout's perspective on life develops from that of an innocent child into that of a near grown-up.