~bri
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Like Brother Like Sister
In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout Finch wants to be just like her brother Jem. Scout does not want to be a proper lady like her Aunt Alexandra wants her to be, she wants to be free to life her own life. Scout looking up to Jem is a continuous theme throughout the book. Scout mainly looks up to the men in her life because she never really had a mother figure. Jem and Atticus are mainly Scouts role models. In the book, you never read about Scout looking up to her aunt, who cares more about appearance and social class than he loved ones. An example of this is, "...You've got to do something about her, you've let things go on too long " (Lee, 182) Scout does not want a women in her life to tell her what not to do, she wants everything to go her way. Reading deeper in the book, the reader realizes that Jem is mature and Scout is learning from him. It is very important for Scout and just kids in general to have role models because every child needs something to aspire too, and Jem is definitely Scouts role model.
~bri
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I agree with Bri with everything she said, Scout looks up to Jem to guide her through life instead of female guidance because she never really had any. Although Scout does receive a lot of male influence, she actually likes being around women some times and get their opinions on different subjects after being so used to male opinions. At one of the female gatherings Scout says "Ladies seemed to live in faint horror of men. But i liked them. There was something about them, no matter how much they cussed and drank and gambled and chewed; no matter how undetectable they were, there was something about them that instinctively liked.." (Lee 313) Scout is exposed to so much male guidance, that when she is surrounded by women, how they acted seemed natural to Scout. Since Scout is female, she feels like she can actually fit in a be part of a group who's just like her. She feels a little connection between her and the other women. Even though Scout finally feels connected with people who's just like her, she still needs Jem in any situation, and it is obvious that Scout trusts Jem's opinions over anyones.
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