The narrator and protagonist of the story. Scout lives with her father. Scout has a combative streak and a basic faith in the goodness of the people in her community. Scout eventually develops a more grown-up perspective that enables her to appreciate human goodness without ignoring human evil. |
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Scout was being pressured to become a lady, which was someone she wasn't because she was a tom boy. Gwen talks about how she doesn't want to become what people tell her, but rather just be herself.
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