Harper Lee's use of first person flashback narration is one very effective element of To Kill a Mockingbird. The reader experiences events with young Scout but benefits from the perspective of adult Scout. Post examples of one or both perspectives.
When Atticus is talking to Uncle Jack in chapter nine, he says "I'm not worried about Jem keeping his head, but Scout'd just as soon drop someone as look at him if her pride's at stake." At the end of the same page (page 73) it states: "But I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until many years later I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said."
When Atticus left one night after dinner and didnt come back Jem felt something bad was going to happen so he went to go find Atticus of course Scout and dill came with him. As they approached the middle of town they saw Atticus sitting on the front steps of the jail. Scout went to run up to him but Jem held her back and they just watched him. Soon a couple of cars pulled up and a big mob came up to Atticus. Scout was affraid for Atticus so she ran up to him in the middle of the mob and started a casual conversation with Mr. Cunnigham. Scout was very nieve and didnt understand that that mob was there to kill Tom Robinson.
In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, the book shows perspectives of both young Scout and adult Scout Finch. On page 129, Scout, Dill, and Jem follow Atticus to the Maycomb County Jailhouse. An angry mob approaches, but Scout does not realize what their intentions were. She thought it was a gathering of some men, and began conversating with them like it was a normal day. This was the child Scout, not realzing the reality and danger of the situation.
I agree with the comment above when she came and stopped the mob from killing Mr. Tom Robinson but at the same time she had no idea that she had saved Mr. Robinson. It was her innocence that saved Tom from that mob but also her ignorance
The reader experiences events with young Scout but also benefits from the perspective of an adult when atticus is waiting at the jail house and the angry mob comes to kill Tom Robinson. Scout runs out of her hiding place to disarm the mob, she acts very childish and even kicks a man. Later on Atticus explains the situation as an adult and you finally get both perspectives.
On page 129 of the book, Scout finds Atticus sitting in front of the jail and wants to talk to him. Jem, however, refuses her the priviledge and makes her watch him. Suddenly, and angry mob shows uo to kill Tom. As a young child, Scout doesn't see them as racist, or stereotypical. She just sees a group of angry people and fears for her father's safety. It didn't even occur to her that they were there to kill a black man.
by usung the first person flashback point of view in the story, one can effectively see the growth that Scout experiences within this time period. Another example of this is when after Scout's class has a discussion over how terrible the events unfolding in Germany are, she makes the connection between what is happening over there to what is happening in Maycomb concerning the treatment of African Americans.
In the beginning of the story Scout is very childish and does alot of immature things, but throughout the story she becomes more of a young adult. An example of her becoming an adult is when she gets to stay in the meeting with aunt Alexandra because she feels that Scout is growing up and is mature enough to sit and talk with the older women.
Young and old Scout come through many times throughout this story. When Jem is hurt after the pageant Scout is completely concerned about him, and doesn't even realize that Boo Radley is in the same room with her. She was clueless at the time.
When Scout and Jem were attacked by Ewell, Scout, being so young and oblivious as to what was happening, doesn't seem to really know what's going on and the real danger at hand. As the reader, we understand the situation though.
When Scout was a little girl, she was able to witness Tom Robinson's trial. Even though Jem kept saying she didn't understand what was going on, but she did. She may not have understood everything, but she understood the important parts. She understood that Tom Robinson was innocent, even though everyone was trying to prove that he wasn't.
As the book progressed to the end Scout grew up a great deal. On page 236 Scout says "We never put into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad. This shows that Scout had grown up from when they were taking the items from the tree because then she did not care one bit.
You see the perspective from the younger Scout when she runs to Atticus when the mob is there. She doesn't know why the men are there, or who many of them are. She tries to make a conversation with the only one she knew (Mr. Cunningham). She did not know that she had saved Tom Robinson's life, and protected her father at the same time. This says that she did not understand anything from that night, other than her father being there and her making all the men leave.
An example of the first person flashback narration is seen at the very begining of chapter 11. It begins, "When were small, Jem and I confined our activies to the southern neighborhood." This shows that the story is both being told by Scout and that it is an older, more mature Scout refleting on her childhood.
The point of view on page 129, when Scout gets Mr. Cunningham and the rest of the mob to leave the jail, shows a combination of the young Scout perspective, and the the adult Scout perspective. The young Scout is when she talks to Mr. Cunningham about his son and then in the following paragraph, it is the adult Scout looking back on the situation.
On page 87 Atticus talks about Scout growing up and that Jack needs to answer her when she asks a question rather than give her the run around. Atticus says, "You had the right answer this afternoon, but the wrong reasons. Bad language us a stage all shildren go through, and it dies with time when they learn they're not attracting attention with it. Hotheadedness isn't. Scout's got to learn to keep her head and learn soon, with what's in store for her these next few months. She's coming along, though. Jem's getting older and she follows his example a good bit now. All she needs is assistance sometimes." Here, Atticus is trying to show Jack that Scout is just a girl and she's going to go through a lot of different stages in her maturing process, just the way Jem is. Scout is smart and she's learning quick. The reader can then see the adult Scout on page 89. "I scurried to my room and went to bed. Uncle Jack was a prince of a fellow not to let me down. But I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said." Scout didn't understand this as a mere child, but once she grew older and got her wits about her she understood that Atticus was trying to help her.
An example of first person flashback narration is when Scout is at the jailhouse and the mob of angry people come to kill Tom Robinson. Scout is very unaware of the situtation and why the men are down there but she still manages to use her innocence to make the men leave.
Harper Lee uses first person flash back through Scout to help fully understand Scouts character. On page 74, Scout doesn't understand why kids at school keep saying her dad "defended niggers" because of her youth, but with the first person flashback you understand why Scout is so concerned and angry at people for calling her daddy names.
The book has a flashback point of view from the very beginning. The first paragraph of the book is her as an adult reminiscing about her childhood. She goes from talking about remembering when Jem broke his arm right into the story behind all of it.
Dill, Scout, and Jem follow Atticus to the jailhouse where a mob approaches them and SCout, not knowing the situation starts conversing with them. The mob finally went away.
An example of the first person flashback is when scout gets in a fight with Francis. After the fight Atticus is talking to Jack about scout and voicing his worry for her. Scout says, "it was not until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said."
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When Atticus is talking to Uncle Jack in chapter nine, he says "I'm not worried about Jem keeping his head, but Scout'd just as soon drop someone as look at him if her pride's at stake." At the end of the same page (page 73) it states: "But I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until many years later I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said."
When Atticus left one night after dinner and didnt come back Jem felt something bad was going to happen so he went to go find Atticus of course Scout and dill came with him. As they approached the middle of town they saw Atticus sitting on the front steps of the jail. Scout went to run up to him but Jem held her back and they just watched him. Soon a couple of cars pulled up and a big mob came up to Atticus. Scout was affraid for Atticus so she ran up to him in the middle of the mob and started a casual conversation with Mr. Cunnigham. Scout was very nieve and didnt understand that that mob was there to kill Tom Robinson.
In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, the book shows perspectives of both young Scout and adult Scout Finch. On page 129, Scout, Dill, and Jem follow Atticus to the Maycomb County Jailhouse. An angry mob approaches, but Scout does not realize what their intentions were. She thought it was a gathering of some men, and began conversating with them like it was a normal day. This was the child Scout, not realzing the reality and danger of the situation.
I agree with the comment above when she came and stopped the mob from killing Mr. Tom Robinson but at the same time she had no idea that she had saved Mr. Robinson. It was her innocence that saved Tom from that mob but also her ignorance
The reader experiences events with young Scout but also benefits from the perspective of an adult when atticus is waiting at the jail house and the angry mob comes to kill Tom Robinson. Scout runs out of her hiding place to disarm the mob, she acts very childish and even kicks a man. Later on Atticus explains the situation as an adult and you finally get both perspectives.
On page 129 of the book, Scout finds Atticus sitting in front of the jail and wants to talk to him. Jem, however, refuses her the priviledge and makes her watch him. Suddenly, and angry mob shows uo to kill Tom. As a young child, Scout doesn't see them as racist, or stereotypical. She just sees a group of angry people and fears for her father's safety. It didn't even occur to her that they were there to kill a black man.
by usung the first person flashback point of view in the story, one can effectively see the growth that Scout experiences within this time period. Another example of this is when after Scout's class has a discussion over how terrible the events unfolding in Germany are, she makes the connection between what is happening over there to what is happening in Maycomb concerning the treatment of African Americans.
In the beginning of the story Scout is very childish and does alot of immature things, but throughout the story she becomes more of a young adult. An example of her becoming an adult is when she gets to stay in the meeting with aunt Alexandra because she feels that Scout is growing up and is mature enough to sit and talk with the older women.
Young and old Scout come through many times throughout this story. When Jem is hurt after the pageant Scout is completely concerned about him, and doesn't even realize that Boo Radley is in the same room with her. She was clueless at the time.
When Scout and Jem were attacked by Ewell, Scout, being so young and oblivious as to what was happening, doesn't seem to really know what's going on and the real danger at hand. As the reader, we understand the situation though.
When Scout was a little girl, she was able to witness Tom Robinson's trial. Even though Jem kept saying she didn't understand what was going on, but she did. She may not have understood everything, but she understood the important parts. She understood that Tom Robinson was innocent, even though everyone was trying to prove that he wasn't.
I agree with taylors comment. Adult Scout learns that Atticus had good intentions for her when she was young but she did not know that at the time.
As the book progressed to the end Scout grew up a great deal. On page 236 Scout says "We never put into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad. This shows that Scout had grown up from when they were taking the items from the tree because then she did not care one bit.
You see the perspective from the younger Scout when she runs to Atticus when the mob is there. She doesn't know why the men are there, or who many of them are. She tries to make a conversation with the only one she knew (Mr. Cunningham). She did not know that she had saved Tom Robinson's life, and protected her father at the same time. This says that she did not understand anything from that night, other than her father being there and her making all the men leave.
An example of the first person flashback narration is seen at the very begining of chapter 11. It begins, "When were small, Jem and I confined our activies to the southern neighborhood." This shows that the story is both being told by Scout and that it is an older, more mature Scout refleting on her childhood.
The point of view on page 129, when Scout gets Mr. Cunningham and the rest of the mob to leave the jail, shows a combination of the young Scout perspective, and the the adult Scout perspective. The young Scout is when she talks to Mr. Cunningham about his son and then in the following paragraph, it is the adult Scout looking back on the situation.
On page 87 Atticus talks about Scout growing up and that Jack needs to answer her when she asks a question rather than give her the run around. Atticus says, "You had the right answer this afternoon, but the wrong reasons. Bad language us a stage all shildren go through, and it dies with time when they learn they're not attracting attention with it. Hotheadedness isn't. Scout's got to learn to keep her head and learn soon, with what's in store for her these next few months. She's coming along, though. Jem's getting older and she follows his example a good bit now. All she needs is assistance sometimes." Here, Atticus is trying to show Jack that Scout is just a girl and she's going to go through a lot of different stages in her maturing process, just the way Jem is. Scout is smart and she's learning quick. The reader can then see the adult Scout on page 89. "I scurried to my room and went to bed. Uncle Jack was a prince of a fellow not to let me down. But I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said." Scout didn't understand this as a mere child, but once she grew older and got her wits about her she understood that Atticus was trying to help her.
An example of first person flashback narration is when Scout is at the jailhouse and the mob of angry people come to kill Tom Robinson. Scout is very unaware of the situtation and why the men are down there but she still manages to use her innocence to make the men leave.
Harper Lee uses first person flash back through Scout to help fully understand Scouts character. On page 74, Scout doesn't understand why kids at school keep saying her dad "defended niggers" because of her youth, but with the first person flashback you understand why Scout is so concerned and angry at people for calling her daddy names.
The book has a flashback point of view from the very beginning. The first paragraph of the book is her as an adult reminiscing about her childhood. She goes from talking about remembering when Jem broke his arm right into the story behind all of it.
Dill, Scout, and Jem follow Atticus to the jailhouse where a mob approaches them and SCout, not knowing the situation starts conversing with them. The mob finally went away.
An example of the first person flashback is when scout gets in a fight with Francis. After the fight Atticus is talking to Jack about scout and voicing his worry for her. Scout says, "it was not until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said."
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