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Scout's view of innocence in "To Kill a Mockingbird"

The central character in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," Scout, is initially an innocent girl. The fact that she does not associate the low social status of black people in Maycomb, Alabama, with them being discriminated by the white community is essential proving this. This contributes to the belief that she is innocent, considering that she cannot possibly consider that people's nature can be so immoral. Although her father taught her in regard to life and concerning what would be best for her to do, he did not relate to society's problems and to their seriousness. Her innocence is reflected through the fact that she is curious about who is leaving presents to her and to her friends and by considering the fact that she is also frightened by her neighbor. Both Scout and Jem feel that it is a mere coincidence that black people do not attend their school, their church, and that there is nothing abnormal about African-Americans generally being in positions that make them inferior to white people. As a result of this, they are relatively unprepared to take on topics related to discrimination involving white individuals persecuting black people. Their father's decision to get actively engaged in supporting Tom Robinson's case comes as a surprise both to Scout and to the town's folk. As a consequence, Scout begins to analyze the situation and realizes that it is wrong for her to remain indifferent to what goes on around her.

The reason for Scout losing her innocence lies in her father's decision to fight for Tom's cause. Even though she does not fully understand his father's rationale in doing so, she is determined to defend him. By doing so, she risks putting behind her the things that society considers representative for a child. Scout basically trades her innocence in order to back her father up. As a result of this, her pure personality is seriously damaged.

Scout's innocence gradually begins to fade away. She proves great courage by defending her father's name when the other children relate to it, but she is still unaware of the overall context that triggered the situation. She is certainly brave, even with the fact that her innocence continues to remain intact as a result of the fact that her father did not want her to know about the trial. Her curiosity once again comes into light and she does not hesitate to go against an angry mob when it attempts to lynch Tom Robinson and even her father. Scout immediately reacts when she learns more about the situation that Tom and her father are dealing with and uses a series of tactics to chastise the crowd by relating to their values and to how they should consider things from Tom and Atticus' perspective. The condition that her father had found himself in produces a significant change in Scout, as she realizes that she has to act rapidly and effectively. This makes it possible for her to break away from the traditional way she dealt with things and encourages her to lower herself to the mob's thinking in order for everyone to be able to emerge safely out of the state of affairs. Scout virtually loses a part of herself during these moments, considering that she has to employ a different type of judgment in order to deal with matters effectively, with this respective judgment practically coming against her innocent nature. In consequence to experiencing a series of episodes that presented her with the harsh reality of life, Scout changed her personality and matured.