It is astounding how a young girl only six years old can understand the adult issues that are happening in the world. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a book about a young girl named Scout who is very intelligent, but has a little bit of attitude. The beginning chapters of the book portray Scout as short tempered however as the novel progresses her lack of prejudice and her intelligence becomes apparent. .
In the beginning of the book Scout was six years old and was short tempered, a tomboy, and intelligent. Scout was very short- tempered and likes to fight to resolve problems instead of arguing. Her short temper almost got her killed in the middle of the book while defending Atticus against a mob of people. Scout was in first grade and she knew how to read and write. She had a teacher who was new and not very good at teaching. In the book Scouts short temper shows when she says " all he needs is someone to beat him up and I ain't big enough." .
Scout was a very smart girl for her age; she understood most adult topics and knew how to act and what to say. Scout understood the trial of Tom Robinson. She also understood why Boo Radley would never come outside of his house. Scouts teacher was very upset when she realized Scout knew how to read and write. Scouts teacher thought it was bad that she knew how to read and write. Scout was in 1st grade at the time and was only six years old.
Scouts lack of prejudice and her intelligence become apparent in the end of the book. When she finally meets Boo Radley. She understood why he never came outside and why he was acting like a child. She realized how much of their lives Boo Radley had witnessed and what he could see from his house. He saw the kids playing in the streets, fighting in the streets and he could see most of the neighborhood. Her intelligence was also apparent during the Tom Robinson case. She understood that he was innocent. She did not understand why he was found guilty until Atticus explained it to her.