Becoming a Lady

In the beginning of the book, Scout was a tomboy. She was not polite or ladylike, and she beat people up. She also liked to play boy games with her brother. She had no interest in becoming a lady.

In the olden days girls wore dresses, did not play in the yard, were polite, and civilized. When Aunt Alexandra came into the picture, she was upset about how Scout dressed and how she acted. Aunt Alexandra wanted Scout to act like a lady. She tried her hardest to convince Scout to be a lady. I could understand Scout's apprehension to become a lady. She was so used to not being one, she did not know what it would be like to be a lady. In the end she became a little lady.

When the book described to you Scout in her dress, she sounded pretty. Although, it was hard to imagine Scout wearing a dress. You could tell she was trying her hardest to be like her aunt. It sounded really boring listening to a bunch of women talk about other peoples lives. When the women were talking about folks in the town thinking they were doing the right thing, it seemed like they were talking about Atticus. Hearing them still talk about him was frustrating.