A Pivotal Moment In To Kill A Mockingbird

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It is often seen in the lives of many that there is a pivotal moment that enlightens a person. In a single moment a person’s understanding of their environmentcan change drastically. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story of the moral and psychological development of the main character, Scout. Scout’s story begins with a lack of morality. However, as time goes on, Scout is morally developing, until one pivotal moment where Scout has a new perspective on life, the perspective that to understand the action of people one must see things the way said person see it. The moment in which Scout was standing on Boo Radley’s porch was that pivotal for Scout and that moment shapes the meaning of Lee’s work as a whole. In the beginning of the novel, Scout had no moral compass. It was not until she came from her first day at school that Scout’s moral compass began to change. It was when Atticus responds to Scout while she was telling him about her day in school that brought about this change. Atticus says “You never really understand a person …show more content…
It became a story of a girl coming of age. The moment in which Scout was standing on the porch added a layer to the story in which perspective affects actions. At this moment, Scout realized that because of Dill, the number of days in which they played on the streets, and the number of times that Scout ran past the Radley house affected the action of Boo. Boo had been observing the streets and as a result was able to save the lives of Jem and Scout. This moment shows the coming of age of Scout; it shows that Scout has soundness of perspective. This moment brings together the entire novel because Scout was able to completely understand perception at this moment. This story was a journey in which Scout started as an impulsive girl to a girl that understands how society
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