They don’t look any different, and they don’t really act any different, and she can’t even tell that their mixed. This made us think, why were they so disliked? As with the Ewell’s, neither the white people nor the black people wanted anything to do with them. Scout couldn’t understand this. It really doesn’t make any sense, and Scout helps us to see this. Why should his children be any worse off then any other child? They never did anything wrong. It’s the same as when Scout and Jem are talking to Mr. Dolphus during the trial (200), Scout doesn’t understand why he should have to pretend to be drunk, just so people won’t talk about the way he acts. So what if he wants to live with black people, he’s not causing anyone harm. She can’t understand why he should have to lie. Scout’s inability to understand helps us see that it’s unfair, and doesn’t make sense. Prejudice is not just against a certain race. It can be towards a culture, a group of people, or even a class, like the Ewell’s. It exists everywhere, and it is human nature to fear what is different. However, it often takes the innocence of a child, or some other like source to make us see how ugly and senseless our actions sometimes are. That’s the role that Scout plays in To Kill a Mockingbird, the innocent bystander, that opens our