I think that a big part of Scout's life is the setting in the book. I think that the setting takes big part in the growing up because there are some thing that they do to help her that they wouldn't really do now at days. I also think that the time period takes a big part in how mature she is because people behave differently now then they would back then. I think that people back then had more respect for each other then they do now at days. I also think that the setting is a big part in it because the way they did things were different and because of that Scout acts they way she does.
The second thing that I was talking about with my group was how I felt about the protagonist. To tell you the truth I have mixed feelings about her. I feel like at times she can be a good person but at other times she might make the wrong choices I think that this goes more into who really influences her. I also think that the main character knows that she is doing something wrong at times but does it anyways. I feel like if she decided to do the right thing and stick to the rules she would not be getting in as much trouble as she is getting into now. I would consider Scout as a little socially awkward because she really doesn't have friends of her own, she hangs out a lot with her brother and his friends.
The last topic that we talked about was who influences our main character and are they a good or bad influence. I think that some of the people in Scouts life are a good influence but others may be bad ones. One person that is a good influence on her is her father Atticus. I think that he is a good influence on her because he is always the one to tell her that she can't give up and that she should always try her hardest no matter what. I thin that if we all had people like that in our lives we would never be giving up I also think that with that positive influence she is becoming a better person not just on the outside but on the inside too. Although she has a positive influence in her life she also has a couple of bad ones like her brother Jem and his friends. I think that they are a bad influence because they are always the ones to get her into trouble. If it wasn't for them I think that she wouldn't behave as bad.
Overall I think that Scout the main character is a good person but with a little more positive influence in her life she would not get into trouble as often as she does now. I also think that without Atticus she would be a little lost in her life and wouldn't really know which way to go. I really hope that over the course of the book I hope that Scout will grow as a person and realizes that she is with the wrong people and that she should start to make her own decisions.
As Ms.Robbins says:"Don't let others do your thinking for you".
