This week’s featured female character is Scout Finch from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Rough and tumble five year old Scout Finch is no sissy! She is a strong female character that stands up and shouts for justice. She can be found swathed in overalls, climbing trees, and fighting with the boys. Her passion for reading and ability to see the goodness in all make her one of my favorite literary characters. Her individuality and verve for life stand out among a sea of little southern girls in dresses following the rules and maintaining proper decorum. Her strong sense of right and wrong make her a fighter and she shouts, kicks, and hits anyone who is not willing to listen. Scout is truly a Feisty, Fabulous, and Fierce little girl who sticks up for what she believes in no matter the social norms that surround her.
Feisty
“Ladies in bunches always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be elsewhere.”
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 24
Fabulous
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 2
Fierce
“I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 23
Romance Bound 