In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee sets her story in a small, segregated southern town during the Great Depression. The story, as told in an extended flashback by a young narrator, focuses on a series of events that shape her understanding of the world and tarnish her sense of innocence. Why do you think the author chose Scout as the narrator? How do the narrator's cultural experiences as a young white Southerner influence her point of view? How do you, as a modern reader, respond to the narrator's version of events and to the events themselves? Write your response like a student in 3-5 sentences
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I think Harper Lee chose Scout as the narrator because her innocence and naivety provide a contrasting perspective to the racial injustices happening in her town. As a young white Southerner, Scout's cultural experiences shape her understanding of race, class, and morality, and influence her point of view throughout the story. As a modern reader, I find Scout's narration to be both heartbreaking and eye-opening, as it reveals the harsh realities of racism and prejudice in the deep South during that time period.
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