During the 1960s, there was a very strict system of social order in the American South. This caste system was based on race and social inequality. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main character and narrator is Scout Finch, a naive but perceptive young child. With the help of her father, Atticus Finch and her brother Jem Finch, she discovers human nature and begins to mature to see the world differently while Lee delivers a brutal and in-depth social critique on the existence of inequality social, innocence and experience, and the coexistence of good and evil through the eyes of an innocent child. To Kill a Mockingbird is narrated entirely by Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. As the reader progresses through the book, Scout changes from a confused little girl who had just started school to an assertive person who was aware of the events happening around her. This is innocence and experience at its finest. Scout is a dynamic character who develops as the story progresses. At first, Scout doesn't understand certain things that happen or are said around her. For example: “Miss Maudie stopped rocking and her voice hardened. “You're too young to understand this,” she said, “but sometimes the Bible in one man's hand is worse than a bottle of whiskey in the hand of... oh, your father. » I was shocked. “Atticus doesn’t drink whiskey,” I said. “He never drank a drop in his life – Nome, yes, he drank it. He said he drank it once and didn't like it. (Lee 36). This scene shows Scout's understanding of life at that time, which is perfect to compare with that after the trial which had a major influence on Scout's life. After the Tom Robinson trial which exposed Scout to serious things like... middle of paper ...... the presence of the justice system. Scout Finch learns about human nature while facing difficulties such as social inequality. , the coexistence of good and evil, and trying to understand difficult topics such as social injustice and rape as she grows from a naive child to a more caring person. Scout observes Tom Robinson's disrespect and discrimination. She also wonders how people like Judge Taylor and Bob Ewell could coexist as she grows up. This book was written from a child's point of view because Harper Lee wanted her audience to create their own ideas about what happened and not just what the narrator says. To put it briefly, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird was written with the aim of criticizing the way of life in the American South, including their social norms. Works Cited Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1960. Print.