To Kill a Mockingbird: Scout's Character DevelopmentA story is always different depending on who is telling it. This is the case in To Kill a Mockingbird, a classic book by Harper Lee published in 1960. The book is about a child growing up in a racist community in Alabama and the challenges she faces. During her childhood, she attacked Boo Radley, a neighbor, went to the trial of Tom Robinson, an innocent black man, and was attacked on Halloween night. The story gained popularity and has since been adapted into a film. Although the book and film follow the same general plot, the book contains many important events absent from the film that led to the development of the main character, Scout. One of the things missing from the movie is Scout learning to understand. others. In the book, Atticus, her father, teaches Scout how to learn to understand other people and the situations they face. In the book, after a frustrating first day of school and a strong hatred towards his teacher, Atticus tells him: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view... until we put ourselves in his skin and walk around in his skin. [26]" This is a big part of Scout's growth, as she begins to realize what others are going through. This affects her greatly, as she begins to understand Boo Radley, a neighbor who never leaves her house. She realizes that he just wants to be alone and stops bothering him. Throughout the book, Scout learns this valuable lesson, but does not in the film. story and Scout does not learn to understand others, notably Boo Radley She does not learn to get along with others middle of paper... in situations like a lady should. Much of Scout's development and maturation from her childish ways In the film, this change is not noticed and there is no major change in Scout's character. in the book and the perspective of the story is changed The book and movie are very similar, but the movie is missing many important events. This affects Scout's growth and development throughout the story. Her understanding of others, her knowledge about racism, and her learning to behave like a lady are all crucial elements of the story that are missing from the film. All of this affects how Scout grows and develops throughout the story, and how the story is told from her point of view. Its maturation leads to understanding and realization of the world around it. The story is then described very differently in the book and in the film..