Unfortunately, Scout has a variety of bad experiences in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. I'll try to touch on the most important bad experiences in this answer.
To begin with, one of Scout's bad experiences takes place early on when she attends school for the first time and her teacher (strangely upset that Scout is so advanced compared to her peers) tells Scout that she shouldn't be reading at home. For Scout, this...
Unfortunately, Scout has a variety of bad experiences in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. I'll try to touch on the most important bad experiences in this answer.
To begin with, one of Scout's bad experiences takes place early on when she attends school for the first time and her teacher (strangely upset that Scout is so advanced compared to her peers) tells Scout that she shouldn't be reading at home. For Scout, this news is devastating, as reading with Atticus is one of her most cherished activities. Luckily, the pain of this experience is lessened when Atticus tells her they can continue reading in secret (provided that she continues attending school).
Another bad experience is, of course, the trial, in which Scout witnesses the prejudice of Maycomb firsthand. Watching a jury presume Tom Robinson guilty for a crime he obviously didn't commit, Scout is shaken to her core and begins to understand the corrupt nature of the adult world.
Finally, it's important to mention Scout's experience with Bob Ewell, who tries to kill her and Jem after Scout's school play late in the novel. This seems to be Scout's first real brush with the possibility of death, and the experience culminates with Jem breaking his arm and Bob Ewell dying. Thus, though Scout escapes relatively unharmed, this experience serves as another opportunity for her to learn about the dangerous world of adults.
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