Young at heart
... It is his young daughter Scout who is the books first-person narrator. ... Shes so devastatingly matter-of-fact, so eager to blurt out the ugly truths others are too polite to name, so cheerfully undersocialized, that its like reading a story narrated by a young springer spaniel rather than a conventional little girl. ... This novel is a must for every person to read because it not only displays the racial tensions in a small town and the effects it has on its citizens, but it displays it through the eyes of a young innocent, six year old child. ... She is the archetypal Southern Lady and is in conflict with Scout regarding what is acceptable behavior for a young lady. ... For example, Scout cannot understand why Aunt Alexandra refuses to let her consort with young Walter Cunningham. ... Despite the pain that Boo has suffered, the purity of his heart rules his interaction with the children.