In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is seen as a girl with mismatched clothes under her dirty overalls. No one saw her as a lady, therefore she was never taken seriously. As Lee went on describing Scout, I came to my attention that I was a lot like her. You would never find me in a dress with matching shoes; but rather my overalls and my cowgirl boots, I even had the hair to match her...after cutting it off myself by the age six.

Scout and I don't only relate appearance wise, but also by our personalities. Scout didn't have many girl friends, or many friends at all because of her sassy and independent personality. I remember going into to pre-school having no friends and trying to fit in with the girls, but they just sat around and played with dolls. I wanted to be outside climbing on things and running around, or at least playing with dinosaurs instead of dolls. When in the book did you ever hear of Scout playing with dolls?

Not wanting to be like the other girls made me an outsider, which throughout the novel Scout is also seen as. As I continued reading the story, I began to enjoy Scout's character more and more. The more I learned about Scout and how she deals with certain situations, the more I began to relate to her. A simple punch was all that was needed to resolve a problem, I think we could both agree on that. However, as the book continued, our "characters" seemed to grow apart. She began to understand adults better, and I learned how to make friends. In the end, Scout learns to never judge a book by its cover; I believe I am still learning my lesson as my life goes on. A simple punch won't be able to resolve this problem.