(In Go Set a Watchman, he won this trial, but in To Kill a Mockingbird, he lost.) Because of this trial, Jean Louise thinks of her father as a champion of equal rights for all races.

During Jean Louise’s childhood, Atticus defended a black man accused of rape. Atticus’ wife, Jean, died young from a heart attack, leaving Atticus to raise Jem and Jean Louise with the help of a cook named Calpurnia. Because he suffers from severe rheumatoid arthritis and has difficulty caring for himself, Atticus lives with his sister, Alexandra, who takes care of him. At 72 years old, Atticus is a well-respected Maycomb lawyer who is training Hank to take his place. As she tries to come to terms with what her father really believes about race and what she herself believes, Jean Louise learns the danger of entrusting your conscience to someone else.Ītticus Finch Jean Louise’s father. The news that her hero isn’t the man she thought he was devastates Jean Louise, who has always thought of her father as a moral authority and a champion of racial equality. Now, however, Jean Louise must go through a very different coming of age when she learns that her father, Atticus, and her love interest, Hank, are members of the Maycomb citizens’ council, an organization dedicated to preserving segregation in the South. Jean Louise’s homecoming reminds her of her younger years in Maycomb, especially her turbulent puberty years. As an adult, Jean Louise is less wild than “Scout” used to be, but she is every bit as passionate and idealistic. Known as Scout in her childhood, Jean Louise is also the protagonist and narrator of Harper Lee’s first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Jean Louise (Scout) Finch Jean Louise is a 26-year-old Maycomb, Alabama, native who now lives in New York City and returns to Maycomb for her annual visit home.

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