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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, Scout Finch, a six-year-old girl, in which the story is told/seen through the eyes of, goes through many changes, and probably the most dramatic and best-explained changes are in the courage, prejudice, and justice categories; Scout lives with her older brother, Jem, her father, Atticus, and their black maid, Calpurnia. Now, Jem is an out-going bright boy who finds many adventures with the …

…walked home alone. Everyone knew everyone, and Maycomb was usually a safe place to be. This is, however, contradicted when the two are scared by odd footsteps following their own. These footsteps were later found to belong to Mr. Bob Ewell. Drunk and seeking revenge from Atticus, Mr. Ewell goes after his kids wanting his revenge seeing that the only possible way to hurt Atticus is to go after the ones he most dearly loved.