To Kill A Mockingbird - Jean Louise "Scout" Finch

Jean Louise Finch, also refered to as "Scout" in the book, is the narrator and protagonist of the story. Scout lives in Maycomb, Alabama with her father, Atticus, her brother, Jem and their housekeeper, (whom is black) Calpurnia. The novel is written from the point of view of an adult Scout, she is describing how she saw the events in the novel as a child. Jean Louise loves to read and considered smart for her age. She is also seen at as a tomboy because she spends the majority of her time with her brother and their best friend Dill. As she matures from age 6 to age 8 in the novel her understanding of human nature and racism in her town increases. 

Scout start out in the novel as an innocent good-hearted six-year-old girl whom has no experience with the evils of the world. As the novel goes on, Scout beings to see the bad in her hometown in form of racial prejudice. But her father, Atticus, helps her to realise that all though people have great capacity for evil, they also have it for good.

Something that both Scout and I have in common is that as children we were both considered tomboys. We'd rather hang out with boys than guys, and sometimes even dress like them. As most children, Scout sees the evils of the world as she grows up. In that way I think that every child can relate to this character. Because as a child, the world seems like the perfect playground, but as you get older you will see that this is not the case.