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What does Scout mean by there are only one kind of folks?
When Scout replies “Naw, Jem, I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks,” she is revealing her own understanding of the world around her. she is not attempting to understand prejudice; she is accepting that it exists. this allows her to see that all people are one, no matter their background.
What type of person is Scout?
Scout Finch Jean Louise “Scout” Finch lives with her father, Atticus, her brother, Jem, and their black cook, Calpurnia, in Maycomb. She is intelligent and, by the standards of her time and place, a tomboy. Scout has a combative streak and a basic faith in the goodness of the people in her community.
What does Scout mean by folks?
Scout instantly rejects this notion. She thinks that everyone is “folks,” meaning that everyone is in the same struggle to live.
What chapter does Scout say folks are folks?
In chapter 23 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem says that the four types of people in the world are “the ordinary kind like us,” “the kind like the Cunninghams out in the woods,” “the kind like the Ewells down at the dump, and the Negroes.” Scout responds by saying, “I think there’s just one group of folks. Folks.”
Who said there’s just one kind of folks?
Scout
“I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.” Scout says this to Jem when they are discussing why different groups in their town do not get along.
What are three adjectives you would use to describe Scout?
Three words to describe Scout are reader, volatile, and sympathetic. One of the best ways to find words to describe characters is to look at how other characters describe them.
What are the four kinds of folks according to Jem?
Jem tells Scout that there are “four kind of folk in Maycomb” the ordinary kind, like them and their neighbors; the kind like the Cunningham, that live in the woods; the kind like the Ewells, that live near the dump; and the colored folk.
Who said I think there’s just one kind of folks folks?
What did scout say about the different kind of folks?
There’s the ordinary kind like us and the neighbors, there’s the kind like the Cunninghams out in the woods, the kind like the Ewells down at the dump, and the Negroes” (Lee 302). Scout replies saying she thinks “there’s just one kind of folks. Folks” (Lee 304). What do you think? Who is “more” right: Scout or Jem?
Why did Jem tell Scout there are four kinds of people?
Troubled by the divisive and unfair Tom Robinson trial and trying to create meaning based on what information he has, Jem tells Scout that there are four kinds of people in the “world.” He bases the “world,” as all people do, on what he knows, which in his case is Maycomb society.
How is scout different from her brother in to kill a Mockingbird?
Unlike her brother, Scout does not view people based on their differences and has a significantly more egalitarian outlook on her community. Similar to her father, Scout recognizes that people are more alike than they are different and takes into consideration their opportunities and privileges.