what is scout's name in to kill a mockingbird
List of To Kill a Mockingbird characters Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, as an adult, is the narrator. She comments on how she could not understand something at the time but now can appreciate it. She gets into trouble with Miss Caroline, her teacher, because she is expected to learn reading and writing her way. She is a tomboy and spends the most of her time with her brother Jem and best friend Dill. To Jem's advice to pretend to be a lady and start sewing or something, she answers, "Hell, no". The hints the narrator gives us about her grown-up life reveal that she has not attempted to change herself to please others.[2]