Jean Louise Finch

Jean Louise was known as “Scout” as a child and she has now grown into a self-reliant young woman. She grew up in Alabama but moved to New York after completing college. She lives happily there and returns to visit her family in Alabama during her summer vacation. She knows she has grown and changed, but that fact is made clearer when her Aunt Alexandra hosts a coffee in Jean Louise's honor. During that event, Jean Louise listens to the thoughts of other young women, most around her own age, and realizes that she would never be happy as part of this community.

Jean Louise's mother died when she was a toddler. She was raised by her father, Atticus, and a black servant named Calpurnia. From Atticus, she learned specific ideals, including that people are to be treated with respect regardless of their circumstances, appearance, or...