Answer:
Scout's reference to the mockingbird suggests she
-understand the unfairness of the legal system.
-has developed deeper empathy.
-has come to understand that what is legal isn't necessarily what is right.
Explanation:
Harper Lee's most famous novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" revolves around the lives of the Finches in Maycomb, ALabama. The racist attitude that still seems to persist among the people became one of the main themes of the story.
The character of Jean Louise "Scout" Finch is the little daughter of the lawyer Atticus Finch. She also is the main voice from which the whole narrative of the story is told. Scout referenced the "mockingbird" in chapter 10 when she asked Miss Maudie why they shouldn't shoot mockingbirds. She then told them that mockingbirds do nothing except make music for the enjoyment of the humans. It can be a representation of innocence in itself and so, to kill a mockingbird is to kill innocence.
Then again, Scout used another reference of the mockingbird in chapter 30 for Boo Radley when he was accused of killing Mr. Ewell. When Atticus wanted to claim that Jem did it in self-defense, Heck's opinion was that Mr. Ewell killed himself. This was supported by Scout, who states that letting Boo or Jem be convicted will be like killing a mockingbird.
Thus, Scout's reference to the mockingbird suggests she
understand the unfairness of the legal system.
has developed deeper empathy.
has come to understand that what is legal isn't necessarily what is right.
