Discuss how scout’s race affects the tone, voice, and content of the narration

Scout is an informative and interesting character because she embodies a contradiction. In one sense, the fact that Scout is white creates certain expectations surrounding her character. Most white people in the book feel superior to black people. Moreover, they are constrained by social expectations and prejudice. On the other hand, Scout is young and rebellious, and this allows her to escape most of these constraints. Therefore, the point of view that Scout offers is one of being able to see what white society is like, but not agreeing or conforming to it. In this way, she is able to highlight the contradictions and the absurdity of society during that time period.

in that passage i would say the sentence which best describes the overall impact of the setting is when they mention the absence of people because it suggests that taking a walk at night is unusual.

that’s the kind of bug henry was; and if we’d a had him along ’stead of our kings, he’d a fooled that town a heap worse than ourn done.”