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Scout’s Epiphany
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Picture children playing in a playground; “Ha ha I’m right! No you’re not, I’m right! No I am!” Sounds innocent enough doesn’t it? After all we’ve all heard it before, and many of us have even said it. But the truth is that this is the beginning of egocentrism; a very nasty habit that consumes the ignorant. Egocentricity means to believe yourself and your ideas while taking little to no consideration of the thoughts of others. This behavior comes naturally to humans as we are set in our ways ignoring our flaws in thinking and presuming that we are right. When we use egocentric ideas in a group it becomes sociocentric. To Kill a Mockingbird is one novel in particular that shows many examples of this behavior as it has dug deep into the roots of the town. The book focuses on Scout, the main character. Scout develops her own perception and gains valuable insight of her egocentric behaviors and the sociocentric behaviors of her town by being inquisitive and being open-minded. Being an eight-year-old tomboy, Scout doesn’t mind telling people what is on her mind. As a result of her openness, she tends to be quite egocentric at times. Throughout the novel Scout demonstrates this behavior on many occasions as she develops a new understanding with every experience. When Walter Cunningham is invited over to the Finch’s for dinner Scout watches in complete and utter shock as he pours syrup over his entire plate. Scout asks Walter what in the world he is doing as Atticus tells Scout to be quiet. Scout quickly responds by shouting, "But he's gone and drowned his dinner in syrup, he's poured it all over" (24).
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