I think Scout can be quite funny. She has a quick wit and a fearlessness that is endearing. Think about the incident with her teacher in Chapter Two, in which Scout tells Miss Caroline that her brother Jem believes she was switched at birth and that she could read the newspaper as soon as she was born.
Other humorous incidents include Atticus' indulgent but amused listening to the problems of childhood, and the childish games Dill, Scout, and Jem play when they challenge one another to approach the Radley home.
Although the novel is serious, the lightness of childhood, with all of its innocence and playfullness, is infused throughout.
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