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Today we explore the word "perceptive" through Scout Finch's character journey in To Kill a Mockingbird, examining how her ability to see beyond surface appearances transforms her from a reactive child to a reflective young person.

• Perceptive means having deep understanding, insight or sensitivity to things not immediately obvious
• Scout Finch evolves from seeing the world in black and white to recognizing complex layers in people
• Scout's perceptiveness grows as she observes her father's calm response to hatred
• She learns to see Boo Radley's loneliness, Mayella Ewell's pain, and Tom Robinson's quiet dignity
• Perceptive minds make connections, ask questions, and recognize what others overlook
• The word can be used as an adjective (perceptive observations) or adverb (perceptively noticed)
• Growing up means learning to see the world and its people with empathy and clarity

Your WordLab challenge: Write a sentence describing when Scout shows perceptiveness, then rewrite it using the adverb "perceptively."

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