on my fem scout stuff again.
do u think. that her ma would encourage her to do better in school so she has more opportunities for work when (if) she graduates.
so she like slightly smarter. still dumbass bc she can’t be scout if she ain’t dumb but like listen
that would make sense right
okay i DID think about that but i was like "no thats too long a rant surely" so first of all. i think while Ma would encourage her to educate herself, so that she can get a hard working job and not end up like Ma, i dont know if it would necessraily stick. BECAUSE Ma is pushing so hard. (Ma pushing hard is partially because this is her ONLY daughter so theres some doting or favoritism or something) But also on the flip side I think Scout stayed in school longer if she's femscout because like. we dont know WHY scouts a high school dropout but one can assume its the whole adhd/dyslexia (he struggles to read words but he CAN read in the comics) and it being the 60s where the teachers are more likely to mock him or scold him or give him detention than actually help him with learning. but if its a GIRL they're probably going gentler on her with whatever mocking or punishments because of period typical sexism. boys were disciplined more harshly, so femscout would be getting less punishments and maybe not hate school AS MUCH as male scout would. so she maybe graduated high school compared to scout dropping out but she wasn't interested in college
Spy definitely has OPINIONS about his daughter not being some perfect educated angel like Ms Pauling and tries to encourage Jacqueline to read more.
If femscout has a crush on Ms Pauling , I think she would make an attempt to at least SEEM more educated (expiration date lolllll) however if its a Mr Pauling I dont think femscout is trying to seem much more educated because she doesnt want to be reduced to like. housewife vibes. like shes dressing up but shes like "make it clear im still a tomboy"
