 By the end of the book, Scout realizes that racism does exist and comes to terms with its presence in her town.Scout also learns how to deal with others, including the Finch family housekeeper, Calpurnia, and her aunt, Alexandra.Scout is the only one of the novel's primary three children (Dill, Jem, and herself) to see and speak to Boo Radley during the course of the novel and realize that he is harmless, despite her initial fear of him.