How To Understand Others In To Kill A Mockingbird
Throughout life, many situations require you to see things through other people’s perspective. By doing so, you can understand others more before judging or making assumptions about them. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem learn a lot about that life lesson and use it in many situations. Scout learns that it is important to put yourself in other people place and “crawl around in their skin” before judging them. A good example is when Scout puts herself in Walter’s place after she questions why he had drowned his food in syrup. Scout realizes that he was doing it because syrup is a treat for him. She then goes and apologizes for pressuring him about it. This shows that Scout realized that what she was doing was rude and that she would
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One example of the lesson is when Mrs. Dubose says racist things about Atticus and Jem cuts her flowers because of it. Atticus makes Jem pay her back by reading to her everyday until her flowers grow back. During Jem’s time reading to Mrs. Dubose, he learns why she acts the way she does and that she is actually more courageous than he originally thought. This shows that if Jem hadn’t applied this lesson, he would’ve never truly known why she was so mean and would’ve always just labeled her as a mean old lady. This also shows that Jem realizes the importance of fully understanding someone’s situation before assuming they are mean or harshly judging them. Another example of Jem applying this lesson is when Jem, Scout and Dill are trying to get in contact with Boo Radely. Atticus sees what they are doing and tells them that if Boo wanted to visit, he would invite them over. Jem, Scout, and Dill leave Boo alone after getting in trouble with Atticus. This shows that Jem realizes that if he was Boo, he probably wouldn’t want a bunch of little kids bothering him when he wants to be left alone. This also shows that Jem is starting to mature and uses the lesson to help him see that bothering Boo wasn’t doing any good and that it is immature. Fully understanding other people’s situation helped Jem see why different people in act the way they do and help him become
One example of the lesson is when Mrs. Dubose says racist things about Atticus and Jem cuts her flowers because of it. Atticus makes Jem pay her back by reading to her everyday until her flowers grow back. During Jem’s time reading to Mrs. Dubose, he learns why she acts the way she does and that she is actually more courageous than he originally thought. This shows that if Jem hadn’t applied this lesson, he would’ve never truly known why she was so mean and would’ve always just labeled her as a mean old lady. This also shows that Jem realizes the importance of fully understanding someone’s situation before assuming they are mean or harshly judging them. Another example of Jem applying this lesson is when Jem, Scout and Dill are trying to get in contact with Boo Radely. Atticus sees what they are doing and tells them that if Boo wanted to visit, he would invite them over. Jem, Scout, and Dill leave Boo alone after getting in trouble with Atticus. This shows that Jem realizes that if he was Boo, he probably wouldn’t want a bunch of little kids bothering him when he wants to be left alone. This also shows that Jem is starting to mature and uses the lesson to help him see that bothering Boo wasn’t doing any good and that it is immature. Fully understanding other people’s situation helped Jem see why different people in act the way they do and help him become