Morals In To Kill A Mockingbird

Characters morals are important in every book. In To Kill a Mockingbird characters show the readers exactly what they believe in and what they will do to make sure it stays the way they believe is correct.The book takes place in a time period where everything is segregated. Where everyone has a different viewpoint on life. Some of the characters have some morals that are a little backwards, but many of them have strong morals that a lot more people in today's world need to live by. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the author emphasizes how many of the characters stick to their morals by showing how Scout was able to keep calm, Calpurnia being fair to everyone and treating them with respect, and by Jim doing what he knows and
In chapter 11, Jim was forced to read to Mrs. Dubose. He doesn't have the best attitude at first but as it continues he starts to understand Mrs. Dubose. He starts to see her struggles, he starts to see things from a better and brighter point of view. When Jem starts reading to Mrs.Dubose she is constantly mean to him and talks low about his father. He does not like to put up with this. He got himself in this position by not keeping himself calm though so he has to keep going. After staying with her and reading to her for many weeks, he starts to see that this old woman is affected by life in ways that he did not know. He stops complaining and starts to read almost willingly. He understands that reading to this woman is the right thing to do because she is going through more than anyone can see on the surface. Jem would not have felt this way if he was not a moral person. He would have had a strong negative view on the entire thing if his morals were twisted. It affected him because he knew he was doing the right thing. After the trial had ended, the reader got a perfect view of where Jim's morals were set. Chapter 22 starts off with- ‘It was Jem’s turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd. “It ain’t right,” he muttered, all the way to the corner of the square where we found Atticus waiting.’ Jim had an emotional breakdown after the trial because he knew
The story is what it is because of how moral the characters are. The characters continuously do the right thing. They show us what they believe in. Some of the people's morals are not always what we believe would be correct but that puts the story in a more realistic type of view. Not everyone is going to have good morals but a lot of people are. They are going to fight for what they believe in and stay true to their morals. They care for others and stand up for what is right. Maycomb is such a successful peaceful quiet place to live because the people know what they believe in and won't let anyone change that. They stand up for what they believe in and stick together like