Atticus Advice In To Kill A Mockingbird

From the beginning to the end of the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus tells his children multiple times that they should walk in someone else’s shoes before judging them. Atticus, Jem, and Scout encounter situations throughout the story in which they need to listen to Atticus’s advice in order to change their views to see both sides of the situation. One example of this was when Jem could not understand why Bob Ewell spit on Atticus and threatened his life. Jem was too myopic to see that even though the trial went in Bob Ewell’s favor, he was publicly ruined.When Jem could not understand this, Atticus said “ Jem, see if you can...You understand?”. (Page 218) Another example was when Jem realized why Boo Radley stayed inside. Jem made