Scout’s young mind sees anything that might be abnormal to her as strange and eccentric, and almost immediately, she points out the uncanny quality. Atticus teaches his daughter to examine herself and observe her own flaws before she begins pointing out the weaknesses of others by saying, “If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee 39). Scout learns to have compassion and empathy on some of the most unexpected characters including Mayella Ewell, Tom Robinson, and Boo
Scout’s young mind sees anything that might be abnormal to her as strange and eccentric, and almost immediately, she points out the uncanny quality. Atticus teaches his daughter to examine herself and observe her own flaws before she begins pointing out the weaknesses of others by saying, “If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee 39). Scout learns to have compassion and empathy on some of the most unexpected characters including Mayella Ewell, Tom Robinson, and Boo