Don T Judge A Book By Its Cover Analysis

Would you sentence a man, the rest of his life in prison because of the way he looks? In the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson was accused of many things and got sent to prison due to the color of his skin. However, in this time period, if a white did all the wrong that Tom did they would not be sent to prison. This is an example of don’t judge a book by its cover. Throughout the story this is the theme that Harper Lee is trying to get across. In this book, Harper Lee clearly demonstrates the importance of not judging a book by its cover by adding Boo Radley into the story. Boo was a boy who was never seen outside his house ever since he was caught by the authorities involving himself in mischief. Many rumors were spread about him. No one knew what he was like, so the people in the town just thought that he was a crazy person that was very dangerous. Since no one really knew him, he was blamed for everything that went wrong in their town. However, Boo didn’t have a mean or crazy bone in his body. As the story goes on Boo starts putting himself
Mrs.Dubose was an old lady who lived alone. Jem and Scout thought she was nothing but a crabby, old lady that was annoyed by everything. Many people judged Mrs.Dubose before they knew her. Many people in the town made up many rumors because they didn't respect her. If people actually took the time to learn about Mrs.Dubose they would realize that she was only like that because she didn't have anybody. One day, before Jem knew what she was really like he ruined all of her flowers. As a punishment Atticus made him go read to her several times, he learned many things about her (Lee 108). As time goes by she finally passes away and she gave Jem a gift. It was a Wooden cigar box with wildflowers in it. Jem realizes that she was a very good person and that everything that was said about her was not