Examples Of Empathy In 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
Compassion. Empathy. Understanding. As Atticus stated in "To Kill a Mockingbird," "You never really understand a person until...you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." A major theme in the novel is gaining the ability to see from the viewpoints of others who are different from you, and no scene illustrates this better than in Chapter 31 when Scout walks Boo Radley home.
All during the novel, Scout and Jem could not understand the motivation behind the actions of their neighbor, Boo Radley. He was seen as the mysterious figure, " a six and a half foot tall" terror who "dined on raw squirrels and cats." The rumors swirling around him are that he stabbed his father as a teenager and terrorizes the neighborhood at night, "seeking
All during the novel, Scout and Jem could not understand the motivation behind the actions of their neighbor, Boo Radley. He was seen as the mysterious figure, " a six and a half foot tall" terror who "dined on raw squirrels and cats." The rumors swirling around him are that he stabbed his father as a teenager and terrorizes the neighborhood at night, "seeking