Examples Of Judgement In To Kill A Mockingbird
People tend to judge a lot, and worse; judge based on what others say. In the story, To Kill Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, three characters illustrate being victims of others’ false judgments. These individuals reveal little about their past, and so most of the people in Maycomb knew next to nothing about them. As a result, some misinformed folks make up and spread stories and speculations about those individuals’ pasts. Though the gossipers mean no harm, the individuals’ reputations suffer as a result. Mrs. Dubose, Mr. Dolphus Raymond, and Arthur Radley demonstrate the life of someone who live as an incognito individual. Throughout the story, the truth of their pasts are revealed, making the children learn that they must not believe everything that they hear.
Scout and Jem heard from other folks about Mrs. Dubose and how horribly she acts, but they also knew first hand, her awful behavior, because …show more content…
Dolphus Raymond as an evil man, but they really did not know him well. Though he came from a wealthy old family, Mr. Raymond dwelt with people of a different race, something that was considered socially unacceptable in that time. Whenever he came to town, people saw him as the drunk man in the clutches of drinking because he always drank from a straw out of a paper bag, and the bag concealed “… a Co-Cola bottle full of whiskey…” (183). When Dill had enough of listening to the Tom Robinson case, Scout brings him outside, where they run into Mr. Raymond. He gives them a drink from his paper bag, and to Scout’s surprise, the drink was merely Coca-Cola. Knowing this made Scout question why Mr. Raymond acted drunk around town. He replies by saying that he does not quite fit into their society because folks dislike the ways he lived, and that people would never change their views of him even if he revealed the truth. Scout sees the reality of the situation and goes back into the courthouse with a different kind of
Scout and Jem heard from other folks about Mrs. Dubose and how horribly she acts, but they also knew first hand, her awful behavior, because …show more content…
Dolphus Raymond as an evil man, but they really did not know him well. Though he came from a wealthy old family, Mr. Raymond dwelt with people of a different race, something that was considered socially unacceptable in that time. Whenever he came to town, people saw him as the drunk man in the clutches of drinking because he always drank from a straw out of a paper bag, and the bag concealed “… a Co-Cola bottle full of whiskey…” (183). When Dill had enough of listening to the Tom Robinson case, Scout brings him outside, where they run into Mr. Raymond. He gives them a drink from his paper bag, and to Scout’s surprise, the drink was merely Coca-Cola. Knowing this made Scout question why Mr. Raymond acted drunk around town. He replies by saying that he does not quite fit into their society because folks dislike the ways he lived, and that people would never change their views of him even if he revealed the truth. Scout sees the reality of the situation and goes back into the courthouse with a different kind of