Examples Of Lessons In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In Harper Lee’s award-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, various valuable moral lessons are revealed through the characters and the plot line of the story. Among the variety of lessons taught is compassion. All people are equal, regardless of race or social class, and they should be treated that way.

One of the biggest illustrations of this in the book is the Tom Robinson case, which is assigned to Atticus. Atticus supported Tom Robinson in the trial, even when everyone else despised Tom because of his race. Although they lost the trial in the end, Atticus had worked his hardest and showed compassion at a time when nobody else did. He recognized that, just like himself and everyone else in the courtroom, Tom was human and should be treated with equality. In the novel Atticus says, “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-“.
Dubose. She wasn’t the most pleasant lady in the world, and even struggled to overcome a drug addiction. In spite of this though, Atticus treats her with the same respect and kindness as everyone else. When his kids start getting impatient with her, he explained to them that she really is an excellent lady and tells them that she “was the bravest person I ever knew.” Atticus encouraged the children not to detest her, even though she may appear unpleasant, but to instead be patient and compassionate with those that are challenging to get along