How Does Harper Lee Use Point Of View In To Kill A Mockingbird

“People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for.” This is what Judge Taylor says at the trial, when talks about the jury who convicted Tom Robinson blindly at the trial. Boo Radley, someone who this quote could apply to, asked Scout to take him home, and she does while reflecting on the past couple of years as they get nearer to the Radley Place. She remembers all that Boo has given her and Jem, and it hurts her they they never gave back. When they get to the front porch, Boo goes inside the house and Scout never sees him again. As she walks back home, Scout sees the world from Boo’s perspective, and learns why he stays inside. In the final porch theme, Harper Lee uses point of view and setting to convey the theme that someone needs to understand a person before they can learn why they do their actions.
As Scout and Boo are nearing Boo’s house at night, Scout “...wondered how many times Jem and I had made this journey, but I entered the Radley front gate for the second time in my life.” This scene is a vital reflection of the book, because it recalls on what Jem and Scout would do earlier in the book, and how much they have matured. When Scout is on the front porch, she remarks, “street lights winked down the street all the way to town. I had never seen our neighborhood from this angle.” Scout is able to see how Boo sees things, and is starting to learn through his perspective. It leads to her learning more about Boo, and understands why he stays inside. Thus, Harper Lee is able to incorporate the theme that someone needs to understand a person before they can learn why they do their