Parenting In To Kill A Mockingbird
As the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, progressed, we start to see the significance Harper Lee puts on parenting. Harper Lee shows the importance of teaching your children the right thing through the parenting of Atticus, Calpurnia and the Radley Family.
Atticus and Calpurnia have always been there for Jem and Scout, and have always taught them the respectful and polite actions. Atticus and Calpurnia’s parenting style is to teach young kids the right from wrong. To illustrate, Calpurnia said “That boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he wants to eat up the table cloth you let him, you hear” (Lee 32). When Scout started to criticize Walter Cunningham for putting syrup all over his food, Calpurnia talked to Scout to teach her the right manner. Calpurnia …show more content…
The Radley’s never decided to teach their kid how to speak in public and to respect elder people like Atticus and Calpurnia. Specifically, the novel says that “Mr. Radley’s boy was not seen again for fifteen years” (Lee 13). This clearly shows that the Radley family never gave Boo a chance to live his life, and learn from everyone else around him especially his parents. Due to this ignorance, Boo Radley will never learn how to treat others like Jem and Scout did. Also the Radley house has dark shadows and “closed door” which symbolizes that the Radley family didn’t want Boo to interact with the outside world. Later, we see another example of Boo being cut off from the world, and not learning how to live life outside of his house. When Jem and Scout said “Someone had filled our knot-hole with cement” (Lee 83). This quote clearly shows us that Nathan Radley didn’t want his brother Boo to communicate with the outside world which lead him to put cement in the hole. The Radley family are the foil to Atticus and Calpurnia because they cut off ties with the outside world from Boo; he will never learn the right things in life to be successful.
Harper Lee shows us parenting in two different ways from the Radley family and Atticus and Calpurnia. Both had different parenting techniques which are clearly visible through their children. Atticus and Calpurnia taught Jem and Scout
Atticus and Calpurnia have always been there for Jem and Scout, and have always taught them the respectful and polite actions. Atticus and Calpurnia’s parenting style is to teach young kids the right from wrong. To illustrate, Calpurnia said “That boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he wants to eat up the table cloth you let him, you hear” (Lee 32). When Scout started to criticize Walter Cunningham for putting syrup all over his food, Calpurnia talked to Scout to teach her the right manner. Calpurnia …show more content…
The Radley’s never decided to teach their kid how to speak in public and to respect elder people like Atticus and Calpurnia. Specifically, the novel says that “Mr. Radley’s boy was not seen again for fifteen years” (Lee 13). This clearly shows that the Radley family never gave Boo a chance to live his life, and learn from everyone else around him especially his parents. Due to this ignorance, Boo Radley will never learn how to treat others like Jem and Scout did. Also the Radley house has dark shadows and “closed door” which symbolizes that the Radley family didn’t want Boo to interact with the outside world. Later, we see another example of Boo being cut off from the world, and not learning how to live life outside of his house. When Jem and Scout said “Someone had filled our knot-hole with cement” (Lee 83). This quote clearly shows us that Nathan Radley didn’t want his brother Boo to communicate with the outside world which lead him to put cement in the hole. The Radley family are the foil to Atticus and Calpurnia because they cut off ties with the outside world from Boo; he will never learn the right things in life to be successful.
Harper Lee shows us parenting in two different ways from the Radley family and Atticus and Calpurnia. Both had different parenting techniques which are clearly visible through their children. Atticus and Calpurnia taught Jem and Scout