Scout's Lessons
In the novel to kill a mockingbird, there were many knowledgeable lessons to be learned. At the end of the novel, Scout thinks that “Jem and i would get grown but there wasn’t much else for us to learn”. Some of the important lessons that jem and scout learned from atticus defending tom robinson were that people could be rude and spiteful to someone with no reason behind it.They’ve also learnt that standing for what you believe in is always better than doing what others want you to.
People could be spiteful with little or no reason behind it. This is a lesson learned by scout, in the beginning of chapter nine, the novel states “Cecil Jacobs made me forget. He had announced in the schoolyard the day before that Scout Finch’s daddy defended …show more content…
To help get his point across, atticus tells scout “You might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat.”. This reveals that atticus is teaching scout that no matter what happens, she must stand and ground and to not let anybody push her around or try and sway her thinking. Secondly, another lesson that helped influenced scout, stated in eleventh paragraph ,“"You aren't really a nigger-lover, then, are you?"
"I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody... I'm hard put, sometimes—baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you."” Besides showing how people can be rude, this proves that atticus is able to stand his ground and stand in what he believes in. Atticus is also telling scout that despite what others may say about you, you must always try and treat people equally and with respect. To conclude, Scout and jem have learned many valuable lessons from atticus defense of tom robinson and the events surrounding it. They’ve learned to stand for what you truly believe in, that people can and will be crude and spiteful just because they do not agree with your opinions and that you must not let them sway your
People could be spiteful with little or no reason behind it. This is a lesson learned by scout, in the beginning of chapter nine, the novel states “Cecil Jacobs made me forget. He had announced in the schoolyard the day before that Scout Finch’s daddy defended …show more content…
To help get his point across, atticus tells scout “You might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat.”. This reveals that atticus is teaching scout that no matter what happens, she must stand and ground and to not let anybody push her around or try and sway her thinking. Secondly, another lesson that helped influenced scout, stated in eleventh paragraph ,“"You aren't really a nigger-lover, then, are you?"
"I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody... I'm hard put, sometimes—baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you."” Besides showing how people can be rude, this proves that atticus is able to stand his ground and stand in what he believes in. Atticus is also telling scout that despite what others may say about you, you must always try and treat people equally and with respect. To conclude, Scout and jem have learned many valuable lessons from atticus defense of tom robinson and the events surrounding it. They’ve learned to stand for what you truly believe in, that people can and will be crude and spiteful just because they do not agree with your opinions and that you must not let them sway your