The Role Of Atticus In To Kill A Mockingbird, By Harper Lee
Scout, let us start by saying, has an amazing father, he respects her choices, he lets her be herself, and most importantly he makes her feel needed. Atticus has been described as one of the most moral people in all of literature, I liken him to Scout's jiminy cricket. He tries to Scout a code of living, not all that different than what would be socially acceptable today. "You never really understand a person until you things from his point of view", this, spoken so truthfully by Atticus, is what the reader, the townsfolk, the judge, the jury, Jem, Atticus and especially Scout have to keep in mind throughout this entire book. The whole major plot point in this book, the trial, is all about people misjudging Tom, and if they had just actually
took to their hearts what he said instead of having it slide past them like rain on a window shield. Atticus taught Scout this early and it helped her, but also the reader, us, understand the deep injustices riddled throughout this frustrating novel. Now, one of my major life lessons taught by my mother that still helps me today is how to get adults in particular, to like you. I had several harsh dealings with a teacher, and my mom sat me down and told me I had to be nicer. This is, if you can't already tell, a very broad term, so whenever we went to a function or had an adult over I would watch my Mom and Dad talk to them. When it was someone they didn't particularly know, they would revert into kind of a theme, be polite, ask questions, laugh a little, make a joke or too, keep it brief, move on. They never confirmed this, with me, I just started emulating them until about a week ago, someone had pointed out how polite I was to them to my mom and she asked me about it. I told her what I just told you and she smiled. She said she had tried to drill into my brain to be open, to learn from others. So, I guess, that the learning to be polite scenario above, is just a example of my Mom's teachings in action. She taught me to use my surroundings and examples of your elders to build your own lessons, not to have to have an adult talk you through all the life lessons out their.
took to their hearts what he said instead of having it slide past them like rain on a window shield. Atticus taught Scout this early and it helped her, but also the reader, us, understand the deep injustices riddled throughout this frustrating novel. Now, one of my major life lessons taught by my mother that still helps me today is how to get adults in particular, to like you. I had several harsh dealings with a teacher, and my mom sat me down and told me I had to be nicer. This is, if you can't already tell, a very broad term, so whenever we went to a function or had an adult over I would watch my Mom and Dad talk to them. When it was someone they didn't particularly know, they would revert into kind of a theme, be polite, ask questions, laugh a little, make a joke or too, keep it brief, move on. They never confirmed this, with me, I just started emulating them until about a week ago, someone had pointed out how polite I was to them to my mom and she asked me about it. I told her what I just told you and she smiled. She said she had tried to drill into my brain to be open, to learn from others. So, I guess, that the learning to be polite scenario above, is just a example of my Mom's teachings in action. She taught me to use my surroundings and examples of your elders to build your own lessons, not to have to have an adult talk you through all the life lessons out their.