To Kill A Mockingbird Age Quotes
Age is one of the first things one is judged on when meeting someone. This is for good reason, as people's age indicates many things such as their maturity, knowledge and give a good starting point for what to expect from them. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is from the perspective of Scout Finch, a 6 year old who learns what it means to grow up. As the story progresses, scout learns more about Maycomb, the fictional town she lives in, and the unique characters in it such as Boo Radley and Scout's father, Atticus Finch. Atticus is a progressive man, teaching Scout and her brother Jem life lessons that could be considered controversial. Due to Scout’s young age, the way she interprets events is biased compared to a more experienced person,
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As Jem and Scout talk of the court case, Dolphus Raymond appears and joins their conversation. As Scout questions Raymond’s ethics, she gets confused and states how, ”That ain't honest Mr. Raymond, making yourself out badder'n you are already.” (Lee 268) Scout doesn't know why Raymond pretends to be drunk, as being in adolescence, she wouldn’t yet see how strong the hate towards race mixing is in Maycomb. Because of Scouts age, she makes the unfair bias while interpreting the event that Raymond is too scared to be himself. In reality, Raymond is only protecting himself, yet Scout chooses to believe that no harm would come to him if he confessed. Scout’s interpretation of racial prejudice in Maycomb leads one to the conclusion that being young gives her the bias that people who pretend are too scared to be themselves, showing that Scout’s age is making her biased.
Harper Lee intentionally uses Scout’s young age to show the biases one has while young. To Kill a Mockingbird gives strong examples of racism and biases in moments with Boo Radley, Miss Maudie and Dolphus Raymond. These moments always have some relevance to Scout’s age and is a part of how she interprets it. While Scout has a young age, people of most societies assume certain stereotypes based off age too. Whether good or bad, people will use age to know what to expect from a coworker, boss, or basically any other
As Jem and Scout talk of the court case, Dolphus Raymond appears and joins their conversation. As Scout questions Raymond’s ethics, she gets confused and states how, ”That ain't honest Mr. Raymond, making yourself out badder'n you are already.” (Lee 268) Scout doesn't know why Raymond pretends to be drunk, as being in adolescence, she wouldn’t yet see how strong the hate towards race mixing is in Maycomb. Because of Scouts age, she makes the unfair bias while interpreting the event that Raymond is too scared to be himself. In reality, Raymond is only protecting himself, yet Scout chooses to believe that no harm would come to him if he confessed. Scout’s interpretation of racial prejudice in Maycomb leads one to the conclusion that being young gives her the bias that people who pretend are too scared to be themselves, showing that Scout’s age is making her biased.
Harper Lee intentionally uses Scout’s young age to show the biases one has while young. To Kill a Mockingbird gives strong examples of racism and biases in moments with Boo Radley, Miss Maudie and Dolphus Raymond. These moments always have some relevance to Scout’s age and is a part of how she interprets it. While Scout has a young age, people of most societies assume certain stereotypes based off age too. Whether good or bad, people will use age to know what to expect from a coworker, boss, or basically any other