“Traits like… empathy are easily overlooked- but it’s immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.” (Laura Linney) Many characters in To Kill A Mockingbird showed empathy but there was one who showed the most. To Kill A Mockingbird took place in Alabama during the Great Depression. Told by a woman named Scout remembering her childhood. Scout‚ her older brother Jem‚ their father Atticus and the rest of their town were deeply influenced by the world around them. Jem demonstrated
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beginning of the book Harper Lee illustrates empathy is learned through each character passing it on to each other as if it were a tradition. In one of the scenes where Scout(Jean Louise Finch) our protagonist has a confrontation with her teacher Miss Caroline ‚ Atticus gives her the most important advice. Atticus promptly tells scout can get better along if she can view though Miss Caroline point of view: “‘first of all‚ if you can learn a simple trick‚ scout‚ you’ll get along alot better with all kinds
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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay A mother of a gay student that faced bullying stated in an article‚ that anyone who has “‘’hate in their hearts’” should accept people with differences because they are “‘going to be who they are’” (James‚ Boy Assaults Gay Student as Cellphone Captures Attack). In a perfect society‚ everyone would accept each other and not judge others based on appearance or social status. However‚ today many people still face the problem of acceptance. Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird
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Compassion. Empathy. Understanding. As Atticus stated in "To Kill a Mockingbird‚" "You never really understand a person until...you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." A major theme in the novel is gaining the ability to see from the viewpoints of others who are different from you‚ and no scene illustrates this better than in Chapter 31 when Scout walks Boo Radley home. All during the novel‚ Scout and Jem could not understand the motivation behind the actions of their neighbor‚ Boo
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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ has many interesting characters such as Atticus Finch‚ Arthur ’Boo’ Radley‚ Aunt Alexandra‚ Scout Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ Tom Robinson‚ Mr. Dolphus Raymond‚ etc.. However‚ Scout Finch is a character that has sparked my interest. The novel is written from Scout’s point of view. Scout is a young girl who has a very interesting train of thought‚ capturing my attention with her blunt‚ naïve point of view. Along with the capturing story‚ Harper Lee takes
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you can see that Scout is an extremely dynamic character. At some points she seems like her normal 6 to 9 year old self‚ but throughout the book Scout shows herself as a very mature‚ wise adult. A prime example of these two personalities clashing is in the diction that Lee uses toward the end of the book when Boo Radley is saying goodnight to Jem after the Ewell attack and Scout narrates‚ “I was beginning to learn his body English” (Lee 372). This small dialogue shows both of Scouts personalities in
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pertaining to “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ by Harper Lee‚ include the essence of courage‚ the ability to “look the other way”‚ and finally the compassion to be able to see the world in someone else’s eyes. To Kill a Mockingbird focuses on the depravity of American society and beliefs‚ and the capacity it takes to overcome it. Scout learns valuable life lessons through her own experiences as well as the people who surround her‚ and as a result is an understanding‚ unprejudiced girl. Scout begins as a young
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Empathy‚ what is it? How is it related to you and me? Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feeling of another person because you have been in the same or similar situation. Part of being a good reader is going into depth in your story‚ and using empathy is one of those ways. I used empathy while reading the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In To Kill a Mockingbird in the late story we are introduced to a character named Dolphus Raymond. He is a white man that hangs out with
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In the novel‚ "To Kill a Mockingbird"‚ the character Scout plays an important role; Harper Lee portrays her as straightforward‚ abrupt‚ impulsive‚ and even just plain rude. One example of this is when Scout says‚ "He ain’t company‚ Cal‚ he’s just a Cunningham‚" (Lee 24) in reference to when Walter Cunningham was over at the Finch residence‚ and Scout disapproved of the way he ate his food‚ that is‚ with a liberal amount of syrup. This shows that she is unafraid to speak her mind. Also‚ it shows that
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Empathy is a quality many people value in others; in Maycomb county‚ many people show this. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee one main theme is empathy. C.In Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ racism is prevalent throughout the town. However‚ many people‚ like Miss. Maudie and as young as Scout‚ show empathy that leads to a more equal society. As Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill become older‚ they become more empathetic. ‘"Have a chew‚ Scout.’ Jem dug into his pocket and extracted a Tootsie Roll. It took a few minutes to
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