Theme Of Walking In Someone Else's Shoes

I am reading, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In the last few chapters, many events happen. In the beginning of the chapters the Finches find out Tom was shot in jail while he was trying to escape. Also, Mr. Ewell has a grudge against the people that were involved with the case, because of that Mr. Ewells tried to kill the kids after a play. Although Boo Radley came and saved the kids, because of the attack Jem broke his arm and Mr. Ewells died. In this journal, I will be showing the theme of walking in someone else’s shoes.

G- To start, I will show how some characters walked in someone else’s shoes

Y- Particularly, Atticus R- took his case, never judges a person unless he really knows them R- looks at their point of view pg.

One character that puts himself in other people’s shoes is Atticus. He never tries to judge a person until he really knows them. An example from the book is when he took Tom’s case. During that time blacks were treated poorly because the color of their skin, but he still took the case anyway because he does not judge a man unless he really knows him. An example form the test is when Atticus responded to Jem, “You aren’t really nigger-lover, than are you? I certainty am. I do my best to love everybody…” (Lee 144). One can conclude that Atticus believes everyone is equal no matter the color of his or her skin. He tries not to be prejudice and judge a book by its cover. Atticus it not prejudice because he understands that we cannot control or change some of our physical features like our skin color. We also cannot change if we were born in a poor family, with little to no education. Atticus unlike most townspeople in Macomb does not judge a man by his color of skin, and the clothes on his back. Being non-prejudice to one man puts himself in their shoes to understand his life, and understand what he may be going through. Secondly, Atticus looks at other people’s point of view. He knows the important lesson of looking for a different point of view, by doing so you may see something that was not visible before. An illustration from the text is when Scout is talking about Miss Caroline and he responds by saying, “ –until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. Atticus said I had learned many things today, and Miss Caroline had learned several things herself” (Lee 39). From this, one can see when you look from a different perspective both people learn and see new ideas. In an argument typical we are straight minded and think our point is always right, although no know can be right all the time so we have to look from there perspective. Lastly, is when Atticus walked in Mr. Ewell’s shoes.