Atticus To Scout 'By Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird'

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Chapter 3: Page 30
“if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — […] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
~ Atticus to Scout Atticus gives Scout valuable life advice through the metaphor “climb into his skin and walk around in it” (30, Lee). The metaphor means to empathize with others by putting oneself into their situation and look at it from their perspective, and then you can understand the person better. Scout may use the advice Atticus has given her to resolve her own issues in the future.
Chapter 5: Page 45
“but sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of — oh, your father.”
~ Miss Maudie to Scout
Religion is used as an excuse for the racial prejudices and discrimination. Some can be drunks and blame their actions on the bottle, but it is worse to use the Bible as an excuse. Miss Maudie is a wise, positive influence on Scout, as well as Jem and Dill. She is like Atticus in the way that she gives advice and knowledge to the kids, specifically Scout, when they are having conflict or troubles.
Chapter 6: Page 15
“It was then, I suppose, that Jem and I first began to part company. Sometimes I did not understand him, but my periods of bewilderment were short–lived. This was way beyond me.”
~ Scout, narration
Scout begins to recognize that she and Jem were beginning to think differently; they are both growing and maturing. He is starting to act like a young adult, trying to please Atticus and stay out of trouble. Scout does not yet fully comprehend the fact that he is growing up. The age gap and different experiences lead them ...

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“Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough.”
~ Scout, narration
In the beginning, Scout was terrified to go past the Radley house let alone stand on his porch, but as she grows, she learns that there is not anything to be afraid of. She was naïve and believe the rumours. Throughout the novel, Scout has matured, grown, and learned many moral lessons. Atticus told Scout “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — […] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (30, Lee) so she could be compassionate towards others. This time, she literally steps onto Boo’s porch where he had been isolated. As she stands on his porch Scout can imagine the world from Arthurs Radley’s point of view.