Examples Of Honesty In To Kill A Mockingbird

Did you ever want to know what would be a great book to read? Well here’s a book that is about honesty. The book is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. One of the characters of this book is the Narrator (Scout) she’s learning many life lessons throughout the book but major ones at the end, Scout has a older brother named Jem and they get along with each other , her father is Atticus the best lawyer in town. Not because he wins every case but because he fights for what’s right. To Kill A Mockingbird should still be taught because it shows people what is right or wrong to do.

To begin, this book gives people a message. For example Atticus shows discriminating people because of their color is not right by defending a black man whose name is Tom Robinson. On pg 101 Atticus says “Every lawyer gets at least one case in his lifetime that affects him personally. This one’s mine, I guess. You might hear some ugly talk about it at school,

but do one thing for me if you will : you just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change… it’s a good one, even if it does resist learning.” This quotes supports that this book gives people a message because it shows us that you should treat people equally no matter what skin color they are. There are many books out there that are just to read but this book is different because it gives valuable lessons about life. On pg 39. Atticus says “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.” This quote shows that you shouldn’t say anything disrespectful until you know why the person is doing what they’re doing because you can’t just judge a book by it’s cover. People nowadays are not as racist as they used to be and they’ll have equal rights unlike way back then in The Great Depression.

Another reason why To Kill a Mockingbird should still be read today is because it shows valuable lessons about life. For example when Atticus was talking to Scout that she shouldn’t be judge someone because of what they hear about them from others. On pg 39. Atticus says to 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.” Atticus is teaching her not to judge others until she is in their skin and walk around it by considering things from their point of views. This quote supports my claim because Atticus is teaching Scout a valuable lesson and she finally realizes what her father ment at the end of the book when she sees things from Boo Radley’s point of view. Many life lessons are valuable but this book has most of them because they have to do with growing up and knowing what they meant. On pg. 149 Atticus says; “ I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” This quote illustrates that you should do something for someone even if they’re rude to you.. Not just because they’re rude means you shouldn’t do something for them but to be kind and be remembered as caring. Many people teach many life lessons but not many books show life lessons at all.

Finally, it shows symbolism.

For example Atticus talks about how it is a sin to Kill A Mockingbird. On pg. 119 Atticus says “ Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Which can relate to Tom Robinson when he was accused for rape because of Mayella Ewell. Although he was innocent and didn't deserve to be put to death. Which means it was also a sin to kill Tom Robinson. On pg. 367 Mr. Tate says “Mr. Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service with his shy ways into the limelight--- to me, that’s a sin. It’s a sin and I’m not about to have it on my head. If it was any other man it’d be different. But not this man, Mr. Finch.” This supports my claim because it’s showing that putting a man that’s always in the shadows into the light is wrong because he’s not used to the limelight. Shooting a Mockingbird is like killing an innocent person because mockingbirds don't do anything but sing songs..There are many people out there that can relate to

Mockingbirds.

Sure, people would think that they shouldn’t teach To Kill A Mockingbird because it might offend people because of use of inappropriate language however, they are wrong because it shows how it was back then and many valuable life lessons.

To Kill A Mockingbird should still be taught today because it shows what is right or wrong to do. However it may have inappropriate language it still teaches us many valuable life lessons that people might have not known of. My view is worth consideration because then if it isn’t taught anymore then people will not have a clue about these life lessons and how people were back then because of your skin color. We are to apply this to our own lives today because then if not then people would keep criticising each other because of skin color and people can use those life lessons we learned from this book today still.