Examples Of Open Mindedness In To Kill A Mockingbird

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To Kill a Mocking Bird, by Harper Lee, provides many great characters, all of them unique in their own way. Although, some characters have likeness in their attributes. for instance, open mindedness. To step against what is wrong in the world when everyone else believes it, takes an enormous amount of courage. However, to do something about the problem, it requires knowledgeable thinking to realize it. In the book, three of the characters portray this same trait. Atticus Finch, Jean Louis Finch, and Dolphus Raymond all portray open mindedness throughout the book.
First, Atticus demonstrates his open mindedness through his actions. Atticus is debatably one of the most broad-minded people in the book. One instance of this was Atticus defending Tom Robinson. Atticus did not turn away and neglect Tom, but rather did his best to defend his client no matter Tom’s race. When giving advice to Scout Atticus said, “You can 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” (Lee 33). Atticus understands how to discern how other people feel based on their situation and not his. Atticus shows great wisdom in many more situations like these. …show more content…

Thus, like her father, Jean Louis provides a great example of fairness in To Kill a Mocking Bird. “As Tom Robinson gave his testimony, it came to me that Mayella Ewell must have been the loneliest person in the world. She was even lonelier than Boo Radley, who had not been out of the house in twenty-five years” (218). This goes to show, that even though Scout believed she was lying, and wanted Tom to win, she still had compassion toward Mayella. Another demonstration of this is when she listens to Atticus. Scout always tries to take into consideration Atticus’s word and never disregards his knowledge. Scout’s open mindedness helps her throughout the

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