How Does Lee Judge People In To Kill A Mockingbird

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The story of a black man being accused of raping a white woman. Many of the themes have to do with equality, good/evil, and maturity. In To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed. In To Kill a Mockingbird the primary theme of the novel is to not judge people because they are different. In To Kill a Mockingbird there are three main characters who are abused …show more content…

As the story unwinds, she matures into a less judgemental person. For instance, when she is in the classroom she is judged by Miss Caroline because of the way she is reading. Miss Caroline judges Scout because she feels that her way of teaching is the only way. This reflects a narrow minded attitude that is prevalent in many characters encountered in the book. However, Scout does the same thing to Walter Cunningham and Mrs. Dubose. Walter was over for dinner one night and she judged him because he doused his dinner in syrup. Scout did not agree with the way Walter used the syrup, so she made a big commotion which caused Walter great embarrassment in front of her family. In another instance, Scout judged Mrs. Dubose for the way she made Scout and Jem read to her everyday for what seemed an incessant amount of time. Scout did not agree with this because she did not understand why Mrs. Dubose was making them read to her. Scout thought it was weird and unusual to be made to read as their punishment, but little did she know that Mrs. Dubose was trying to kick her morphine addiction because she would not use the entire time they were they reading. This is another instance of Scout judging someone due to her inability to see multiple sides of a situation. Scout’s character demonstrates the increasing need to develop empathy as one …show more content…

He is shy, not very talkative or social so he is judged which leads him to become anxious when he has to meet and interact with people. His behavior is misinterpreted and he gets called a monster. Boo is a homebody which the people of the county do not understand therefore unaccepting of his way of living. One day Jem and Scout were in his yard but he did not realize it was them. He shot at them to get them off of his property which scared them and from that moment on they labeled him as a killer and a scary man. Boo Radley was also judged as a kind and caring person in another instance though. Scout was gathered with neighbors as they helplessly watched Mrs. Dubose’s house burn. In that instance, Boo was judged as caring and helpful because he placed a blanket on a shivering Scout. Although Boo Radley seemed different, he was a good man at heart and did not deserve to be judged by others because they felt he was

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