To Kill A Mockingbird Equality Analysis

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The classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, teaches readers about morals and equality, and how the lack thereof in the south in the 1930's affected the people who lived during these times. The story details the events that occurred in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. As the children in this novel got older, they mature and gained more understanding of how the world works. Scout, Jem, and Dill also learned many life lessons. Throughout the novel Scout and Jem learn not to judge people based on what they hear, Scout learns to be weary of her actions, and all three of the children learn a lesson about equality. One of the many life lessons that Scout and Jem learn is that you can not judge people based on what you hear about …show more content…

In the beginning of the novel, the children - and some of the adults - are very afraid of a unseen resident in their neighborhood, Arthur Radley. They have nicknamed him Boo Radley because of the horrid rumors going around the neighborhood about him. Scout says that "Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him. People said he went out at night when the moon was down, and peeped in windows" (Lee 10). The children would avoid the Radley house at all cost. Boo started leaving them little trinkets in the hole of a tree, and fixed the hole in Jem's pants. They remained apprehensive about Boo, but they also felt bad because they realized that Boo was doing these things for them, but they never did anything in return. In the end, they children were attacked by Bob Ewell, and Boo Radley came to their rescue. When they returned to the house after the attack, Scout was nervous at first to see that she was in the same room as Boo Radley, the subject of her nightmares for years. Scout's southern hospitality kicked in when Atticus and Heck Tate left the room, and Scout asked Boo if he would like to go out to the porch. When Scout agreed to walk Boo home, she had an epiphany as she was standing on the porch of the Radley

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