To Kill A Mockingbird: Judging People

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People judge people everyday. Judgement has become a part of our lives. It has become a part of society. It is not quite clear why we do this. It does not necessarily make us feel better and it certainly does not make others feel better. A big theme in To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is, not judging someone based on first appearances, everyone is different on the inside than the outside. With that being said, judgement has found a way of weaving itself into our lives and becoming part of us. The theme "don't judge someone based on their appearances" really connects to the book in the sense that Scout, Jem, Dill, and a few others are very prejudice towards Mr. (Boo) Radley. Growing up, Scout, Jem, and Dill reenact rumors and stories that people have made up or heard about Boo. They assume the rumors are true. They end up being so wrong …show more content…

We all do it, even from a young age. When starting school in pre-school/kindergarten, children start to realize that they're different or others around them are. When I started school I began to realize there's more people around me then just my family. Adding to that, as I grew throughout elementary I began to notice how different everyone is. Then I too starting being prejudice towards people. Half the people I judged I didn't even know. It's funny how that works, if someone is different in anyway or they don't meet up to society's standards, we automatically find ourselves judging them. Over the years I have learned not to judge so quickly and to give people the benefit of the doubt. This definitely connects to how Scout comes to the realization that Boo Radley is not what he seems. She comes to the conclusion that he is a good man. She, like many of us (including me) judged someone and learned her lesson. I definitely keep in mind to not be so quick to judge. Everyone is different, but judgement is all the

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