It’s always a mystery what other people are going through until you see life from their eyes. Throughout the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” the characters learn maturity as time goes on. Scout, in particular is taught many important life lessons by her family members and neighbors, which leads her to be able to narrate this part of her life as an adult looking back at her childhood. Although Scout gains so much insight on how to treat people in multiple ways, there is one in particular that has truly shaped her into the adult who later writes this hugely popular book in her adulthood. What caused her to mature from the beginning to the end of her book was the advice that “you never really understand a person until you consider things from his
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Mrs.Caroline Fisher, Scout’s first grade teacher, had not lived in the small town of Maycomb until she started to teach there. On the first day of the school year a fellow student of Scout, “Walter Cunningham” (25), had not brought a lunch to eat. Miss Caroline decided to point this out by asking him “‘Did you forget your lunch this morning?’” (25). The Cunninghams were known as being extremely “‘poor’” (27) throughout the whole town, therefore “He didn’t forget his lunch, he didn’t have any,” (26). As the teacher tried to let Walter borrow a quarter and he continually denied it, Jean Louise thought it would be gracious to try and fix her confusion. She proceeded to say that he’s “‘one of the Cunninghams’” (26 ), but contrary to the reaction Scout expected to get from Mrs. Caroline, her teacher punished her. While leaving class, she saw Mrs.Caroline “bury her head in her arms” and she thought to herself if she would’ve “been more friendly [...] I would have felt sorry for her,” (29). At the time, Scout thought that Mrs.Caroline had something against her and she had no reason to punish her. Later, her Atticus told his daughter that “‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view,’” (39). He explained to Jean Louise that if she knew what life was like from her teacher’s perspective, she might look at the …show more content…
After Boo saved Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell, he brought them back home to safety. In this fight to save the children Boo stabbed Bob with Ewell's knife, however the sheriff insists that Mr.Ewell “‘fell on his knife’” and that “‘He killed himself,’” (366). Scout starts to understand why Mr.Tate refuses to let Boo take any part of the blame for this death. When it finally came time for Mr.Radley to head home, Jean Louise is more than glad to go with him when he asks. Entering into Boo’s yard he walked straight into his house, shutting the door behind him, and she “never saw him again,” (373). At this moment she looks out to the only town she’s ever known and sees it at an “angle” (373) Scout has never noticed before. She realizes that “Atticus was right” (374) about a perspective and “standing on the Radley porch was enough” (374) to fully understand
Mrs.Caroline Fisher, Scout’s first grade teacher, had not lived in the small town of Maycomb until she started to teach there. On the first day of the school year a fellow student of Scout, “Walter Cunningham” (25), had not brought a lunch to eat. Miss Caroline decided to point this out by asking him “‘Did you forget your lunch this morning?’” (25). The Cunninghams were known as being extremely “‘poor’” (27) throughout the whole town, therefore “He didn’t forget his lunch, he didn’t have any,” (26). As the teacher tried to let Walter borrow a quarter and he continually denied it, Jean Louise thought it would be gracious to try and fix her confusion. She proceeded to say that he’s “‘one of the Cunninghams’” (26 ), but contrary to the reaction Scout expected to get from Mrs. Caroline, her teacher punished her. While leaving class, she saw Mrs.Caroline “bury her head in her arms” and she thought to herself if she would’ve “been more friendly [...] I would have felt sorry for her,” (29). At the time, Scout thought that Mrs.Caroline had something against her and she had no reason to punish her. Later, her Atticus told his daughter that “‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view,’” (39). He explained to Jean Louise that if she knew what life was like from her teacher’s perspective, she might look at the …show more content…
After Boo saved Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell, he brought them back home to safety. In this fight to save the children Boo stabbed Bob with Ewell's knife, however the sheriff insists that Mr.Ewell “‘fell on his knife’” and that “‘He killed himself,’” (366). Scout starts to understand why Mr.Tate refuses to let Boo take any part of the blame for this death. When it finally came time for Mr.Radley to head home, Jean Louise is more than glad to go with him when he asks. Entering into Boo’s yard he walked straight into his house, shutting the door behind him, and she “never saw him again,” (373). At this moment she looks out to the only town she’s ever known and sees it at an “angle” (373) Scout has never noticed before. She realizes that “Atticus was right” (374) about a perspective and “standing on the Radley porch was enough” (374) to fully understand