There's Different Sides To Each Person Usually when you see the bad side in a person you usually have a mindset that the person has no good side to them or that’s then as a person but that’s not always the case. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee displays two sides of the characters. We see a side of them being really harsh and cruel but we also see a sympathetic side of them. The book is narrated by a little girl named Scout, so she’s really confused to how people can be so inhumane. Throughout the book we saw negative sides of people like when everyone in Maycomb looked down upon Atticus for helping Tom Robinson, but we also saw many positive sides of people like when Atticus help Tom with the trial when no one else would. Even
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During the beginning of the story Jem and the other children didn't care and empathy about a lot of things but as the story went on and they experienced the harsh reality of like they matured and became aware of the right and wrongs. While Scout was playing outside he found a little bug and her first reaction was to start bothering the bug. When Jem saw she was bothering the bug he said “Don't do that scout. Set him out of the back steps.” (Lee 238). Even though Jem isn’t very old and wise he matured up enough to realize that the bug is innocent and you shouldn’t bother it because it didn't do anything to you. Even though there may be instances where the characters might be cruel they still have some sense of what's right and what's …show more content…
This is demonstrated through Atticus’ character; because Atticus has the ability to empathize with everyone he is well respected in Maycomb. Atticus’ use of empathy is evident during the trial, when Atticus is blaming Mayella for falsely accusing Tom Robinson of rape. Instead of Atticus doubtlessly attacking Mayella, Atticus says, “I have nothing but pity in my heart for the chief witness of state but my pity does not extend so far as to her putting a man's life at stake, which she has done in an effort to get rid of her own guilt.” (Lee 203). Rather than blantly accusing Mayella of lying Atticus is compassionate with her while still effectively addressing the message. By emitting his statements in a way that doesnt make others feel like they are getting personally attacked he is looked up to and is showing a sympathetic side of
During the beginning of the story Jem and the other children didn't care and empathy about a lot of things but as the story went on and they experienced the harsh reality of like they matured and became aware of the right and wrongs. While Scout was playing outside he found a little bug and her first reaction was to start bothering the bug. When Jem saw she was bothering the bug he said “Don't do that scout. Set him out of the back steps.” (Lee 238). Even though Jem isn’t very old and wise he matured up enough to realize that the bug is innocent and you shouldn’t bother it because it didn't do anything to you. Even though there may be instances where the characters might be cruel they still have some sense of what's right and what's …show more content…
This is demonstrated through Atticus’ character; because Atticus has the ability to empathize with everyone he is well respected in Maycomb. Atticus’ use of empathy is evident during the trial, when Atticus is blaming Mayella for falsely accusing Tom Robinson of rape. Instead of Atticus doubtlessly attacking Mayella, Atticus says, “I have nothing but pity in my heart for the chief witness of state but my pity does not extend so far as to her putting a man's life at stake, which she has done in an effort to get rid of her own guilt.” (Lee 203). Rather than blantly accusing Mayella of lying Atticus is compassionate with her while still effectively addressing the message. By emitting his statements in a way that doesnt make others feel like they are getting personally attacked he is looked up to and is showing a sympathetic side of