"Look to a day when people will not be judged by color of their skin, but the content of their character." -- Martin Luther King, JR. Jem, Atticus, Calpurnia, and Aunt Alexandra want to teach Scout how to avoid racism while she 's young. Jem still has imperfections with racism so Atticus want to stop them and make him non-racist. The way it should be. The author uses the town of Maycomb to model the United States of America. Harper Lee is telling the audience how to fix what we 're doing wrong. She does this through Jem and Scout. And through the teachings of Atticus, Aunt Alexandra, Jem (teaching scout), and Calpurnia.
In To Kill a Mockingbird the Finches, Jem, and Atticus, to change and show what 's wrong in Scout. Atticus has given Scout …show more content…
Aunt Alexandra comes to visit. She notices the scout has more of a tom boy than a girl. "We decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influence. It won 't be many years Jean Louise, before you become interested in clothes and boys..." (170) Aunt Alexandra is trying to change scouts appearance. Aunt Alexandra does this because Scout dresses in overalls. Which puts her under the category of a tom boy. During that time period is not right and you are so different no one could understand you. Because everyone believes this-- even Aunt Alexandra-- Aunt Alexandra tries to make Scout normal. During the trial Aunt Alexandra almost fainted. She did not approve of where Jem and Scout were sitting in the court house, on the balcony with the African Americans. Which led her to become frustrated and caused her to nearly faint. "Aunt Alexandra met us and nearly fainted when Calpurnia told her where we were" (278) although this quote doesn’t directly prove that Harper Lee used Calpurnia to developed the idea of moral lessons. But, it shows that after Jem and Scouts mother died, Calpurnia took over the mother role. During the time she has spent with them she has been influencing them to feel more comfortable with African Americans. This leads Jem and Scout not to be scared or racist towards them and feel more comfortable around them. Which is why they sat with the African Americans during …show more content…
Atticus and his family were sitting in their living room talking about the trial and what the outcome will be. Jem thinks that the Jury will not vote him guilty because he doesn’t understand what racism is. Atticus tells Jem," As you grow older, you will see white men cheat on black men every day of your life but let me tell you something and don 't you forget it, whenever a white man does that to a black man no matter who he is, or how rich he is, or how fine of a family he comes from, that white man is trash." (295) this shows that white men/women take advantage of a normal black men/women all the time. No matter what he has, money, a prestigious family, or who he is, he will be taken advantage of. Same goes for the white men and women, he/she may be fine or rich. Yet they still find a way to be a piece of trash and take advantage of the blacks. Every day when Jem and Scout walked past Mrs. Dubose 's house, she would always find a way to point out something they were doing wrong. Jem was about to explode because of how annoyed he had got with her. Atticus tells him, “Easy does it son. She 's an old lady and she 's ill. Just hold your head up high and be a gentlemen." (133) this shows that even though it is bothersome, take the high road. Meaning that it 's going to pass eventually, and by the time it does it won 't even matter anymore. Be the more mature one and don 't make it
In To Kill a Mockingbird the Finches, Jem, and Atticus, to change and show what 's wrong in Scout. Atticus has given Scout …show more content…
Aunt Alexandra comes to visit. She notices the scout has more of a tom boy than a girl. "We decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influence. It won 't be many years Jean Louise, before you become interested in clothes and boys..." (170) Aunt Alexandra is trying to change scouts appearance. Aunt Alexandra does this because Scout dresses in overalls. Which puts her under the category of a tom boy. During that time period is not right and you are so different no one could understand you. Because everyone believes this-- even Aunt Alexandra-- Aunt Alexandra tries to make Scout normal. During the trial Aunt Alexandra almost fainted. She did not approve of where Jem and Scout were sitting in the court house, on the balcony with the African Americans. Which led her to become frustrated and caused her to nearly faint. "Aunt Alexandra met us and nearly fainted when Calpurnia told her where we were" (278) although this quote doesn’t directly prove that Harper Lee used Calpurnia to developed the idea of moral lessons. But, it shows that after Jem and Scouts mother died, Calpurnia took over the mother role. During the time she has spent with them she has been influencing them to feel more comfortable with African Americans. This leads Jem and Scout not to be scared or racist towards them and feel more comfortable around them. Which is why they sat with the African Americans during …show more content…
Atticus and his family were sitting in their living room talking about the trial and what the outcome will be. Jem thinks that the Jury will not vote him guilty because he doesn’t understand what racism is. Atticus tells Jem," As you grow older, you will see white men cheat on black men every day of your life but let me tell you something and don 't you forget it, whenever a white man does that to a black man no matter who he is, or how rich he is, or how fine of a family he comes from, that white man is trash." (295) this shows that white men/women take advantage of a normal black men/women all the time. No matter what he has, money, a prestigious family, or who he is, he will be taken advantage of. Same goes for the white men and women, he/she may be fine or rich. Yet they still find a way to be a piece of trash and take advantage of the blacks. Every day when Jem and Scout walked past Mrs. Dubose 's house, she would always find a way to point out something they were doing wrong. Jem was about to explode because of how annoyed he had got with her. Atticus tells him, “Easy does it son. She 's an old lady and she 's ill. Just hold your head up high and be a gentlemen." (133) this shows that even though it is bothersome, take the high road. Meaning that it 's going to pass eventually, and by the time it does it won 't even matter anymore. Be the more mature one and don 't make it