“Nothing to see” suggests that Maycomb is a small, quiet town with little to do. Lee uses the sleepiness in the town to establish interest in Maycomb as events unfold during the novel.
People create problems that aren’t there to entertain themselves in the slow paced county. This is like racism, a large part of the book. The person you see may be completely harmless. You have nothing to be afraid of, however, you bring yourself to become fearful of them for no reason, other than the one you’ve developed. You had nothing to fear but the fear and skepticism you create for that person.
“Nothing to fear but fear itself” is reference to Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first speech. It sets the novel in the time period of the 1930’s, a time where there was a huge struggle for equality. This gave Americans a sense of peace; however, it caused …show more content…
He is telling them not the hurt the innocent. He reasons that mockingbirds do nothing but good to humans, so they should not be shot at. Atticus gives them permission to kill bird that cause harm, but not the ones that are innocent.
Atticus is teaching his kids how they should treat people; fairly. Lee uses a mockingbird to symbolize people. The mockingbird symbolizes compassion of Boo Radley. Boo is abused by his father; however, he still leaves presents for Scout and Jem and saves the children. In addition, it symbolizes the Tom Robinson case. Although Tom was willing to help with her yard work, Mayella blames him because she knows that he is defenseless. This illustrates how much older Jem has become. He now comprehends that his father is in a tough situation and dismisses his order to leave. Jem also “betrayed” Scout and Dill when he told Atticus that Dill had been hiding under the bed. He tells Scout she should start acting like a girl, and he says he has outgrown the tree house; undoubtedly, this conveys that Jem is growing
People create problems that aren’t there to entertain themselves in the slow paced county. This is like racism, a large part of the book. The person you see may be completely harmless. You have nothing to be afraid of, however, you bring yourself to become fearful of them for no reason, other than the one you’ve developed. You had nothing to fear but the fear and skepticism you create for that person.
“Nothing to fear but fear itself” is reference to Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first speech. It sets the novel in the time period of the 1930’s, a time where there was a huge struggle for equality. This gave Americans a sense of peace; however, it caused …show more content…
He is telling them not the hurt the innocent. He reasons that mockingbirds do nothing but good to humans, so they should not be shot at. Atticus gives them permission to kill bird that cause harm, but not the ones that are innocent.
Atticus is teaching his kids how they should treat people; fairly. Lee uses a mockingbird to symbolize people. The mockingbird symbolizes compassion of Boo Radley. Boo is abused by his father; however, he still leaves presents for Scout and Jem and saves the children. In addition, it symbolizes the Tom Robinson case. Although Tom was willing to help with her yard work, Mayella blames him because she knows that he is defenseless. This illustrates how much older Jem has become. He now comprehends that his father is in a tough situation and dismisses his order to leave. Jem also “betrayed” Scout and Dill when he told Atticus that Dill had been hiding under the bed. He tells Scout she should start acting like a girl, and he says he has outgrown the tree house; undoubtedly, this conveys that Jem is growing