Atticus's Shoes In To Kill A Mockingbird

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, one of the most important quotes that Atticus has said was, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (Page 30) this novel really shows the importance of standing in someone else's shoes. For example, Jem and Scout , other minor characters, and Atticus have all been in someone else's shoes/in a different point of view.

To begin with, Jem and Scout have also stood in someone else's shoes throughout the book. For example, Jem and Scout have stood in Atticus’s shoes when they found out about Atticus’s secret about his impressive shooting skills. They decided to keep Atticus’s shooting skills a …show more content…
To start off, Uncle Jack saw through Scout’s eyes. Scout and Francis got into a fight because Francis was making fun of Atticus for defending Tom Robinson, Scout got offended. Uncle Jack yelled at Scout for fighting Francis. But, when Scout had told uncle Jack that he didn't hear both sides of the story. Uncle Jack stood in Scouts shoes and realized how much of a hypocrite he was. In addition, Miss Maudie walked in Atticus’s shoes. Miss Maudie was part of the missionary circle. The missionary circle was when they were talking badly about Atticus in his own home while he was eating his food with his daughter and sister at the table with him. Miss Maudie had stopped them when she said, “His food doesn't stick going down, does it?” (Page 233) Even though these minor characters did not play a huge part in this novel they still learned how important understanding it …show more content…
For example, Atticus looked through Mr. Avery’s point of view when Jem and Scout were building a snowman outside. They made the snowman look like Mr. Avery. Atticus knew if Mr. Avery saw it he wouldn't have liked seeing a snowman that looked like him. Also, Atticus puts himself in Tom Robinson's shoes. Atticus Believes Tom when he says he didn't rape Mayella. Atticus put himself in Toms shoes when he was helping him, nobody else in the town would have done that. Scout narrated, “The court appointed Atticus to defend him. Atticus aimed to defend him.”(Page 163) That's when Scout realizes Atticus was standing in Toms shoes. Finally, Atticus walked around in Mayella's skin during the trial. Atticus was asking Mayella about her private life to prove it wasn't the best. He didn’t want to make her embarrassed which shows he understood how she wanted to be different. All in all Atticus knows it’s important to know how someone lives and why they are the way they are before criticizing