People will always be judged regardless of race, gender or any other factor and the thing that can be done to change this is changing perspective. This is shown throughout the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, as Jem and Scout explore multiple perspectives to help them understand different people. They are forced to deal with mature topics at young ages as their father, Atticus, defends a negro man in a rape trial where he is accused by a white man. This is controversial in their small county and ultimately causes for them to meet new people who may at first seem unusual. Although, it is natural to immediately judge someone, looking at the situation from their perspective can affect the actions one takes. They learn to form their
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In the case of Aunt Alexandra and Scout the actions they take towards one another change drastically. At first, it had seemed like she only got mad at Jem and Scout rather than supporting and caring for them. Once they can adjust these problems do go away though. “Aunt Alexandra’s finger trembled as she unwound the crushed fabric and wire from around me. ‘Are you alright, darling?’ she asked over and over as she worked me free,”(302). The trembling fingers are significant to this passage because it really shows that Aunt Alexandra cares and is truly worried. The dialogue is also important because this shows Scout how she is feeling. By repeating over and over again it is a sign that she is extremely worried and wants to make sure that Scout is not hurt and is going to be okay. It represents how far they have come because at the beginning of her stay this never would have happened but now that they both understand each other better it allows these actions to take place. No matter what the relationship, making an effort to see both perspectives can result in an improvement in it especially how people treat one …show more content…
These people are judged without deserving it, like many, and the only one to understand them is to look through their perspective. In Maycomb county, the majority of the people are very similar to one another. There is one outlier to this noticed by Jem, Scout, and Dill who is Dolphus Raymond. Dolphus is thought of by everyone as a drunk, even the people like Jem and Scout that have never said a word to him. “Jem giggled. ‘He’s got a Co-Cola bottle full of whiskey in there. That’s so’s not to upset the ladies. You’ll see him sip it all afternoon, he’ll step out for a while and fill it back up”(182). When they see him sitting in the town square this is automatically what comes to their heads when they see him. Just like everyone else, in this situation they go by what they have heard from other people and judge him as drunk even though they really do not know what he is doing with the paper bags. Later on in the book, however, they do have an encounter with him and learn a valuable lesson about perspective and judgement in the
In the case of Aunt Alexandra and Scout the actions they take towards one another change drastically. At first, it had seemed like she only got mad at Jem and Scout rather than supporting and caring for them. Once they can adjust these problems do go away though. “Aunt Alexandra’s finger trembled as she unwound the crushed fabric and wire from around me. ‘Are you alright, darling?’ she asked over and over as she worked me free,”(302). The trembling fingers are significant to this passage because it really shows that Aunt Alexandra cares and is truly worried. The dialogue is also important because this shows Scout how she is feeling. By repeating over and over again it is a sign that she is extremely worried and wants to make sure that Scout is not hurt and is going to be okay. It represents how far they have come because at the beginning of her stay this never would have happened but now that they both understand each other better it allows these actions to take place. No matter what the relationship, making an effort to see both perspectives can result in an improvement in it especially how people treat one …show more content…
These people are judged without deserving it, like many, and the only one to understand them is to look through their perspective. In Maycomb county, the majority of the people are very similar to one another. There is one outlier to this noticed by Jem, Scout, and Dill who is Dolphus Raymond. Dolphus is thought of by everyone as a drunk, even the people like Jem and Scout that have never said a word to him. “Jem giggled. ‘He’s got a Co-Cola bottle full of whiskey in there. That’s so’s not to upset the ladies. You’ll see him sip it all afternoon, he’ll step out for a while and fill it back up”(182). When they see him sitting in the town square this is automatically what comes to their heads when they see him. Just like everyone else, in this situation they go by what they have heard from other people and judge him as drunk even though they really do not know what he is doing with the paper bags. Later on in the book, however, they do have an encounter with him and learn a valuable lesson about perspective and judgement in the