There are many ways define a person’s character. From Actions to mindset—the possibilities are endless, but it all comes back to one main point: their perspective. A person is defined by their perspective. Their morals, ideas, and actions all reflect back to their perspective on life, and the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee explores this. To Kill a Mockingbird suggests that one’s perspective is a lens that a person looks at life through. It can distort and change how that person sees reality. To Kill a Mockingbird proposes that there are some perspectives that are better and more desirable than others. It then goes on to advocate that a perspective that does not discriminate and acts in a righteous manner according to selfless reasons
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In To Kill a Mockingbird there are numerous conflicts that Bob and Atticus. The main conflict Bob is faced with is Mayella, his daughter, trying to advance and make out with a black person named Tom Robinson. When Bob finds out about that he goes and beats Mayella and possible rapes her and then goes on to blame it on Tom. Not only is Bob Ewell selfish, but also has no principles at all. This is also evident when Bob goes on and spits in Atticus 's face, breaks into the judge’s house, and tries to kill Atticus 's children. This furthers the evidence for Bob not caring for anything but himself. On the other hand—Atticus deals with conflict extremely well and almost always knows which option is the right one to choose. In the book, Atticus choses to take the case and represent Tom Robinson even though he knows he will be hated by the entire town. He did this because he knows this is the right thing to do and is in line with his set principles because when he tells scout he is taking the trial he also says “The main [reason] is, if I didn 't [take the trial] I couldn 't hold up my head in town, I couldn 't represent this county in the legislature, I couldn 't even tell you or Jem not to do something again.” Also Atticus does not just take on the case, he goes on and tries his best to prove Tom’s innocence even though he knows the trial’s outcome from the start. This proves that Atticus has a fair and just set of principles, unlike Bob, who (from his actions) is a racist and selfish
In To Kill a Mockingbird there are numerous conflicts that Bob and Atticus. The main conflict Bob is faced with is Mayella, his daughter, trying to advance and make out with a black person named Tom Robinson. When Bob finds out about that he goes and beats Mayella and possible rapes her and then goes on to blame it on Tom. Not only is Bob Ewell selfish, but also has no principles at all. This is also evident when Bob goes on and spits in Atticus 's face, breaks into the judge’s house, and tries to kill Atticus 's children. This furthers the evidence for Bob not caring for anything but himself. On the other hand—Atticus deals with conflict extremely well and almost always knows which option is the right one to choose. In the book, Atticus choses to take the case and represent Tom Robinson even though he knows he will be hated by the entire town. He did this because he knows this is the right thing to do and is in line with his set principles because when he tells scout he is taking the trial he also says “The main [reason] is, if I didn 't [take the trial] I couldn 't hold up my head in town, I couldn 't represent this county in the legislature, I couldn 't even tell you or Jem not to do something again.” Also Atticus does not just take on the case, he goes on and tries his best to prove Tom’s innocence even though he knows the trial’s outcome from the start. This proves that Atticus has a fair and just set of principles, unlike Bob, who (from his actions) is a racist and selfish