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Empathy is a force that can allow a person to understand other people and get a new perspective on a situation. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, empathy is mentioned and shown many times in the novel, a quote said by Atticus; “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.” The novel is set in Maycomb County, a tiny town located in Alabama. The series of events in the book leading up to how her brother, Jem, broke his arm are narrated by Scout. The novel teaches that empathy has to be developed as you grow and people who haven’t learned to be empathetic, usually can be prejudice about people. It also teaches that empathy can reduce the inequality between social classes, race, and wealth.
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‘Come on home to dinner with us, Walter,’ he said. ‘We’d be glad to have you.’”(30) Jem, compared to Scout demonstrates a large deal of empathy towards Walter. It shows that Jem understands Walter’s situation by offering him dinner because his family doesn’t have a lot of money. It also shows that even though the Cunninghams are below the Finches, Jem considered Walter as a person on the same level as himself. Scout would have just tried to beat up Walter because he is poor and no one associates with the Cunningham family. During the trial, equality being increased by empathy is shown when Tom Robinson is getting cross-examined by Mr. Gilmer. Mr. Gilmer asks about the chiffarobe and why he was doing that for Mayella. Tom explained that she asked for help with things in the house and there was no one else to help her with it, so he decided to help her. Mr. Gilmer clarifies that Tom Robinson just helped her for one penny. Tom replies with, ‘“Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her [Mayella], she seemed to try more'n the rest of
Empathy is a force that can allow a person to understand other people and get a new perspective on a situation. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, empathy is mentioned and shown many times in the novel, a quote said by Atticus; “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.” The novel is set in Maycomb County, a tiny town located in Alabama. The series of events in the book leading up to how her brother, Jem, broke his arm are narrated by Scout. The novel teaches that empathy has to be developed as you grow and people who haven’t learned to be empathetic, usually can be prejudice about people. It also teaches that empathy can reduce the inequality between social classes, race, and wealth.
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When a person starts to understand and get a feel for another person's situation, empathy is …show more content…
‘Come on home to dinner with us, Walter,’ he said. ‘We’d be glad to have you.’”(30) Jem, compared to Scout demonstrates a large deal of empathy towards Walter. It shows that Jem understands Walter’s situation by offering him dinner because his family doesn’t have a lot of money. It also shows that even though the Cunninghams are below the Finches, Jem considered Walter as a person on the same level as himself. Scout would have just tried to beat up Walter because he is poor and no one associates with the Cunningham family. During the trial, equality being increased by empathy is shown when Tom Robinson is getting cross-examined by Mr. Gilmer. Mr. Gilmer asks about the chiffarobe and why he was doing that for Mayella. Tom explained that she asked for help with things in the house and there was no one else to help her with it, so he decided to help her. Mr. Gilmer clarifies that Tom Robinson just helped her for one penny. Tom replies with, ‘“Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her [Mayella], she seemed to try more'n the rest of