The Ideas of Judgement in To Kill a Mockingbird Judgement separates and takes away from a just society. The idea of judgement can be given and perceived in various ways. Judgement is defined as an opinion or conclusion about something or someone. The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story based on peoples views of others in the small town of Maycomb. People have and still are judged by their skin color, how they look, and their economic status. The characters in To Kill a Mockingbird judge one another based on race, appearance, and social status. Race plays an important role in To Kill a Mockingbird , and during the 1930s race was constantly used to take rights away from blacks. Whites and blacks had separate areas where
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People have different races, eye color, and some have disabilities, yet they still can be judged. As Scout described Atticus “He was nearly fifty… besides that he wore glasses. He was blind in his left eye”(89). Atticus was getting much older, which left him in a feeble manner. Scout and Jem still saw him as a father figure but one with more wisdom and respect. Atticus had children much older which people most likely judged him for. Atticus is being judged based on how he looks, and how he is aging over time. Arthur “Boo” Radley is the character who bring Scout and Jem mystery and confusion. When Scout finally saw Boo she describes him, “His face as white as his hands, but a shadow on his jutting chin, his cheeks were thin to hollowness”(317). Boo had been seen rarely in Maycomb, which left Scout and Jem wondering what he looked like. Scout and Jem imagined what it would be like to stay inside a house for so long. Boo is being judged by how he looks, he hadn't left the house in years. Scout was too young to fully understand the story of Boo which is why she judged how he looked compared to what she's seen everyday. Blacks during the time worked on farms for low wages, anything helped them get food for the family. In the trial it is found “Tom Robinson’s left arm was fully twelve inches shorter then his right…”(211). Tom lost part of his arm from a cotton gin leaving his left arm useless.Tom is being judged on appearance from an accident that occurred while he was working for money. How others look can draw people away and keep from a just
People have different races, eye color, and some have disabilities, yet they still can be judged. As Scout described Atticus “He was nearly fifty… besides that he wore glasses. He was blind in his left eye”(89). Atticus was getting much older, which left him in a feeble manner. Scout and Jem still saw him as a father figure but one with more wisdom and respect. Atticus had children much older which people most likely judged him for. Atticus is being judged based on how he looks, and how he is aging over time. Arthur “Boo” Radley is the character who bring Scout and Jem mystery and confusion. When Scout finally saw Boo she describes him, “His face as white as his hands, but a shadow on his jutting chin, his cheeks were thin to hollowness”(317). Boo had been seen rarely in Maycomb, which left Scout and Jem wondering what he looked like. Scout and Jem imagined what it would be like to stay inside a house for so long. Boo is being judged by how he looks, he hadn't left the house in years. Scout was too young to fully understand the story of Boo which is why she judged how he looked compared to what she's seen everyday. Blacks during the time worked on farms for low wages, anything helped them get food for the family. In the trial it is found “Tom Robinson’s left arm was fully twelve inches shorter then his right…”(211). Tom lost part of his arm from a cotton gin leaving his left arm useless.Tom is being judged on appearance from an accident that occurred while he was working for money. How others look can draw people away and keep from a just