Examples Of Moral Issues In To Kill A Mockingbird

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee discusses tough moral topics like racism and prejudice views, through the eyes of a child. The character Scout demonstrates a child’s obligation to pursue morality. But a child’s moral obligations depend on their moral foundation. Because children are naïve, they see situations ingenuously, unlike adults imbued with prejudice or racist ideas. Because Scout is a child she has that sense of naivety but can be more accountable for what she does because of the moral foundation. In light of Scouts childhood naivety and strong moral foundation she makes the best narrator for To Kill a Mockingbird. Morality is that of a moral quality or character; the quality of an action, purpose, or the like, as conforming to or deviating …show more content…
The way Scout narrates is similar to how she interprets the court case. She sees it morally and with naivety. Other people go to the court to see Tom Robinson loose. Unlike Scout who wants to go see a court case. Another example of her naivety is outside the jail when Atticus is protecting Tom. Scout doesn’t see the weight of the situation; she also doesn’t see the blindness of racism by some people. She sees all of these examples honestly and not imbued with ideas. These ideas are what make Scout the perfect narrator for To Kill a Mockingbird.

Scouts childhood naivety and moral foundation is what makes her the perfect narrator for this book. Scots naivety is because she is a child, also making her accountable for what she does because of the foundation she has placed by Atticus. Children are naïve and they see situations without ideas that are influenced by society, adults have been influenced by society. Moral obligations children have are influenced by their foundation. Scout demonstrates that obligation to pursue morality. Harper Lee was right to choose scout as the narrator of To Kill a