To Kill a Mockingbird Acceptance
“ 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” (Lee 39). Atticus is trying to teach Scout the importance of not judging people on their choices, but to try and understand the intentions behind their actions. “He wants Scout and Jem to be able to look past the color of people’s skin, their wealth, gender, and to understand the situations they're in, and the problems they could be facing” (Questia 1). When they are older, Atticus wants Jem and Scout to respect everyone, and he wants them to look past stereotypes and get to know them. In to Kill a Mockingbird the author, Harper Lee, demonstrates acceptance by showing an extraordinary amount of tolerance and awareness of all the different types of individuals in the community. In to Kill a Mockingbird, the author, Harper Lee, demonstrates the acceptance between a kindhearted, affluent family and a diligent, poverty-stricken family. Atticus explains to Scout that, “ As the Cunninghams had no money to pay a lawyer they simply paid us with what they had” (Lee 28). Atticus accepts that Mr. Cunningham can’t pay him in money, so instead he pays him with stovewood, hickory, nuts, turnip greens, and other foods in order to …show more content…
Upset by the death of Tom Robinson, Mr. Underwood wrote an editorial where, “He likened Tom's death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children” (Lee 323). Mr. Underwood is comparing Tom Robinson to a mockingbird in a way of showing that he was wrongly targeted, since he never did anything harmful to anyone. This shows that people are starting to see past the racism and are acknowledging the wrongdoings that are being inflicted upon people of
“ 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” (Lee 39). Atticus is trying to teach Scout the importance of not judging people on their choices, but to try and understand the intentions behind their actions. “He wants Scout and Jem to be able to look past the color of people’s skin, their wealth, gender, and to understand the situations they're in, and the problems they could be facing” (Questia 1). When they are older, Atticus wants Jem and Scout to respect everyone, and he wants them to look past stereotypes and get to know them. In to Kill a Mockingbird the author, Harper Lee, demonstrates acceptance by showing an extraordinary amount of tolerance and awareness of all the different types of individuals in the community. In to Kill a Mockingbird, the author, Harper Lee, demonstrates the acceptance between a kindhearted, affluent family and a diligent, poverty-stricken family. Atticus explains to Scout that, “ As the Cunninghams had no money to pay a lawyer they simply paid us with what they had” (Lee 28). Atticus accepts that Mr. Cunningham can’t pay him in money, so instead he pays him with stovewood, hickory, nuts, turnip greens, and other foods in order to …show more content…
Upset by the death of Tom Robinson, Mr. Underwood wrote an editorial where, “He likened Tom's death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children” (Lee 323). Mr. Underwood is comparing Tom Robinson to a mockingbird in a way of showing that he was wrongly targeted, since he never did anything harmful to anyone. This shows that people are starting to see past the racism and are acknowledging the wrongdoings that are being inflicted upon people of