Gifts can come in many different forms and have many different effects. It is not only a physical gift that can be given, but a gift of friendship, acceptance, or other things of this nature can be shared and have a greater impact than physical items. A gift can contradict the receiver’s original perspective of one’s character or personality for better or for worse, and this contradiction can spawn a new view of the gift-giver. Gifts given in Harper Lee 's To Kill a Mockingbird have properties of both physical and emotional meaning, and the characters use these gifts to create a new view for themselves, new relationships, and crucial developments in the plot of the novel that drive the story and allow the plot to advance.
Perspective, or how one sees something or someone, is a theme in To Kill a Mockingbird that is easily altered by gift-giving. Atticus Finch tells Scout that “you don’t really understand someone until you consider things from their point of view” (39). She takes this advice seriously, as she does everything she hears from Atticus and it proves to be true in many cases. For example, Dolphus Raymond is a character who is generally judged by the county because he married and had children with a black …show more content…
If no gifts had been given in To Kill a Mockingbird, character’s perspectives would never have changed, and their perspectives of one another must change in order for any plot or character to develop. In any culture, gifts are a form of selfless gestures, given when one wants to assist, show care for, or strengthen a relationship with another person. When one’s relationship with another is strengthened, they can learn new things about the other, thus broadening their view of them. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the broadening of views between characters creates important developments in the novel’s plot that could not occur unless gifts were
Perspective, or how one sees something or someone, is a theme in To Kill a Mockingbird that is easily altered by gift-giving. Atticus Finch tells Scout that “you don’t really understand someone until you consider things from their point of view” (39). She takes this advice seriously, as she does everything she hears from Atticus and it proves to be true in many cases. For example, Dolphus Raymond is a character who is generally judged by the county because he married and had children with a black …show more content…
If no gifts had been given in To Kill a Mockingbird, character’s perspectives would never have changed, and their perspectives of one another must change in order for any plot or character to develop. In any culture, gifts are a form of selfless gestures, given when one wants to assist, show care for, or strengthen a relationship with another person. When one’s relationship with another is strengthened, they can learn new things about the other, thus broadening their view of them. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the broadening of views between characters creates important developments in the novel’s plot that could not occur unless gifts were