Throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), written by Harper Lee, the theme “Help others even when they cannot help themselves” becomes relevant. Atticus Finch, a lawyer in his late forties with two young children, is trying to better himself and the lives of his children. In the story, three different situations show readers the theme and can help them understand the story in a different way. The three situations conclude to Atticus helping Tom Robinson with the trial, Boo helping children defend off Bob, and Tate helping Boo not get in trouble with the killing of Bob.
When Scout and Jem find out Atticus is defending Tom in the rape trial, they begin to notice their lives slowly changing. Scout and Jem’s lives have been changed forever …show more content…
He keeps the secret of Boo killing Bob because he wants to keep Boo safe from the public eye. Although Scout is still a young girl, she understands the lasting effects of Tate’s decision and understands that this was the right thing to do. Because Scout is very mature for her age, she quickly catches on to the reason behind this white lie. Heck Tate states, “To my way of thinkin’, Mr. Finch, taking the one man whos done you and this town a great service an’ draggin’ him with his shy ways into the limelight-to me, that's a sin. It’s a sin and I’m not about to have it on my head. If it was any other man, it’d be different. But not this man, Mr. Finch (369). The theme “Helping others even when they cannot help themselves” shines brightly here because even though Tate did not have to help Boo, Tate does it because he cares about him. Everyone in the book To Kill a Mockingbird helps another person in a different way. Atticus helps Tom Robinson, Boo saves Jem and Scout, and Heck Tate protects Boo Radley. This theme is important to the story because even though Boo Radley cant take care of himself, he helps Scout and Jem. The theme “help others even when they cant help themselves” shines through because there are many situations through the story when another person is in need and someone is there to help them, no matter what the situation
When Scout and Jem find out Atticus is defending Tom in the rape trial, they begin to notice their lives slowly changing. Scout and Jem’s lives have been changed forever …show more content…
He keeps the secret of Boo killing Bob because he wants to keep Boo safe from the public eye. Although Scout is still a young girl, she understands the lasting effects of Tate’s decision and understands that this was the right thing to do. Because Scout is very mature for her age, she quickly catches on to the reason behind this white lie. Heck Tate states, “To my way of thinkin’, Mr. Finch, taking the one man whos done you and this town a great service an’ draggin’ him with his shy ways into the limelight-to me, that's a sin. It’s a sin and I’m not about to have it on my head. If it was any other man, it’d be different. But not this man, Mr. Finch (369). The theme “Helping others even when they cannot help themselves” shines brightly here because even though Tate did not have to help Boo, Tate does it because he cares about him. Everyone in the book To Kill a Mockingbird helps another person in a different way. Atticus helps Tom Robinson, Boo saves Jem and Scout, and Heck Tate protects Boo Radley. This theme is important to the story because even though Boo Radley cant take care of himself, he helps Scout and Jem. The theme “help others even when they cant help themselves” shines through because there are many situations through the story when another person is in need and someone is there to help them, no matter what the situation