“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”(149) - Atticus Finch. We follow Scout Finch, a young six year old girl who is thrown into a world of racism, prejudism and many more unfair situations. Her father is Atticus Finch; a widowed lawyer man that changed his life and those around him forever by choosing to defend a young black man against untrue charges of rape. Throughout the book Scout has to come to terms with the reality of the the world and its unfairness. Many people in the novel show compassion each in their own way. Although they have different viewpoints and different motives they still feel compassion; be it sympathy, pity, or empathy.
Although Tom Robinson is supposed to be ‘lesser’ than Mayella because of the color of his skin and wasn’t treated with any respect from her, he still felt sorry for her. He had pity for her because she had no one to help her and was lonely. When Tom Robinson is on the stand and …show more content…
Jem knows that Walter can’t help that he doesn’t have money and is in poverty. He treats Walter with respect because his father has dealings with Atticus. Jem stops scout from beating up Walter because he made her ‘start on the wrong foot’ with the teacher. “He examined Walter with an air of speculation. ‘Your daddy Mr. Walter Cunningham from old Sarum?’ he asked, and Walter nodded. … Jem suddenly grinned at him. ‘Come on home to dinner with us, Walter,’ he said. ‘We’d be glad to have you.” (30) Jem shows great maturity by putting himself in the shoes of Walter and seeing how he lives his life. Jem and Scout live a different life than walter. They don’t have to worry about going to sleep with an empty stomach. They live a charmed life compared to
Although Tom Robinson is supposed to be ‘lesser’ than Mayella because of the color of his skin and wasn’t treated with any respect from her, he still felt sorry for her. He had pity for her because she had no one to help her and was lonely. When Tom Robinson is on the stand and …show more content…
Jem knows that Walter can’t help that he doesn’t have money and is in poverty. He treats Walter with respect because his father has dealings with Atticus. Jem stops scout from beating up Walter because he made her ‘start on the wrong foot’ with the teacher. “He examined Walter with an air of speculation. ‘Your daddy Mr. Walter Cunningham from old Sarum?’ he asked, and Walter nodded. … Jem suddenly grinned at him. ‘Come on home to dinner with us, Walter,’ he said. ‘We’d be glad to have you.” (30) Jem shows great maturity by putting himself in the shoes of Walter and seeing how he lives his life. Jem and Scout live a different life than walter. They don’t have to worry about going to sleep with an empty stomach. They live a charmed life compared to