How To Interpret Boo Radley's Point Of View

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To Kill a Mockingbird has made me interpret how other people feel and that I must think before I can just assume things about others. In the book, Atticus conveys to us the idea “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” (Lee 39) In other words, consider other's point of view and opinions before assuming how they may think. In certain situations it is needed to think from others perceptions or their point of view. People may seem rude, mean, or are just trying to make things worse, but they are just expressing how they feel about the situation just like Scout stood in Boo Radley's shoes seeing how he watched over everything that was happening and seeing how he may of felt. You can really interpret

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