How can one individual person's point of view change how someone looks at another person? In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee so many people step into others shoes to understand them. If they would not have done that then so many things could have went wrong in the book, but because they took the time and seen it from another character's perspective then they stopped a lot of violence. An important theme in this novel is to see from someone else's point of view.
This example is important because it proves how family members can see from other siblings perspective. Atticus tells Scout to slow down and take a minute to see from Jem's perspective, “As Atticus had once advised me to do, I tried to climb into Jem's skin and walk around”(Lee 77). Scout’s trying to see from Jem’s point of view, because he wanted to go to the Radley's house at two in the morning and Jem said no. Atticus challenged Scout to see from Jem’s point of view so she’s trying to.
The next example is important because Jem learns a valuable lesson of seeing the inside of a person. Jem thinks that Mrs. Dubose is mean and Atticus is telling him that that's not true, “I think that was her way of telling you - everything's alright. Now, Jem understands alright. You know she was a great lady” (Lee …show more content…
The mobs original intentions were to kill Tom but the kids made Mr. Cunningham think about it and Atticus noticed it the day after. Atticus believed that the police force would be better with children, “Hmp, maybe we need a police force of children… you children last night made Walter Cunningham stand in my shoes for a minute. That was enough” (Lee 210). The children persuaded Walter to step into Atticus’s point of view for the trial. It is very important because if Walter didn't see from another pov then he probably would have killed
This example is important because it proves how family members can see from other siblings perspective. Atticus tells Scout to slow down and take a minute to see from Jem's perspective, “As Atticus had once advised me to do, I tried to climb into Jem's skin and walk around”(Lee 77). Scout’s trying to see from Jem’s point of view, because he wanted to go to the Radley's house at two in the morning and Jem said no. Atticus challenged Scout to see from Jem’s point of view so she’s trying to.
The next example is important because Jem learns a valuable lesson of seeing the inside of a person. Jem thinks that Mrs. Dubose is mean and Atticus is telling him that that's not true, “I think that was her way of telling you - everything's alright. Now, Jem understands alright. You know she was a great lady” (Lee …show more content…
The mobs original intentions were to kill Tom but the kids made Mr. Cunningham think about it and Atticus noticed it the day after. Atticus believed that the police force would be better with children, “Hmp, maybe we need a police force of children… you children last night made Walter Cunningham stand in my shoes for a minute. That was enough” (Lee 210). The children persuaded Walter to step into Atticus’s point of view for the trial. It is very important because if Walter didn't see from another pov then he probably would have killed