Innocence to Knowledge Living in the south during the Great Depression are bleak and grim times. Severe discrimination and injustice exists in every town. These aspects only fasten the loss of innocence in children. Scout has to face many harsh aspects of the 1930’s in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. In this loss of innocence novel, she is countlessly exposed to the truths of life which hasten her passage to adulthood. {Although it is obvious that Lee stresses the importance of experience, some individuals contend that books are the best teacher of life lessons. Books can give you many scenarios that you would not be able to experience. They provide the thoughts and feelings of another that can be applied to real life.} Despite the knowledge
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This supports the idea that law is supposed to fight for justice and equality, yet in Maycomb it does the opposite. Although the trial is supposed to be fair and under the law, it was a case of injustice due to discrimination and racism. After the trial and Scout begins to understand injustice more. When Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout, Boo Radley comes to the rescue and saves them. When they find out Mr. Ewell is stabbed and is now dead, Mr. Tate knows it had to have been Boo Radley. When Atticus asks Scout if she understands that it was Boo Radley, she responds saying “it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?” (Lee 370). Scout realizes the injustice that exists in Maycomb and putting Boo on trial for this would be a certain conviction of an innocent person. Growing up in Maycomb, Scout experiences a lot of unfairness that helps her to understand …show more content…
By being exposed to the harsh qualities of life Scout learns many essential lessons growing up in the bleak 1930’s, assuring that life lessons are best taught by experience. By witnessing many courageous acts by the individuals around her, Scout learns about both bold and quiet courage. The prejudice against Boo Radley, who most of Maycomb has not even met, eventually teaches Scout not to blindly judge someone. She also learns about injustices in life by experiencing and watching it occur in her childhood. {Many individuals believe that knowledge and lessons are best gained from books. Books provide countless scenarios and events that one cannot always have the opportunity to experience.} [While it is possible to learn lessons from books, experience provides the best knowledge and understanding of life lessons. Book knowledge tends to disappear from memory while experiencing it stays with one forever. Experience allows for a full understanding and intuition of life lessons and how to apply them.] Harsh aspects of the South during the Great Depression include discrimination and inequality. Children faced against the dark side of human nature, lose their innocence early yet gain priceless knowledge and life lessons that will successfully lead them to
This supports the idea that law is supposed to fight for justice and equality, yet in Maycomb it does the opposite. Although the trial is supposed to be fair and under the law, it was a case of injustice due to discrimination and racism. After the trial and Scout begins to understand injustice more. When Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout, Boo Radley comes to the rescue and saves them. When they find out Mr. Ewell is stabbed and is now dead, Mr. Tate knows it had to have been Boo Radley. When Atticus asks Scout if she understands that it was Boo Radley, she responds saying “it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?” (Lee 370). Scout realizes the injustice that exists in Maycomb and putting Boo on trial for this would be a certain conviction of an innocent person. Growing up in Maycomb, Scout experiences a lot of unfairness that helps her to understand …show more content…
By being exposed to the harsh qualities of life Scout learns many essential lessons growing up in the bleak 1930’s, assuring that life lessons are best taught by experience. By witnessing many courageous acts by the individuals around her, Scout learns about both bold and quiet courage. The prejudice against Boo Radley, who most of Maycomb has not even met, eventually teaches Scout not to blindly judge someone. She also learns about injustices in life by experiencing and watching it occur in her childhood. {Many individuals believe that knowledge and lessons are best gained from books. Books provide countless scenarios and events that one cannot always have the opportunity to experience.} [While it is possible to learn lessons from books, experience provides the best knowledge and understanding of life lessons. Book knowledge tends to disappear from memory while experiencing it stays with one forever. Experience allows for a full understanding and intuition of life lessons and how to apply them.] Harsh aspects of the South during the Great Depression include discrimination and inequality. Children faced against the dark side of human nature, lose their innocence early yet gain priceless knowledge and life lessons that will successfully lead them to