If all were right in the world, we would be at peace. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Everyone has struggles to face such as, racism, judgement, conflict with understanding society, etc. Those who don’t understand the concept of this because they don’t view the world with so much judgement, but instead with the hope of everyone being good. Our innocence can blind us from seeing how people really are. Many people, mainly children, are blind to what the world is really like. Jem Finch is one of them, for he believes the best in people. “I always thought that Maycomb folks were the best in the world, at least that’s what they seemed like.” (289) Jem learned a lot from the Tom Robinson trial, and by this I mean that he learned more about
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Jem was blinded from all of this because he was young and didn’t understand, but he got older, and this experience was an eye-opener for him. Scout Finch’s innocence interferes with her understanding of things that happen around her. “Do all lawyers defend n-Negroes, Atticus… Then why did Cecil say you defended niggers? He made it sound like you were runnin’ a still?” (100) Scout didn’t see the wrong in what her father (Atticus) was doing that the rest of Maycomb thought he was. I think that she didn’t really understand the racism and judgement that they were giving Tom and Atticus because of her young age, and possibly the lack of experience in situations like these. Boo Radley kept to himself, for he seemed to never do anything wrong. “Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls… and our lives.” (373) Boo was innocent, and his …show more content…
Raymond Dolphus firsthand experiences judgement. “He likes ‘em better’n he likes us, I reckon. Lives by himself way down near the county line.” “He doesn’t look like trash.” (214) Many assumptions and rumors have been made about Mr. Dolphus, and probably all by the whites in Maycomb. This would explain why he’s always down the county line since he’s probably not judged as much. Mr. Raymond knows what goes around in Maycomb, yet he doesn’t care what they say. He learned that people are going to talk, so he just minds his business. Calpurnia knows the ways of both the white and blacks of Maycomb. “She asked, in tones I never hear her use… Again, I thought her voice was strange: she was talking like the rest of them.” (pg) Since Cal lives with the Finch family, she knows how the whites act. Cal has an understanding and has developed the ways of both sides of Maycomb (whites & blacks). She experiences both lifestyles, so she sees things that Jem or Scout might not understand yet. Atticus Finch has lived in Maycomb all his life, so he understands and sees how the people are like there. “...he knew his people, they knew him…” (6) “She was white, and she tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society is unspeakable.” (272) Living in a town your whole life gives you an advantage of getting to know the people around you. Atticus has this advantage, so he fully understands what racism goes around in the town. By
Jem was blinded from all of this because he was young and didn’t understand, but he got older, and this experience was an eye-opener for him. Scout Finch’s innocence interferes with her understanding of things that happen around her. “Do all lawyers defend n-Negroes, Atticus… Then why did Cecil say you defended niggers? He made it sound like you were runnin’ a still?” (100) Scout didn’t see the wrong in what her father (Atticus) was doing that the rest of Maycomb thought he was. I think that she didn’t really understand the racism and judgement that they were giving Tom and Atticus because of her young age, and possibly the lack of experience in situations like these. Boo Radley kept to himself, for he seemed to never do anything wrong. “Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls… and our lives.” (373) Boo was innocent, and his …show more content…
Raymond Dolphus firsthand experiences judgement. “He likes ‘em better’n he likes us, I reckon. Lives by himself way down near the county line.” “He doesn’t look like trash.” (214) Many assumptions and rumors have been made about Mr. Dolphus, and probably all by the whites in Maycomb. This would explain why he’s always down the county line since he’s probably not judged as much. Mr. Raymond knows what goes around in Maycomb, yet he doesn’t care what they say. He learned that people are going to talk, so he just minds his business. Calpurnia knows the ways of both the white and blacks of Maycomb. “She asked, in tones I never hear her use… Again, I thought her voice was strange: she was talking like the rest of them.” (pg) Since Cal lives with the Finch family, she knows how the whites act. Cal has an understanding and has developed the ways of both sides of Maycomb (whites & blacks). She experiences both lifestyles, so she sees things that Jem or Scout might not understand yet. Atticus Finch has lived in Maycomb all his life, so he understands and sees how the people are like there. “...he knew his people, they knew him…” (6) “She was white, and she tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society is unspeakable.” (272) Living in a town your whole life gives you an advantage of getting to know the people around you. Atticus has this advantage, so he fully understands what racism goes around in the town. By