Role Model In Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird

In life there are many people look up to those who show them right and wrong. There are also those people who they probably should not look up to. Either way there is something to learn from the types of role models. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, shows the aspects of what it is like to be a good role model and bad role model. A person in the novel who is a good role model is Atticus, Scout and Jem’s father, who continually shows respect for others. It started when Scout was asking Atticus a question and aunt Alexandra interrupted and answered the question. Scout then snapped at her aunt. “[Atticus] was on his feet. Apologize to your aunt” (Lee 115). This is important because Atticus wants his kids to respect people. He …show more content…
Halfway through the Tom Robinson trial the court takes a break and what Dill had seen and heard hit him and he got emotional as he was talking to Jem and Scout. “That old Mr. Glimer doin’ him thataway, talking so hateful to him-” (168). Out of the people in the town the kids are the only one who seem to understand you shouldn’t judge people based on the color of your skin. They are trying to show the people in their community that they need to change the way they look at the community and the people in it. Dill is being a good role model for Jem and Scout as well, with him feeling like this and explaining how he feels they to also see that it is not right. This is an important lesson in actual life because if kids learn at young not to treat people different based on their race then they will show respect to everyone, which will show that they are trying to make a …show more content…
Role models can be seen in everyday life even if you may not realize it. These role models demonstrate what people should do or what they should not do throughout