Lessons Learned In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Life Lessons Learned By Scout

Scout is a girl that doesn't think what she says but improves later on.She is a dynamic character and changes throughout the story.Therefore, she has many specific life lessons during “To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee” In addition, she learns that in life you will need to think before you judge a person and understand what courage is really all about.

Scout is different from others she is pretty young to understand what is good to say and bad to say to a person or think of them in a bad way. Never judge a book by its cover.As Atticus says to Scout she understands him now what he means and says, "Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough” ( Lee 374 ).Since Sout is young and her limited knowledge, therefore Scout takes her father's advice and comments and shows she can be a better person. She shows this by stopping and thinking on what she has said in the past.Scout realizes the meaning behind to
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Eventually, Scout realises the true meaning of the quotes“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand” and “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” The have given her lesson in life about seeing the true colours of people and understanding them. With Boo, she understood that you’ll never understand how one sees life until you do, and once you do see why they live their life the way they do, Boo was hidden from the town but not the children because he was there for them he loved and protected him. From Ms.Dubose Scout learned that you can’t face fear with a gun in your hand, you have to face it with your head held high, showing that your are not scared that you will be the one to end that fear because only you and you alone can do

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