Macomb, Alabama. It appears to be a dreary old town, but get to know it and its inhabitants and you will find that you can learn many valuable things from events and the unique citizens. These themes act as life lessons to Jem and Scout Finch as they mature. As we watch them grow older throughout the novel these themes have a large impact on the people they become. The most meaningful themes are that things are not always as they seem, life is not fair, and that the colour of someone's skin does not have any bearing on the morals of that person.
There are plenty of things in this novel that appears to be one way but are different in reality. The most obvious being all the bogus and irrational rumours about the secret life of Boo Radley. …show more content…
In Macomb it is said that African Americans are uneducated, Calpurnia is living proof against that stigma. She teaches Jem and Scout many important things and she is like the mother they never had regardless of her ethnicity. Bob Ewell goes to show that just because your white doesn't mean you are superior. He is so prejudiced against African Americans while he is rude, obnoxious, and considered to be white trash. He even stooped so low as to try to kill Atticus's children in the night as a form of revenge for trying to go against him. However, he didn't succeed and died in the process. Scout recalls her experience on the night of the attack: “Somehow, I could think of nothing but Mr. Bob Ewell saying he'd get Atticus if it took him the rest of his life. Mr. Ewell almost got him, and it was the last thing he did." (Lee 358) This shows he obviously wasn't in his right mind and he was in no place to judge others, especially just because their skin colour. Therefore, it is important Jem and Scout learn that the quality of character does not discriminate based on the colour of skin. This shows that both races have equal opportunities to exhibit the best and the worst of
There are plenty of things in this novel that appears to be one way but are different in reality. The most obvious being all the bogus and irrational rumours about the secret life of Boo Radley. …show more content…
In Macomb it is said that African Americans are uneducated, Calpurnia is living proof against that stigma. She teaches Jem and Scout many important things and she is like the mother they never had regardless of her ethnicity. Bob Ewell goes to show that just because your white doesn't mean you are superior. He is so prejudiced against African Americans while he is rude, obnoxious, and considered to be white trash. He even stooped so low as to try to kill Atticus's children in the night as a form of revenge for trying to go against him. However, he didn't succeed and died in the process. Scout recalls her experience on the night of the attack: “Somehow, I could think of nothing but Mr. Bob Ewell saying he'd get Atticus if it took him the rest of his life. Mr. Ewell almost got him, and it was the last thing he did." (Lee 358) This shows he obviously wasn't in his right mind and he was in no place to judge others, especially just because their skin colour. Therefore, it is important Jem and Scout learn that the quality of character does not discriminate based on the colour of skin. This shows that both races have equal opportunities to exhibit the best and the worst of