To Be Great Is To Be Misunderstood
Through life all people are misread, misunderstood, and seen as something they aren’t. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee, the characters Jem Finch and Scout Finch who are both children of Atticus Finch face many trials while growing up in a small town in the South named Maycomb. The novels tells a story where a black man is placed on trial and is found guilty when he couldn’t have committed the crime. The Finch family faces the trials defending the black man Tom Robinson who’s has already been decided guilty as a result of racism. The novel presents a universal theme of the blind eye or not noticing more. Jem and Scout face Ms. Dubose who was misread by others for her actions and fits, Boo Radley who was misunderstood when helping the children, and Tom Robinson who was hated because he was black.
An important lesson the children Jem and Scout faced was Ms. Dubose and her toxic personality. When they spoke about Ms. Dubose they would have nothing kind to say about her Jem and I hated her,” (pg. 103). Jem and Scout despise Ms. Dubose because she calls Atticus an “n word lover” which insults Jem because he really admires …show more content…
The children become scared of him and his house when passing by. In the novel there is also a fire at Miss Maudie’s, where the children Jem and Scout where standing away to be safe. Boo, unnoticed by the children, placed a warm blanket onto Scout when she wasn’t looking (chapters 7-8). The thought was too disguising that she wanted to hurl on the spot. She is afraid of the weirdo Boo Radley. But that’s not Boo’s intention; he just really cares about the children. So much that he gives gifts in a knothole and at one-point saves their lives. “Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch chain, a pair of good lucky pennies and our lives,” (pg.
Through life all people are misread, misunderstood, and seen as something they aren’t. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee, the characters Jem Finch and Scout Finch who are both children of Atticus Finch face many trials while growing up in a small town in the South named Maycomb. The novels tells a story where a black man is placed on trial and is found guilty when he couldn’t have committed the crime. The Finch family faces the trials defending the black man Tom Robinson who’s has already been decided guilty as a result of racism. The novel presents a universal theme of the blind eye or not noticing more. Jem and Scout face Ms. Dubose who was misread by others for her actions and fits, Boo Radley who was misunderstood when helping the children, and Tom Robinson who was hated because he was black.
An important lesson the children Jem and Scout faced was Ms. Dubose and her toxic personality. When they spoke about Ms. Dubose they would have nothing kind to say about her Jem and I hated her,” (pg. 103). Jem and Scout despise Ms. Dubose because she calls Atticus an “n word lover” which insults Jem because he really admires …show more content…
The children become scared of him and his house when passing by. In the novel there is also a fire at Miss Maudie’s, where the children Jem and Scout where standing away to be safe. Boo, unnoticed by the children, placed a warm blanket onto Scout when she wasn’t looking (chapters 7-8). The thought was too disguising that she wanted to hurl on the spot. She is afraid of the weirdo Boo Radley. But that’s not Boo’s intention; he just really cares about the children. So much that he gives gifts in a knothole and at one-point saves their lives. “Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch chain, a pair of good lucky pennies and our lives,” (pg.