More Than Meets the Eye
By Sydney Seely, Rheana Roberts, and Robert Turner
Being young is almost the personification of the saying, “ignorance is bliss”. You're unaware of what's really going on around you, and it never really occurs to you how hard life can be. This is what it was like for Scout growing up; she never really knew what was really going on, except for what she dreamed up or assumed about people. As she starts to grow up, she learns that when it comes to people, there's always more than meets the eye. With the help of her father, Atticus, housekeeper, Calpurnia, older brother, Jem, and mysterious neighbor, Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley, she learns to be less judgemental and accept people for who they are.
In the beginning of To Kill a …show more content…
He is more than just a role model for how she should treat people when she grows up. He is a leader that tries to break the narrative of racism in his community, and shows Scout the world through the windows he wants her to see it through. Atticus continually shows Scout what a good and outstanding citizen is, and gives her examples of how she can treat people with respect. He obviously does a good job at teaching her that, because she always talks to him with 'sir' and to Calpurnia with 'ma'am'. But, when she gets into the fight with Walter Cunningham, Atticus scrutinizes her and tells her "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb in his skin and walk around in it (Chapter 3, pages 85-87). Atticus tells Scout this because when she beats up Walter, she doesn't really know how poor and unfortunate his family is, she knows that they are poor and never take anything from anybody, but she wouldn't know the severity of the …show more content…
She always assumed everything said about someone was true. Especially what was said about Boo Radley. People mainly assumed things about Boo because he never left his house, and never talked to anyone. He was always depicted as a monster, someone who ate squirrels and scared children. He was said to be insane. Everyone thought this true, especially Scout. She always believed whatever her older brother told her, and Jem told her a lot. It wasn't until the night of the concert that Scout made her own opinions about Boo. When Scout and Jem were attacked by Mr. Ewell, Boo saved them. At that point, Scout thought the world of him; he not only saved her, but her brother Jem too. From then on she knew, “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.” (Chapter 31, pages 25-31). And for Scout, “just standing on the Radley porch was enough.” (Chapter 31, pages
By Sydney Seely, Rheana Roberts, and Robert Turner
Being young is almost the personification of the saying, “ignorance is bliss”. You're unaware of what's really going on around you, and it never really occurs to you how hard life can be. This is what it was like for Scout growing up; she never really knew what was really going on, except for what she dreamed up or assumed about people. As she starts to grow up, she learns that when it comes to people, there's always more than meets the eye. With the help of her father, Atticus, housekeeper, Calpurnia, older brother, Jem, and mysterious neighbor, Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley, she learns to be less judgemental and accept people for who they are.
In the beginning of To Kill a …show more content…
He is more than just a role model for how she should treat people when she grows up. He is a leader that tries to break the narrative of racism in his community, and shows Scout the world through the windows he wants her to see it through. Atticus continually shows Scout what a good and outstanding citizen is, and gives her examples of how she can treat people with respect. He obviously does a good job at teaching her that, because she always talks to him with 'sir' and to Calpurnia with 'ma'am'. But, when she gets into the fight with Walter Cunningham, Atticus scrutinizes her and tells her "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb in his skin and walk around in it (Chapter 3, pages 85-87). Atticus tells Scout this because when she beats up Walter, she doesn't really know how poor and unfortunate his family is, she knows that they are poor and never take anything from anybody, but she wouldn't know the severity of the …show more content…
She always assumed everything said about someone was true. Especially what was said about Boo Radley. People mainly assumed things about Boo because he never left his house, and never talked to anyone. He was always depicted as a monster, someone who ate squirrels and scared children. He was said to be insane. Everyone thought this true, especially Scout. She always believed whatever her older brother told her, and Jem told her a lot. It wasn't until the night of the concert that Scout made her own opinions about Boo. When Scout and Jem were attacked by Mr. Ewell, Boo saved them. At that point, Scout thought the world of him; he not only saved her, but her brother Jem too. From then on she knew, “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.” (Chapter 31, pages 25-31). And for Scout, “just standing on the Radley porch was enough.” (Chapter 31, pages