The saying “Don't Judge a Book by its Cover” can tie into the novel To Kill a Mockingbird for many different reasons. To Kill a Mockingbird displays many life lessons, Harper Lee, the author of the book, hopes to teach readers valuable lessons that can change their perspective on life. The story told deals with very harsh subjects and deals with very racist individuals. Some of the main characters in the book are Jem, Scout and Atticus Finch. Scout and Jem are siblings and daughter and son to Atticus Finch. Scout doesn't know much when it comes to social acceptance and learns that she should respect other people's views. Another character involved is Calpurnia. Calpurnia is the Finch’s housekeeper/nanny, she is very kind and lovable towards
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Calpurnia is the Finch’s maid and is of African American descent. Calpurnia shouldn't have to change herself to be apart of her culture. When she is around the Finches she relaxes and is confident in the way she acts. Yet, when she goes to church with other black people she changes her personality. Calpurnia shouldn't have to change herself to be apart of her culture: “Why do you talk n-- talk to the- to your folks when you know it’s not right’ ‘Well, in the first place i'm black-’ ‘That doesn't mean you hafta talk that way when you know better. “(Lee 126). Jem asked Calpurnia why she spoke differently around her folk when she knew how to speak properly. Calpurnia later in the quote explains that it would be weird to see a black women not speaking like other blacks, especially when she is with her folk. How it would be like if Jem spoke like the blacks around white people. This is seen as weird because most black people don't know how to speak properly, yet Calpurnia can because she got the proper education to do so. This displays a life lesson because it shows stereotyping which is very wrong to do. Calpurnia changes herself to match what her exterior looks like to fit in with the rest of the black community. There are many other ways of culture stereotyping in To Kill a Mockingbird and it also deals with Calpurnia and her confronting it. While Calpurnia is entering church with the children a women asks why she is bringing in white children in a black church: “I wants to know why you bringin’ white chillun to n-- church…” “They’s my comp’ny” “You ain't got no business bringin white chillun here- they got their church, we got our’n…” “It's the same God, ain't it?” (Lee 119). As this women is confronting Calpurnia, she fires back by saying “it's the same God.” She is going against racism/culture stereotyping because no matter what the color of your skin is we all are human. Most of us worship the same god and
Calpurnia is the Finch’s maid and is of African American descent. Calpurnia shouldn't have to change herself to be apart of her culture. When she is around the Finches she relaxes and is confident in the way she acts. Yet, when she goes to church with other black people she changes her personality. Calpurnia shouldn't have to change herself to be apart of her culture: “Why do you talk n-- talk to the- to your folks when you know it’s not right’ ‘Well, in the first place i'm black-’ ‘That doesn't mean you hafta talk that way when you know better. “(Lee 126). Jem asked Calpurnia why she spoke differently around her folk when she knew how to speak properly. Calpurnia later in the quote explains that it would be weird to see a black women not speaking like other blacks, especially when she is with her folk. How it would be like if Jem spoke like the blacks around white people. This is seen as weird because most black people don't know how to speak properly, yet Calpurnia can because she got the proper education to do so. This displays a life lesson because it shows stereotyping which is very wrong to do. Calpurnia changes herself to match what her exterior looks like to fit in with the rest of the black community. There are many other ways of culture stereotyping in To Kill a Mockingbird and it also deals with Calpurnia and her confronting it. While Calpurnia is entering church with the children a women asks why she is bringing in white children in a black church: “I wants to know why you bringin’ white chillun to n-- church…” “They’s my comp’ny” “You ain't got no business bringin white chillun here- they got their church, we got our’n…” “It's the same God, ain't it?” (Lee 119). As this women is confronting Calpurnia, she fires back by saying “it's the same God.” She is going against racism/culture stereotyping because no matter what the color of your skin is we all are human. Most of us worship the same god and