When rumours are spread, this changes the perception of how people interact with them.
We constantly judge others whether you know it or not. If it's based on how they appear, or rumours they’ve heard from other people. Becky, the most popular girl at school claims that eating lunch makes her bloated and fat, however, in reality, she can’t afford to have three meals a day. Jimmy was working on a group project and didn’t get his part done, now he’s known as a terrible partner. Little did you know he has to work three jobs through the week to help support his family. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee explores the topic of how others are judged when rumours are spread. This changes the perception of how people see and interact with …show more content…
“Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him. People said he went out at night when the moon was down and peeped in windows.” said Scout (Lee, 8-9). The quote is specifically states that Jem and Scout had never seen Boo Radley, but were terrified because they made assumptions based on rumours they heard. However, after the Tom Robinson trial, the siblings begin to realize that people manipulate things to their own will, and rumours really hold no value “Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time... it's because he wants to stay inside.” (117) Later once Arthur helped Jem, the siblings realize that really Arthur Radley is a really good person, and Tom Robinson trial that the town manipulates things to its need will “An’ they chased him ‘n’ never could catch him ‘cause they didn’t know what he looked like, an’ Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things… Atticus, he was real nice…” His hands were under my chin, pulling up the cover, tucking it around me “Most people are, Scout when you finally see them”” said Atticus (281). The siblings realize that you shouldn’t judge …show more content…
She believed that a man shouldn’t raise children, rather a woman, because it was her ‘role’. She often preached her thoughts towards Jem and Scout, which lead them to have a foul distaste for the old lady “Jem and I hated her. If she was on the porch when we passed, we would be raked by her wrathful gaze, subjected to ruthless interrogation regarding our behaviour and given a melancholy prediction on what we would amount to when we grew up, which was always nothing” said Scout (99). When Jem had enough of her wrath he tore up her flowers, as a punishment, he was forced to come to her house each day after school and read to Mrs.Dubose. The kids never learned about her, never listened to anything she said, never really tried to understand what she's going
We constantly judge others whether you know it or not. If it's based on how they appear, or rumours they’ve heard from other people. Becky, the most popular girl at school claims that eating lunch makes her bloated and fat, however, in reality, she can’t afford to have three meals a day. Jimmy was working on a group project and didn’t get his part done, now he’s known as a terrible partner. Little did you know he has to work three jobs through the week to help support his family. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee explores the topic of how others are judged when rumours are spread. This changes the perception of how people see and interact with …show more content…
“Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him. People said he went out at night when the moon was down and peeped in windows.” said Scout (Lee, 8-9). The quote is specifically states that Jem and Scout had never seen Boo Radley, but were terrified because they made assumptions based on rumours they heard. However, after the Tom Robinson trial, the siblings begin to realize that people manipulate things to their own will, and rumours really hold no value “Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time... it's because he wants to stay inside.” (117) Later once Arthur helped Jem, the siblings realize that really Arthur Radley is a really good person, and Tom Robinson trial that the town manipulates things to its need will “An’ they chased him ‘n’ never could catch him ‘cause they didn’t know what he looked like, an’ Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things… Atticus, he was real nice…” His hands were under my chin, pulling up the cover, tucking it around me “Most people are, Scout when you finally see them”” said Atticus (281). The siblings realize that you shouldn’t judge …show more content…
She believed that a man shouldn’t raise children, rather a woman, because it was her ‘role’. She often preached her thoughts towards Jem and Scout, which lead them to have a foul distaste for the old lady “Jem and I hated her. If she was on the porch when we passed, we would be raked by her wrathful gaze, subjected to ruthless interrogation regarding our behaviour and given a melancholy prediction on what we would amount to when we grew up, which was always nothing” said Scout (99). When Jem had enough of her wrath he tore up her flowers, as a punishment, he was forced to come to her house each day after school and read to Mrs.Dubose. The kids never learned about her, never listened to anything she said, never really tried to understand what she's going