The changing and growth of children throughout their life is an inevitable thing that will happen. Scout Finch from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is not only a child subjected to the age of racism and Jim Crow Laws, but narrated the horrible events that go on throughout. The time that they lived in after the abolishment of slavery subjects them to extreme bias on the way they viewed blacks and other races either for the better or worse. Some ideas and examples and good evidence for the cause of how Scouted morals are effected. Scout, a little girl growing up into a lady will make many important changes, and being in the South during the 30’s could be a harsh environment to soak up as a young girl. Growths and moral development were made
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Jem is a good example for how his morals on the way he viewed blacks changed for the better, but they changed more drastically than Scout’s. Jem attended the trial with his sister and became very in tuned and paid close attention to evidence detail. The way things went in the trial left Jem hurt “ It was Jem’s turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd.” “it ain’t right.” (Lee).Scout was in attendance of the trial just as Jem was, but the way that Jem understood the trial was different from Scout. Many times throughout the trial Jem was criticized for having his young sister at such a vulgar trial, to which he responded “She doesn 't understand”. Jem was not concerned that Tom was going Black vs. White nor did he worry that Tom was Black to begin. The way that Tom was convicted hurt Jem, because he realized that through his new found morals, Tom was innocent. Jem is also explained to have become very emotional when he review the news of Toms death in jail. Scout has changed morals for sure, but when Tom was shot in jail Scout wasn’t affected as hard, based on how she reacted you could tell that she just wasn’t sure what to …show more content…
Kohlberg’s theory divides character development into three Levels Pre-conventional morality, Conventional mortality, and Post conventional mortality. Scout seems to be in-between levels one and two in her moral development. Level one state "children recognize that there is not just one right view that is handed down by the authorities and two states”(McLeod) “The child becomes aware of the wider rules of society so judgments concern obeying the rules in order to uphold the law and avoid guilt”(McLeod). Scout shows in the beginning that she realizing the black race is subject to negative behavior through the ongoing Jim Crow Laws and the ways of the south. Level three I believe is achieved through the way Scout sees the magnitude and grows as a young girl into a lady, having her eyes opened to the real world. The third law also in summary states that the child will realize that the good laws are in place to protect all people. Not always though are those laws put to work in the best interest of the innocent
Jem is a good example for how his morals on the way he viewed blacks changed for the better, but they changed more drastically than Scout’s. Jem attended the trial with his sister and became very in tuned and paid close attention to evidence detail. The way things went in the trial left Jem hurt “ It was Jem’s turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd.” “it ain’t right.” (Lee).Scout was in attendance of the trial just as Jem was, but the way that Jem understood the trial was different from Scout. Many times throughout the trial Jem was criticized for having his young sister at such a vulgar trial, to which he responded “She doesn 't understand”. Jem was not concerned that Tom was going Black vs. White nor did he worry that Tom was Black to begin. The way that Tom was convicted hurt Jem, because he realized that through his new found morals, Tom was innocent. Jem is also explained to have become very emotional when he review the news of Toms death in jail. Scout has changed morals for sure, but when Tom was shot in jail Scout wasn’t affected as hard, based on how she reacted you could tell that she just wasn’t sure what to …show more content…
Kohlberg’s theory divides character development into three Levels Pre-conventional morality, Conventional mortality, and Post conventional mortality. Scout seems to be in-between levels one and two in her moral development. Level one state "children recognize that there is not just one right view that is handed down by the authorities and two states”(McLeod) “The child becomes aware of the wider rules of society so judgments concern obeying the rules in order to uphold the law and avoid guilt”(McLeod). Scout shows in the beginning that she realizing the black race is subject to negative behavior through the ongoing Jim Crow Laws and the ways of the south. Level three I believe is achieved through the way Scout sees the magnitude and grows as a young girl into a lady, having her eyes opened to the real world. The third law also in summary states that the child will realize that the good laws are in place to protect all people. Not always though are those laws put to work in the best interest of the innocent