As the father of Scout and Jem Finch, Atticus teaches them how they should treat people. He helps the children understand that they should respect others and not judge them by the colour of their skin. He also tells them that “you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Atticus also stands up for what he believes in and doesn’t let the thoughts of others stop him from attempting to serve justice. Although he has various insults thrown at him, such as being called a “nigger-lover”, he continues to defend Tom Robinson claiming that if he didn’t he “couldn’t hold up [his] head in town…[he] couldn’t even tell [Scout] or Jem not to do something again.” When Mrs Dubose insults him,
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Going to school is an important part of Scout’s growth as a person since it allows her to learn and interact with other students, however most of her learning and understanding is by listening and watching the people around her. Scout’s problems on her first day of school are largely due to the fact that her teacher, Miss Caroline, was introducing a new way of learning that didn’t include as much reading from books. Scout, not knowing this, demonstrates her ability to read, which doesn’t impress Miss Caroline. She tells Scout to “tell [her] father not to teach [her] anymore.” When Scout, not wanting to go back, tells Atticus about what happened, he explains why people like the Ewells are allowed to bend the rules and offers her a compromise that allows her to read with him, while still attending school. Despite Miss Caroline’s new teaching methods that are supposed to help with teaching the young students, the children constantly need to help and teach her about the ways of Maycomb and the people who live there. As she is new to the area, she is unaware of how some families live as seen throughout Scout’s first day of school. When Walter Cunningham doesn’t bring out his
Going to school is an important part of Scout’s growth as a person since it allows her to learn and interact with other students, however most of her learning and understanding is by listening and watching the people around her. Scout’s problems on her first day of school are largely due to the fact that her teacher, Miss Caroline, was introducing a new way of learning that didn’t include as much reading from books. Scout, not knowing this, demonstrates her ability to read, which doesn’t impress Miss Caroline. She tells Scout to “tell [her] father not to teach [her] anymore.” When Scout, not wanting to go back, tells Atticus about what happened, he explains why people like the Ewells are allowed to bend the rules and offers her a compromise that allows her to read with him, while still attending school. Despite Miss Caroline’s new teaching methods that are supposed to help with teaching the young students, the children constantly need to help and teach her about the ways of Maycomb and the people who live there. As she is new to the area, she is unaware of how some families live as seen throughout Scout’s first day of school. When Walter Cunningham doesn’t bring out his