To Kill A Mockingbird External Influences

The factors that influence our moral growth are essentially our external influences. External influences determine what situations we are put in, and the decisions we have to make, which results in growing morally. Our aspects of morals are determined by what we value, but different people with different external influences value different things. Our morals get expanded by experience. If we cause something, and experience a bad effect, chances are, our morals won’t let us do that again. However, people don’t experience the same things, which is the cause of different personalities and different outlooks on the right or wrong decisions. Like I stated before, our morals get expanded by experience. An example could be one child experiences not …show more content…
In To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout’s external influences, such as the Tom Robinson case, her aunt, Dill, and much more influence her actions the night of the mob scene. Her morals will change because of that night, and the way she thinks and acts will never be the same. Experiences like this one, will each Scout right from wrong, without being told, just because of everybody's reactions to her actions. A new factor that will influence Scout’s morals is the Tom Robinson case, but not just the Tom Robinson case, the fact that Atticus lost the case. That will forever impact Scouts way of thinking, because she knew that Atticus should have won, but because of skin color, he didn’t. Certain morals she has will either change or new morals will erupt, and she will use this as an external influence that will guide her. Another influence that Scout will have, is getting attacked the night that her and Jem were walking home. Scout now has a different opinion of Boo Radley, which allows her to discover things about herself, and the world in general. Another thing that affects Scouts morals is Aunt