Risking your life for someone is the greatest way to express love to another. It is not an easy thing to do unless you truly love someone. The gift of love is expressed in multiple ways in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. Atticus, Calpurnia and Boo Radley all express love to Scout.
Atticus expresses his love towards Scout in many different ways. He has taught her about school, tolerance and doing the right thing. Scout wanted to drop out of school because her teacher told her she couldn’t read with Atticus anymore but Atticus told her that if she went to school that they could still read and not tell her teacher. “Now you tell your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over …show more content…
That quote is basically saying that you shouldn’t judge a person and their actions until you learn more about them. Atticus teaches Scout about doing the right when he takes the Tom Robinson case because even though he knows they will probably lose he knows it is the right thing to do. He also trusts that others will do the right thing, this is shown when he helps out Mr. Cunningham and trusts that he will eventually pay him back.
Calpurnia showed Scout and Jem love by making sure they had good manners and taking them to her church. After Scout was rude to Walter Cunningham, Calpurnia pulled her aside and made sure she knew what she did was wrong. “There’s some folks who don’t eat like us but you ain’t called on to contradict ‘em at the table when they don’t. That boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he wants to eat up the table cloth you let him, you hear?” (32). She always made sure that Scout was happy. After Scouts first day of school she made crackling bread. She let Scout watch her cook when she was bored and she always listened to her stories. Bringing the children to her church was a great act of bravery and love. She could have gotten kicked out of the church for bringing the kids there but she did it anyways. She also made them feel comfortable and didn’t let them pay for …show more content…
He hid presents in the trunk of a tree where only Scout would look. “ One afternoon as I raced by, something caught my eye and caught it in such a way that I took a deep breath, a long look around, and went back” (44). When Miss. Maudie’s house was on fire Boo came and put a blanket around Scout because it was cold outside. “You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know it when he put the blanket around you” (96). He also saved Jem and Scouts lives.
When Mr. Ewell was attacking them it was Boo who kept them alive. Boo might have killed Mr. Ewell to protect Jem and Scout. Boo was willing to put himself into danger for kids he barely knew. Harper Lee did an excellent job showing the gift of love in her novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Atticus, Calpurnia and Boo Radley all expressed love to Scout throughout the novel. Though none of them gave up their life they all would have in a heartbeat. As readers we know this based upon their actions in the
Atticus expresses his love towards Scout in many different ways. He has taught her about school, tolerance and doing the right thing. Scout wanted to drop out of school because her teacher told her she couldn’t read with Atticus anymore but Atticus told her that if she went to school that they could still read and not tell her teacher. “Now you tell your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over …show more content…
That quote is basically saying that you shouldn’t judge a person and their actions until you learn more about them. Atticus teaches Scout about doing the right when he takes the Tom Robinson case because even though he knows they will probably lose he knows it is the right thing to do. He also trusts that others will do the right thing, this is shown when he helps out Mr. Cunningham and trusts that he will eventually pay him back.
Calpurnia showed Scout and Jem love by making sure they had good manners and taking them to her church. After Scout was rude to Walter Cunningham, Calpurnia pulled her aside and made sure she knew what she did was wrong. “There’s some folks who don’t eat like us but you ain’t called on to contradict ‘em at the table when they don’t. That boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he wants to eat up the table cloth you let him, you hear?” (32). She always made sure that Scout was happy. After Scouts first day of school she made crackling bread. She let Scout watch her cook when she was bored and she always listened to her stories. Bringing the children to her church was a great act of bravery and love. She could have gotten kicked out of the church for bringing the kids there but she did it anyways. She also made them feel comfortable and didn’t let them pay for …show more content…
He hid presents in the trunk of a tree where only Scout would look. “ One afternoon as I raced by, something caught my eye and caught it in such a way that I took a deep breath, a long look around, and went back” (44). When Miss. Maudie’s house was on fire Boo came and put a blanket around Scout because it was cold outside. “You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know it when he put the blanket around you” (96). He also saved Jem and Scouts lives.
When Mr. Ewell was attacking them it was Boo who kept them alive. Boo might have killed Mr. Ewell to protect Jem and Scout. Boo was willing to put himself into danger for kids he barely knew. Harper Lee did an excellent job showing the gift of love in her novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Atticus, Calpurnia and Boo Radley all expressed love to Scout throughout the novel. Though none of them gave up their life they all would have in a heartbeat. As readers we know this based upon their actions in the