To Kill A Mockingbird Moral

One of the most popular books of all time definitely has some universal moral that it stresses, especially when the main characters are children who go on adventures and mature throughout the novel. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, highlights the lesson that understanding is important to truly know a person. This is demonstrated throughout the book, through use of dialogue and activities the children, mainly Scout, partake in. Firstly, meeting Mr. Raymond unknowingly taught the children a lesson by proving that what you hear about other people isn’t always true. Their discussion while taking a break from the trial provides evidence when Mr. Raymond tells the kids about why he pretends to be drunk. He says “It ain’t honest but it’s mighty helpful to folks. Secretly, Miss Finch, I’m not much a …show more content…
This occurs when Francis calls Attics names, and Scout gets in a fight with him. Jack says to Atticus “Your daughter gave me my first lessons this afternoon. She said I didn’t understand children much and told me why. She was quite right” (Lee 115). At first, Uncle Jack is very prejudiced in siding with Francis before even hearing Scout’s side. However, once he hears the truth from Scout, it changes his mind and teaches him, and the reader, about the importance of understanding and how to approach future conflicts. The final example of learning the importance of understanding comes when Scout is standing on the Radley porch after escorting Boo home and sees events from the story as Boo would have seen them. While standing there, she thinks “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really knew a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough” (Lee 374). Lee uses this as a chance to cement her idea firmly in the reader, because this is the third time the same lesson has been