To Kill A Mockingbird Social Injustice Analysis

Life is a matter of what you learn and how you learn it. This can be applied to To Kill A Mockingbird because the characters’ life experiences teach them important lessons. For example, Atticus teaches the children that before judging someone, they should try to see things from their perspective. Additionally, Scout and Jem learn from their experiences with Boo Radley and Dolphus Raymond that rumors do not define who people are. Furthermore, through the Tom Robinson case, Jem learns about social injustice. After Scout’s eventful first day of school, Atticus gives her advice that she remembers for a long time. He tells her that no one really understands a person until they climb into the person’s skin and walk around in it. When Atticus tells …show more content…
The strategy of putting oneself into someone else’s shoes is reiterated throughout the novel. Evidence of this can be found in the episode with Mrs. Dubose and Jem. After Jem breaks the stems off all the flowers in Mrs. Dubose’s garden because of her saying Atticus “lawed for niggers and trash,” Atticus tells Jem that he has to follow Mrs. Dubose’s request for him to read to her for a month. Jem reluctantly does so and tells Atticus about her nasty fits. Atticus responds that sick people cannot control their appearance. Later, when he announces that Mrs. Dubose has passed away, Atticus tells the kids that she was a morphine addict, and she wanted to pass away clean. This makes Jem understand the fits happened because she was trying to break herself from the addiction. Additionally, Atticus reveals to Jem that the reason he wanted Jem to read to her was so he could see for himself what “real courage” is. Even though Mrs. Dubose was going to die, she was determined to achieve her goal, and she did. Atticus saw things from Mrs. Dubose’s perspective, and it taught Jem to do the same. Additionally, …show more content…
During the testimony, it is evident that what the Ewells are saying is not the truth, yet it is implied from the start that Tom Robinson would be convicted as guilty. This can be supported when Atticus tells Scout they won’t win it after Scout asks them if they will. On the other hand, throughout the duration of the case Jem is positive that Atticus will win. Evidence of this can be found when he tells that to Scout, Atticus, and to Reverend Sykes. Jem claims that with what was heard, no jury could possibly convict Tom as guilty. After the verdict was out, it was obvious that Jem was shocked by the injustice. One example of this is when he has angry tear streaks on his face. In addition, he asks Atticus, “How could they do it, how could