To Kill a Mockingbird written in 1960 by Harper Lee, explores many themes and ideas. One of these themes is that of growing up. The novel’s narrator Jean Louise Finch, better known as Scout, is only a young girl during the start of the book. Scout grows up with the readers from age six to nine, and in these three years she learns many life lessons. There are different people and circumstances that each have an influence in teaching her these valuable skills. Some of the many things she learns are, seeing things from other people’s perspective, being a lady and what comes with this responsibility and the idea of mockingbirds and what they stand for.
One of the first lessons that Atticus teaches Scout is the importance of understanding people and consider[ing] things from [their] point of view. Scout often comes into contact with folks who are different somehow to her. People such as Walter Cunningham, Mr Raymond and Cousin Francis are all members of their community, who she considers strange. In spite of this, every time she interacts with these types of people, she tries to climb into [their] skin and walk around in …show more content…
She first learns the simple law of it being a sin to kill a mockingbird, when she and Jem get their rifles. She is told this because mockingbirds don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. Mockingbirds are mentioned again throughout the novel in times of pressure or struggle because the mockingbirds were still, emphasises how dire the situations were. The crucial moment when Scout truly understands the broader meaning of the mockingbird is near the end of the novel. She knows that sending Arthur Radley to prison after he only tried to save them would be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird. Growing to learn that the innocent things in life such as mockingbirds, Tom Robinson or even Arthur Radley don’t deserve to be treated badly is a key lesson for
One of the first lessons that Atticus teaches Scout is the importance of understanding people and consider[ing] things from [their] point of view. Scout often comes into contact with folks who are different somehow to her. People such as Walter Cunningham, Mr Raymond and Cousin Francis are all members of their community, who she considers strange. In spite of this, every time she interacts with these types of people, she tries to climb into [their] skin and walk around in …show more content…
She first learns the simple law of it being a sin to kill a mockingbird, when she and Jem get their rifles. She is told this because mockingbirds don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. Mockingbirds are mentioned again throughout the novel in times of pressure or struggle because the mockingbirds were still, emphasises how dire the situations were. The crucial moment when Scout truly understands the broader meaning of the mockingbird is near the end of the novel. She knows that sending Arthur Radley to prison after he only tried to save them would be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird. Growing to learn that the innocent things in life such as mockingbirds, Tom Robinson or even Arthur Radley don’t deserve to be treated badly is a key lesson for