Looking through Someone else's Eyes “Always put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too”(Rachel Grady). Rachel Grady, an american film writer wrote about being able to see things in someone else's point of view in this quote. If you were to put yourself in somebody else's viewpoint you would able to understand them better. Therefore you would be able to learn more things about them that you did not know before. In Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, the children Jem, Dill and Scout, Atticus and Mr. Cunningham have all put themselves in other people's shoes to understand and learn from them . Jem, Scout and Dill were able to have a better understanding of Boo Radley. Atticus was able …show more content…
Boo Radley, never came out of his parents house. The children always made up ideas as to why Boo Radley stayed cooped up in his house all day. As the children experienced new things, they started to see why Boo Radley chose to stay home. A little after Tom Robinson's trial Jem and Scout talk about the Maycomb community and Jem commented about why he thinks Boo Radley stays in his parent’s house all the time”I think I’m beginning to understand something. I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time. It is because he wants to stay inside”(374).This demonstrates how Jem was able to successfully put himself in Boo Radleys shoes and why he was to able to see a different reason as to why Boo Radley never comes out. Jem says this because after the trial, the children had began to notice that not everyone in Maycomb was a good person. Since they thought the trial was unfair to Tom Robinson and saw how rude and spiteful people could be in town(towards black people), Jem figured that to avoid the hatefulness in Maycomb that maybe Boo chose to stay inside. That is what Jem learned about Boo Radley from putting himself in his shoes. In another scene where Scout asks Dill why Boo Radley never ran from home he replies “Maybe he doesn't have anywhere to run off to…”(192). Dill puts himself in Boo Radleys shoes and thinks of why he never …show more content…
Atticus has put himself into Tom Robinson shoes . Atticus chose to try his best at defending Tom Robinson, knowing that is was a lost case. This was a lost case because it was a white person's word against a black person. Atticus deeply wanted to help Tom Robinson out, In this scene Aunt Alexandra talks about what Atticus taking on the case had done to him“It tears him to pieces. He doesn’t show it much, but it tears him to pieces. I’ve seen him when— what else do they want from him, Maudie, what else?”(240) . This demonstrates how Atticus putting himself into Tom Robinson's shoes in order to understand and learn more about the case has done to him. Atticus learned about Tom's family and how Tom did not commit the crime he was accused of. Atticus was able to see in Tom Robinson's viewpoint, which caused him to better understand him. That is why Atticus was able to feel Tom Robinson's pain. Others may argue the Atticus was simply just feeling pity for Tom Robinson not placing himself into Tom Robinson's shoes but in order to do that Atticus must have done it in order to truly understand Tom Robinson. Atticus also put himself into Bob Ewell's shoes at many points in the novel to further understand him. When Atticus heard the news about what happened to Scout and Jem while walking from the pageant he said “I thought he got it all
Atticus does something no one could imagine. Atticus takes on the task of defending Tom Robinson, a black man who had been falsely accused of rape, even though the chances of him winning the case are quite literally below zero. Atticus's belief in the fundamental equality of all people is evident when he tells his children, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" (Lee, 33). The quote emphasizes the importance of empathy and Atticus
To Atticus this case resembles chance. He believes that everyone should have a fair chance to speak out for what they believe in. As Tom Robinson’s trial took place, Atticus was determined to prove Tom’s innocence as his testimonies prove that towards the case but is declared guilty. This has occurred because Tom Robinson felt sorry for Mayella when Atticus was questioning Bob. This has lead the jury not to believe that a black man could feel sorry for a white woman.
Atticus said no, it wasn’t that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts” (14). The rumors about Boo solidify his place in people’s minds, and he is contained within this image of himself; he is unable to prove people wrong. Also, Boo is considered a “ghost” not only by his family, but also by everyone else in the town as well; he is forgotten about and seen as invisible. Nobody cares about him, and he is trapped in his loneliness. Later in the story, as the children are growing up and gaining a more solid understanding of the world around them, Boo’s imprisonment is thought of in a new way by Jem, who remarks, “I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time…
Atticus takes the risk of defending the Tom Robinson case; he knew that people would have comments but he did not care. Atticus wanted to make a change in the world. Atticus says “ you never really understand something from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (pg. 39) He is showing that you can't judge someone's struggles until you put yourself in their shoes.
After news of Atticus defending a colored man named Tom Robinson spreads around town, people think less of Atticus. Scout’s schoolmates start teasing and insulting Atticus which leads to a fight, but Atticus tells Scout that “ no matter how bitter things get, they’re still our friends and this is still our home” (Lee 79). Atticus fully understands the situation and empathizes with Scout that he understands and why she would act in such way. Atticus also knows that in the long run, it is better to prevent Scout from fighting, so he sacrifices a part of his own dignity and reputation for her assurance that all is good, even though other people may judge. The sense of caring heart and understanding for Scout that Atticus influences upon his children are in some ways a form of empathy because it is a way for Atticus to understand their situation and their hardships.
it's because he want to stay inside. "(Lee 259) Analysis: Boo Radley is a mysterious character to Jem and the rest of the community. Because of Boo's nature, nobody outside of the Radley household has seen or heard from Boo in years. Due to this, it is hard for people in the community (Jem included) and the reader to empathize and relate to him.
After Nathan Radley filled the hole in the tree with cement Jem had realized that Nathan was trying to keep Boo away from everyone. So Jem had stayed on the porch and Scout said, “When we went in the house I saw he had been crying”. Jem is showing that he is starting to figure out why no one has Boo and it is so sickening to him that he starts to cry. Later Jem says, “Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this because he wants to stay inside” (Lee 260). Jem has experienced a lot more bad and prejudiced people and starts to think that Boo wants to stay inside because he doesn’t want all these bad things happening to him.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout are siblings and their father, Atticus is a lawyer. They live in Maycomb which is a fairly small and close-knit community, everyone knows everyone. The Radley house is a major part of the book. The Radley house is very odd and to everyone else is scary and off limits. Throughout the story Jem and Scout, with their friend Dill, try to get Boo out of the house.
The children frequently question their father about the Radleys, especially Boo, the mysterious recluse from three doors down. When questioned, Atticus rarely tells Scout and Jem anything more than to stop tormenting Boo Radley, and not to be nosey. This happens at a point in the plot
Have you ever had to walk in someone else’s shoes to understand their point of view? All of us have at least tried at one point in our life before. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, she goes over this subject with multiple examples. Harper Lee uses fictional characters to teach life lessons in an early setting.
Primary Evidence: Jem tells Scout that he thinks that Boo stays in his house because Boo knows that if he was to be seen in public he would be judged by Maycomb citizens (Lee 227). 2. Interpretation: Like a mockingbird, Boo is misjudged and people are scared that he will harm them, but he is actually innocent and loving. B. Claim: Boo radley is a loving giving man who likes to bring joy to
After witnessing Jem, Scout, and Dill acting out his rumored “life story”, I infer that it must have been very weird and uncomfortable for Boo to be so close to “his children” when they were the ones who supposedly made fun of him. Emotionally he is struggling because he is overwhelmed by the fact that he is always a hot topic of the town, and the trio acting his story out didn’t make him feel any better. In the poem “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou the last stanza is written “The caged bird sings/ with a fearful trill/ of things unknown/ but longed for still/and his tune is heard/ on the distant hill/ for the caged bird/sings of freedom.” Boo Radley
Boo Radley represents one of the “mockingbirds” in the book, and a mockingbird is someone that is pure and innocence in the world. He is a good person that is hurt by the evil of mankind. In a lot of ways, Boo Radley might have have wanted to stay shut up in his house after seeing some of the awful acts that the townspeople have committed. But after seeing the Finch kids being attacked by Bob Ewell he had no choice but to leave the comfort of his own home that he has been enclosed in for so long to come out and save them. All though it would have been easier for this man to stay in his house rather than leave and then be drug into court, he did what he knew would be right and rescued the
I think this is a good lesson in the book for Scout and Jem. They never understood Boo Radley and why he stayed inside and kept away from people until they really lost interest in him. I think all the adults except for Miss Stephanie and a few others understood this. They knew
Do you remember stories of the boogeyman from childhood? Well for the kids of Maycomb they have their own sort of boogeyman, he goes by the name of Boo Radley. Not only is he the source of nightmares for the kids of Maycomb, but a source of fascination for every reader. Boo Radley is the most interesting character so far because of all the folklore about him, his motivation for hiding out, and the children's fascination with him. “Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained—if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off.