In the screenplay of the movie based on Harper Lee’s novel, screenplay writer Horton Foote proves that prejudice and open mindedness can trickle down from adults to children, especially in regards to discrimination. Foote explores the theme of discrimination. Foote uses his screenplay to ask the question, why do parents teach their children to discriminate and judge others based on their skin color while other parents teach their children to love others? He is teaching them to be nice, respectful, and brave.
First, Foote demonstrates that people are usually most prejudiced when it comes to issues of race, and learn discrimination from their parents. In the story, Tom Robinson, a black man, is accused of raping and beating a white woman,
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For example, one of the main characters of the story, Scout, has many encounters with adults and shows herself to be quite advanced in conversation and reading at the age of six. She has opinions, can read like a grown-up, and has no problem expressing herself. These are all good qualities except when they are not! (Another example of bad of what the teacher did) (Another example of good of how Atticus is raising his daughter) On page 107, Atticus says “Now wait a minute. If you can learn a single trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.”Later, Jean Louise/Scout is able to see Tom Robinson as a man when Atticus defends him in court. This quote proves that Foote is trying to show the reader that a child can learn to respect others or discriminate against them because of what their parents teach. Atticus teaches his kids a lot of good lessons. 3rd paragraph (Example about how Bob Ewell was a bad person) (Another example about how the Cunningham family was a good
In the story, Tom is on trial for a crime he did not commit. That crime was the raping of a girl named Mayella Ewell. Mayella tried to seduce Tom, to which he rejected her and was then seen by Mayella's father, Bob Ewell. Mayella told her father that Tom had raped her and even though he denied the claims, Tom was sent to jail to await trial for the crime. The story is set around the 1930’s where racism was common and as for Tom being an African-American man, no one would believe that he was innocent.
Early in the book when Scout starts school she finds she does not like her teacher because her teacher does not believe Scout should be reading yet. Scout who has known how to read for a few years now finds this idea silly and decides to ask Atticus if she can stop going to school. Atticus tells her that if she can learn a little trick it will help her a lot in life he states “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 39). This helps scout realize that even though she does not like her teacher’s thinking she can see the logic behind it if she looks at it from her point of view.
Atticus teaches his kids young to respect every human being and not to assume the reputation of a human before standing in their shoes, “If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around it.” (Lee, 39) Atticus explains to his daughter Scout after a long day at school, and absurd day, she shouldn’t conclude a story of a person’s life because of the situations they might be going
"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. "- Atticus Finch. This famous quote teaches Jean-Louise Finch (Scout) an important lesson about empathy from the beginning with Miss Caroline and reoccurs throughout the novel, anding aiding her coming-of-age in the end as she walks Arthur Radley home. Not only does Scout learn to “walk in another man's skin” but Atticus is forced to teach Scout’s older brother, Jem, the same lesson.
In the novel, Tom Robinson, a Black man, was falsely accused of rape on a little girl names Mayella Ewell. Later in the story, Tom was in court testifying when there were many people who did not respect Tom as
(Lee 260). This crime was also very popular and one of the most common crimes. In this text one of the main events or problems is that Tom Robinson, who is a black man, is accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewells, which was a high
“‘... when they finally saw him, why he hadn’t done any of those things… Atticus, he was real nice….’ … ‘Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them. ’”(376). Sometimes people’s true personalities are masked by the judgement of the viewer.
In the scene he said “ If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never understand a person until you consider things from their point of view. Until you climb into his skin and walk around it.” ( Lee 39). Atticus broke down how to understand why someone is acting a certain way, Scout listening to this took this advice and applied it to the people around her.
Atticus took on the case of Tom Robinson a black man accused of raping a white woman. At this time period in history there was a lot of racial tensions and discrimination especially in the majority racists town of Maycomb. Plenty of people didn’t like the fact that Atticus was defending Tom Robinson so in Chapter 11 when Scout wonders why he is he responds with “This case, Tom Robinson’s case, is something that goes to the essence of a man’s conscience-Scout, I couldn’t go to church and worship God if i didn’t try to help that man.” (139). Scout is able to recognize the prejudice in her town and also be able to not follow their ways.
Scout has demonstrated significant growth in her maturity and understanding of others since the first time she applied Atticus’s
Scout admits she feels fine and Atticus asks her what is wrong. She tells him that her teacher, Miss Caroline, says that they cannot read together anymore because she is too advanced for her age. Atticus responds with, “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 39). Though Scout does not fully understand the concept of this lesson, it slowly comes to her as the book advances. She is able to make many connections using what Atticus taught her, and she truly understands the meaning of standing in another person’s shoes.
“If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider from his point of view—” (Lee, 30). After Atticus tells her this, she considers Miss Caroline’s point of view. She realizes that it was an honest mistake and that she is incapable of learning Maycomb’s ways in a day. Scout applies the skill Atticus
Atticus, a white man, fights to defend Tom Robinson, a black man, in a case consisting of domestic violence. Throughout
Atticus is a morally upright person who teaches his kids a number of important life lessons and leads by example. In Chapter 3, of To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus shows an interest in Scouts feelings as he is quick to notice that something is bothering her. Scout tells Atticus of her rough first day at school and teaches her an important lesson. Atticus says, “if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you 'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks.
In which we had to think carefully and cohesively about the characters and their backgrounds. Although Harper Lee proves the point that social prejudice was a highly regarded prejudice. Harper Lees’ novel helps us to become more aware of prejudicial situations that occurred in the