Lessons Scout Learns Frank Sonnenberg, a famous author, said lessons in life will be repeated until they are learned. Scout learned a lot of lessons about wisdom in To Kill a Mockingbird. Wisdom is shown in the book by Atticus, Heck Tate, and Jem. Atticus is Scout’s father and a lawyer. He is a very wise man who has seen a lot and learned a lot from those experiences. Like he said “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, 30) Scout kept on seeing this lesson repeated throughout the story. She saw it with Mrs. Dubois and her wanting to break her addiction. She also saw it with Tom Robinson and the trial. But she did not understand it until …show more content…
He tries to keep order during the trial. After Bob Ewell died he went to the Finches’ house and said “ To my way of thinkin ', takin ' one man who done you and this town a big service, and draggin ' him with his shy ways into the limelight - to me that 's a sin. It 's a sin.”(Lee, 276) Heck knew that Jem didn’t kill Bob and that he didn’t fall on his knife either. He knew that Boo was the only one who could have killed Bob. But bringing Boo into court would only cause more trouble. Boo had saved the kid’s lives and bringing his private life into the public wouldn’t help anyone. He made a wise decision and Scout realized this. During his time at the Finch house he also said “There’s a black man dead for no reason. Now the man responsible for it is dead. Let the dead bury the dead this time, Mr. Finch.” (Lee, 276) This again is right after Bob’s death and Heck was trying to convince Atticus that Bob fell on his knife and that Jem didn’t kill him. But Heck knew that Bob didn’t fall on his knife. Bob had gotten Tom killed and now Bob was dead. Everyone was even and Heck thought it was just easier to leave it at that instead of having another trial. Scout learned from Heck when he went to their house. He made the right choice even when Atticus didn’t agree
Jem, Scout, and Heck Tate all know that Boo fell on his knife, but they still say that Bob fell on his knife. Heck Tate says about Boo, “‘If it were and other man it would be different But not this man, Mr. Finch’”(Lee 370). This shows Heck Tate is beginning to see what kind of person Boo actually is. They cover for him because they realize they killed him for the safety of the kids, not for a bad reason.
Heck testified that he was on his way home from his office when Bob Ewell hollered at him to assist Mayella. Heck’s duty as sheriff is to give every citizen a fair chance, but this was not the case. He continuously doubted himself when recalling Mayella’s injuries. Atticus asked him which eye was blackened, he reluctantly muttered, “‘Let’s see,’ … ‘Can’t you remember?’ Atticus asked. …
Heck believed that it was right to silence Bob’s death. Though Bob had done terrible things and sent Tom Robinson to death, he still deserves justice for his own death, but instead it was silenced and Boo Radley was not punished for it. Hecks actions to protect Boo Radley also shows Bob Ewell injustice as his death was silenced and Boo was not
One lesson Atticus teaches Scout is, “‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view.’” (Lee 39) This quote explains how one must step into another’s shoes before judging them. Atticus helps Scout understand the reason for empathy. Connecting to the theme, once Scout begins to understand her father’s lesson, she becomes more empathetic and tries to become similar to her father.
Throughout the novel, Jem and Scout learn valuable life lessons
Jem heard some noises as they were walking home and got very scared. At first they both thought that it was just Scout’s dress rustling but they realized someone was chasing them. After escaping the “kidnapper” Scout and Jem ran inside and called the town sheriff Heck Tate. Heck Tate arrived and shortly after he arrived, they found Bob Ewell with a kitchen knife in his chest lying dead on a tree. Boo Radley then knocked on the Finch’s door as he went out of his house for the first time in 20 years.
However, in the act, he killed Bob Ewell. Due to the fact that he was only trying to protect Jem and Scout, Sheriff Heck Tate decides not to report Boo in the incident, saying Ewell fell on his own knife. Scout understands exactly why he does this. When discussing why he wouldn’t be put on trial, Scout says: “‘Well, it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?’” (Lee
Scout herself learns from Atticus, her father, that “[y]ou never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.” (Lee 39) Throughout the novel, Scouts truly learns about racism, how it affects everyone, and how unfair it was toward the African community. We still have much to learn because there is very much still racism in today’s society. By using books like To
In the passage Jem and Scout walk home during the dark hours,giving Bob Ewell an opportunity to stage an attack. As Bob Ewell attacks them Boo Radley rushes in to rescue Jem and Scout. After this Scout now understands what Atticus meant it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. The killing of a mockingbird is much like killing the innocent. It is beyond a crime and worse than the most heinous atrocities.
To Kill A Mockingbird, morality is a big part of the theme; what one is taught as a child one will forever use as an adult. The first lesson learned by Scout is empathy. This is taught to her when she and Miss Caroline get into a little fight about how scout knows how to read. Scout comes home and tells her dad, Atticus, about the event. Atticus responds to the event by saying, “You never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
After discussing the attack following the pageant, Heck Tate declares Bob Ewell fell on his knife and that is how he died. Atticus makes sure that Scout understands how Bob died in order to keep Boo safe and out of a courtroom. Scout very confidently agrees with the death of Bob Ewell and replies, to the hidden question of telling on Boo by saying “ Well, it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn't it?” (Lee 276). In earlier chapters, the idea of killing a mockingbird was explained as killing a bird that was fully innocent and only sang songs that harmed no
Throughout the novel, Scout and Jem learn more and more valuable life lessons through real life scenarios than they ever would have ever learned at school. They learn morals such as courage, selflessness, and equality through their own lives. Therefore, real life experiences give more valuable lessons than education to Scout and Jem.
In society, there are very few people who have the unwavering dedication to stand up for what they believe. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, a black man was convicted and accused of a crime he didn 't commit, raping a white women, which is not in anyway tolerable in society. In Harper Lee 's To Kill A Mockingbird, the author used point of view and symbolism to acknowledge how the the several social divisions which make up much of the adult world are shown to be both irrational and extremely destructive. To begin with, the short story To Kill A Mockingbird, used point of view to show how the many social divisions in the world are irrational and destructive. Scout; a first grade student at the time, was telling the story from her point of view and what had occurred from her childhood perspective.
What she learns is slowly taught to her by the people around her and the experiences she has. The first life lesson that Scout encounters is not to judge someone until one really knows them. In this novel the first person that starts to teach Scout a lesson is Atticus,
“To Kill a Mockingbird “is a coming of age novel. Discuss this statement, with reference to at least two characters. In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” there is evidence of a coming of age story or lesson. Scout learns not to judge people and try and understand where they are coming from and to view a situation from their point of view.