Duboise Is Wrong

In the novel: To Kill a Mockingbird there are two children named Jem finch and Scout Finch. Throughout the novel these two kids are going through the neighborhood messing with the neighbors like Arthur Radley (Boo). Atticus is their father who tries to tell them not to bother Mr. Radley and tries to teach them that, “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.” This is very powerful quote because it impacts Scout and Jem because it helps them grow and mature as they get older.

TKaM Atticus Quote Essay Daniel Li We as humans are judgmental and categorize others by their personalities and actions. We are lead into not asking “why?” In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch says, “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” (39). The quote is about empathy, or the ability to understand others and view things from their viewpoint.

Atticus is a wise father and helps his children accept people no matter how they look or act. This is evident when he says “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” (Lee 33). Throughout the novel, Jem and Scout mature at different paces. Atticus guides his children as they begin to grow and mature. “It ain’t right, Atticus,” said Jem.” “No son, It’s not right.” (Lee 243). When Atticus lost the case, Jem expressed how he felt. He had tears on his face. Here was a turning point for Jem because he was old enough to understand the case. Atticus comforted him and agreed it was not right. Atticus shows affection towards his children when they saved him from trouble with “the mob”. “As they passed under a streetlight, Atticus reached out and massaged Jem’s hair, his one gesture of affection.” (Lee 176). At first, Atticus may have been frustrated with his children being at the office. Then, their innocence saved him. Atticus has many characteristics and is a loving father. Atticus displays a valuable lesson about equality and fairness for his children.

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jean “Scout” Louise Finch learned from Atticus Finch that she will “never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” (Harper 39). Judging another person from one’s perspective is simple. But as one experiences the same situation, he/she will starts to understand the other person’s intentions and the actions he/she took toward fulfilling that intention. Throughout the novel, Scout attempts, with a bit of success, to apply Atticus’s advice into her daily life by understanding others’ intentions.

Atticus Finch is a bad parent due to his ignorant nature. First and foremost, Atticus is ignorant because he doesn’t teach his children how to respect authority. Atticus is telling Jem and Scout that they need to behave more like the Finches. He tells them, that they need to be ladies and gentlemen. Scout asks, “Atticus, is all this behavin’ an’ stuff gonna make things different?” It is disrespectful for children to call adults by their first names. Scout and Jem calling Atticus by his first name creates a mindset that they can address adults in an informal manner, which most would view as disrespectful. This shows that Atticus is ignorant, because his children have not been taught to respect their elders. In addition, Atticus is ignorant because he is inconsiderate of others.

Scout has a troublesome day at school, filled with bossy teachers and people who did not know what they are doing. As Atticus said to Scout,”- 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 in it.”

While many examples of unjust acts exist through the book, the treatment of Boo Radley, more than any other example, clearly shows intolerance and unfair judgement. Even though they know little about Mr. Radley, the people of Maycomb harshly criticize and gossip about him. “The more we told Dill about the Radleys, the more he wanted to know, the longer he would stand hugging the light-pole on the corner, the more he would wonder” (Chapter 1). After hearing much gossip about Boo, in their innocence, the kids assume all they hear as the truth, and the community does not realize the unfair judgement and

Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty. When Jem and I asked him why he was so old, he said he got started late, which we felt reflected upon his abilities and manliness. He was much older than the parents of our school contemporaries, and there was nothing Jem or I could say about him when our classmates said, ‘My father – ’

In To Kill a Mockingbird many characters misunderstood by the town of Maycomb. One character especially is Arthur Boo Radley. The town of Maycomb lacks understanding toward Boo, as the town gossips and creates rumors about him and as they judge him because he’s different from their idea of how one should conduct their life

Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it” is an important message from the text, To Kill A Mockingbird. This is a conversation that occurs between the two characters Atticus and Scout where Atticus is explaining something to Scout. Her father is giving her advice that will stay with her throughout the rest of the story. The meaning of the words Atticus says is that you have to think from a person’s perspective before any decisions about their life is made. Also, to truly understand the person, there is a need to know their feelings and their thoughts about the certain issues that are going around in their lives. In the text I think Atticus uses this same principle which he wants Scout to also understand. I think that the quote means this because I am able to connect it to my life. Until you don’t know have another person is feeling you can’t come to assumptions. As a person I wouldn’t want someone to not think about my perspective and to judge me for what they think. Additionally, I am able to connect this quote with the text because there are many people this counts for. The two major characters that should be seen using this quote are Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. Firstly, this quote relates to Boo Radley because many of the children think he is a monster who is scary and would hurt you, but until they don’t think from his perspective they would continue to

The final example of this topic is when scout was on Boo’s porch. Atticus explains to Scout in the novel, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view..until you climb in his skin and walk in it.” This quote was used in chapter 3. At the end of the book Scout stand on Boo’s porch and get to see his point to view. She saw how the town look in boo’s eyes. Then she flashback to the time when she was younger and remember how much they have been

“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”. Discuss this quote from Atticus in relation to 3 characters from the novel.

    To begin,  Jem and Scout have a father named Atticus who is a lawyer and has such a good character, that even he defends colored people for crimes even though most know that if a black person is tried in court, not at anytime did he or she receive a fair and unprejudiced decision toward their fate.  Based on Atticus and his overall character and actions, one can say that one of the most impactful and poignant lessons that Atticus ingrains into his children’s brains is to always live humbly towards life and live positively and politely.  Several instances of Atticus being reserved and respectful and most importantly impacting Jem and Scout would be when he shot a dog with rabies when nobody else particularly wanted too and shot it dead between the eyes and never told anyone about being “the best shot in town”.  It most left Jem in utter awe as Miss Maudie Atkinson, a neighbor of the

"You never know a person until you consider things from his point of view.. Until you climb into his skin and walk around it" ( by Atticus) . The story happened in a society where one judges people based on color and family background. The main characters includes Atticus , his children and his neighbors. Atticus believes that see thing from different perspectives help one get a better understanding of a person or truth. Therefore, he always teach his children to see things from different perspectives.

Boo Radley is one of the most recognized outsiders of Maycomb, Alabama. Much of the town's rumors are centered around him and his family. Boo keeps himself hidden away inside the Radley house, and no one has seen him for years which only adds to the mysteries and false accusations the citizens of Maycomb burden him with. People look down on the Radleys because they aren't open and welcoming. In Maycomb, it is seen as typical to leave your doors open and have neighbors coming by to stop in. On pg. 16 we are able how the town of Maycomb creates claims of Boo, even they don't know anything about him. "Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging on his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and ate any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were