Empathy In To Kill A Mockingbird

"Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another. " - Alfred Adler. It's important to be empathetic but their are risks associated with it. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee explores this in many situations and examples.

1) Atticus is an empathetic person who tries to make sure people are treated equally, and in the case of his children, that people should grow up and make a positive difference. Atticus shows his empathy by telling Scout to try to understand what Miss Caroline is going through. Harper Lee is trying to show that with empathy, everyone benefits, and there would be less hate and injustice. Atticus 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.” (Lee 39). Atticus is telling Scout to look at the world through Miss Caroline’s eyes, to see why Miss Caroline reacts the way that she does. Atticus believes that if Scout can see how scared Miss Caroline is, with teaching a new school in a new way, then Scout can understand what makes Miss Caroline act the way that she does. When Scout asks Atticus why he is angering the town by defending Tom Robinson, he says that he must, or else he would no longer be reputable. Atticus says, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.” (Lee 101) Atticus leads by example, and that if he did not hold himself to the same standard that he wants Scout and Jem to be at, then he is no better than the rest of the town. He knows that he is going to lose, but wants to show his children that it is important to do the right thing no matter the consequences or result, and

Humans are the most advanced beings on Earth. Since we are the dominant creature, we are the best creature. We can do astounding things, like what I’m doing right now. It’s pretty cool to have the brain of a human. Right? Debatably. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem experience classism and implicit bias. From this, they learn to empathize.

In Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, Jem, and their father Atticus lived in a tiny town called Maycomb. Throughout the 3 years that Scout had narrated, her friends, her brother, and even herself had learned to experience empathy for other people. Not only did they learn how to experience empathy for others, but they also made some people feel empathy towards others. There are some very important parts of this novel that not only do the characters in the book experience empathy, but the reader does too. Empathy has a positive effect on people because they can understand how someone is feeling.

One of the more famous lessons Scout learns is about empathy. Empathy allows you to understand one's actions, though you may not agree with them. Scouts teacher is Miss. Caroline, she is a young naive teacher from Winston County who had a lose grasp on John Dewey's philosophy. Without the knowledge one gets from living in town for years, on her first day she embarsses herself and punishes Scout for reasons unknown to her. When Scout goes home she tells Atticus what happens, Atticus tells Scout, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”(33)

In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee used point of view, conflict, and characterization to create a sense of empathy in the reader. Point of view was used to create empathy by portraying the main characters as young children who see things through a simple mindset, as a result they have an acute sense of justice and fairness. For example on page 212, it says “ “It ain’t right,” he muttered… “I don’t know, but they did it... they’ll do it again and when they do it...

Consequences: Lack of Empathy in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” You never truly understand someone until you see thing from their point of view. Lee’s novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird” contains many opportunities for its readers to observe the negative impacts of being selfish and lacking empathy. Mr. Radley lacks empathy for his son, Arthur “Boo” Radley, and locks him in the house for many years, which results in Arthur having no social skills. Additionally, Bob Ewell blaming Tom Robinson for the damage he had done makes it clear that Bob has little empathy for Tom. Getting Tom in trouble with the law makes him be viewed as a criminal, which can even be linked to Robinson's death.

In a hostile environment, the task of having morality is often difficult. Maycomb, Alabama is a hostile city with different kinds of people. Everyone has his or her own values, and their families reflect upon it. Within this violent environment, Atticus Finch and Calpurnia teach Scout about their opinions on empathy and respect. One of Atticus’s main values is empathy.

Human interaction is important in today's society. It allows each of the species to communicate and share what they feel. But, wny for people struggle with the concept of empathy? To Kill A Mockingbird is a great example of the struggles of empathy. People struggle with empathy because they have different experiences. Characters who show this are Scout, Mayella, and Aunt Alexandra.

Empathy changes lives Empathy is a very powerful tool that is used by many authors. Harper Lee utilizes empathy in his renowned book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee uses empathy by stepping characters into other shoes. When Lee does this, she helps change the understanding of other characters and helps them better each other. She uses empathy to help them better each other and bring people together, no matter the social class.

“Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place” (Pink). Empathy is an absolutely vital way for humans to thrive in society. Although a lot of people don’t empathize with others, more often than not they aren’t able to connect with people, making them unpleasant. In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, she takes us through the life of a father who understands the importance of empathy and is trying to teach his daughter to learn to be more empathetic. In the beginning of the novel Lee introduces us to a girl named Jean Finch who goes by Scout. Scout is a very aggressive girl

“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person inside yourself.”(author unknown) Knowing what someone goes through helps us better understand a person and develop empathy for them. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus was someone that most everybody valued and could trust. People would go to Atticus if they needed guidance and simply just for help. He is one who always has such strong empathy for others, sets good examples, and is a great role model. Atticus puts and thinks of others before himself, especial his two kids, Jem and Scout. The kids lost their mother at a very young age and as Scout gets older Atticus thinks that she may need a woman’s influence around the house, so he calls his sister Alexandra to come

In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, racism, empathy, and perspective are quite important to the story. In the novel, Tom Robinson got convicted of rape, all because of the color of his skin. The Jury provided no perspective towards Tom’s situation. When Francis called Atticus, a “nigger-lover” which is racist, Scout fought back, and Uncle Francis didn’t give perspective to Scout. Race, empathy, and perspective are important because racism is the basis for most of the story, and empathy provides perspective for the characters in the story.

Empathy is, an awareness of feeling and emotions of other people. It is a necessary skill; the link that connects one to another. It is how humans understand what another has felt. :To Kill a Mockingbird”, a novel by Harper Lee, is a perfect example of humans and their empathetic behavior. The skill is learned by the novel’s protagonist, Jean Louis ‘Scout’ Finch. At the start of the novel Jean Louis is a six year old girl living in the southern town of Maycomb. Scout was taught about empathy by her father, Atticus. Atticus teaches Scout and her brother Jem the importance of empathy throughout the novel. Empathy, is one of the many themes without “To Kill a Mockingbird”. The skill is demonstrated

Empathy can be defined as making a connection to someone during a situation. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, empathy is a main part in some of the characters’ lives. Without empathy, the novel would lack many components that make the main characters, Jem and Scout, who they are.