Mothering In To Kill A Mockingbird

Scout’s innocence not only affected how she interpreted others, it also showed how she came across to others. Her age played a huge role in how she spoke to others; sometimes by not being able to say things as they were spoken to her. This can be seen after Miss Caroline offers to buy Walter Cunningham lunch; Scout knows Walter would never be able to pay her back, but she is unable to explain it effectively to her. In an attempt to help Walter, Scout tells Miss Caroline, “‘Walter hasn’t got a quarter at home to bring you, and you can’t use any stove wood.’ (28)” Instead of getting the understanding appraisal from her teacher, she ended up getting herself into more trouble. Scout’s innocence obviously plays a role in this scene, based off of her lack of knowledge and understanding of how to make things clear enough for everyone to

You should keep in mind, that To Kill a Mockingbird shows two versions of Scout, the little girl experiencing the story and her as an adult, Jean Louise Finch who tells the story. when she grows up she can relate to what has happened and recognizes that her father is exceptional man. But as a child Scout complained and said that their father didn't do anything, he never went hunting, he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He would sit in the living room

Scout empathizes with Walter Cunningham during school at the beginning of the novel. Her teacher Miss Caroline offers Walter a quarter because he has no lunch. Walter’s family can’t afford lunch so he says he has forgotten his lunch money. He declines her offer, Miss Caroline can’t see why so she continues

How does Harper Lee use the notion of family to present the good and bad in people?

Far beyond blood relatives, families are people that care for eachother, and they all have influences on one another. These families that everyone finds themselves in make up who they are as people, and shape their morals or beliefs. This idea is portrayed through countless stories and works of literature, including the novella of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck and the novel to Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Although their books address different topics, Lee and Steinbeck both use their individual characters to portray the theme of family impacts on people's personalities and beliefs.

  Early in the novel, Scout illustrates the courage she embodies.  On her first day of school, Scout acts as an ambassador for the entire class.  She takes the duty of informing Miss Caroline of Walter Cunningham's situation.  Miss Caroline had just scolded Scout for her ability to read, however, Scout still feels the classes' need for leadership.  Most children at her age would fear speaking

Finally, Scout, being a little girl, shows tremendous mental courage and does not fear putting her life at risk to save other people. Early in the novel, Scout illustrates the courage she embodies. On her first day of school, Scout acts as an ambassador for the entire class. She takes the duty of informing Miss Caroline of Walter Cunningham's situation. Miss Caroline had just

In chapter one Scout tries to explain to her teacher that she is embarrassing Walter Cunningham by offering him something that he wont be able to pay back. Scout realizes that the teacher is not from around Maycomb so she wont know that about the cunninghams. Scout got in trouble for telling the teacher that.

Parenting, a skill that can never be mastered but in the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee The character Atticus Finch sets an amazing example. Atticus raises two children as a single parent and works as a lawyer full time. Atticus’s wife died just after giving birth to his daughter, Scout Finch. Atticus is a well respected man in the town of Maycomb not only because he is the town lawyer but for how well he is raising his children. What comes with being a lawyer is a lot of stress and hate towards the family. Atticus has to deal with the stress of his job and taking care of his kids with the help of Calpurnia, his Housekeeper.

Parenting is very challenging and there are many flaws but great reward to it. There are many struggles in parenting and in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Atticus Finch has a very good parenting style.

Family In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the main themes of the book is family and hereditary values. In the town of Maycomb, every family has a place within the society. Scout calls this a "caste system.” A caste system is a class structure determined by birth. “There was indeed a caste system in Maycomb, but to my mind it worked this way: the older citizens, the present generation of people who had lived side by side for years and years, were utterly predictable to one another: they took for granted attitudes, character shadings, even gestures, as having been repeated in each generation and refined by time.

Parent child relationship is a combination of behaviors, feelings and expectations that are unique to a particular parent and a particular child. Through the novel, this theme is portrayed in several parts of the book. For instance, a father to child relationship is seen when Jem and Scout go to Atticus if they needed anything or advise from him. “We were far too old to settle an argument with a fist-fight, so we consulted Atticus,” this shows Parent child relationship is also shown between Mr. Radley and his son Arthur Radley, Boo Radley, when Mr. Radley keeps Boo out of sight from the people in Maycomb; “nobody knew what form of intimidation Mr. Radley employed to keep Boo out of sight, but... Atticus said... there were ways of making people

While many may view a family as a mother and a father raising a few children, Atticus Finch proves that a family doesn’t have to fit the mold to flourish. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus raises his two children, Jem and Scout, after his wife passed away. Just because Atticus isn’t married, doesn't mean he isn’t able to provide for his children physically, emotionally, and mentally. Miss Maudie comments on his parenting by saying, “Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets” (Lee 61). Atticus is a good parent for his children because he is able to set an example without remarrying. Scout and Jem learn to be honest, kind, and respectful to everyone from Atticus. Scout, the novel’s narrator, doesn’t feel any sense of emptiness by not having a mother to raise her. The Finch’s may not be a traditional family, but Atticus’s parenting shows that they are able to be successful and happy.

How were you raised and does this have an impact on you? These are some questions that are brought up in the book to kill a mockingbird. Harper Lee shows in her book To Kill a Mockingbird that children mature differently because of their parents parenting style.

Parenting, lauded as one of the most difficult jobs in the world, means constantly being under the scrutiny of others, including your children’s friends. This is no different for the parenting styles of Atticus Finch, Bob Ewell, and Walter Cunningham, three parents from Harper Lee’s critically acclaimed novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Three different parentings styles led to three different types of children: the curious minded, the rascals, and the respectable, showing that how a parent treats their child and others in their lives does matter.