Examples Of Respect In To Kill A Mockingbird

There are many instances in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird that show how kindness and generosity are more effective than rudeness and disrespect. One example of this is when Atticus is talking to Scout about understanding other people’s point of view. He tells her, “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 36). This passage illustrates how Atticus is trying to instill good morals and values in his children. He believes that if you try to look at another point of view, you will be more successful in understanding others. Many people are closed-minded and unwilling to accept any perspective except their own. This can lead to a lot of misunderstandings and

“We're paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It's that simple.” quote from Harper Lee . To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee portrays the characters in the story in such a way that the reader almost feels as if they are best friends with the character themselves. Three of the main characters stand out to the reader: Jean Louise Finch, otherwise known as Scout, Jeremy Finch, known as Jem, and Atticus, plain old Atticus. These three characters show a great amount of loyalty deep loyalty to all their friends and family. The characters not only show loyalty to all around them, but fight for their loyalty. Out of many characters in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout, Jem, and Atticus, display loyalty to all around them.

Harper Lee might have wanted her famous book To Kill a Mockingbird to be a “simple love story” but it has become a staple of American literature with over 40 million copies sold. It contains references to many different ideas and beliefs, but Southern courtesy is a prominent theme in the story. Harper Lee shows in her book that courtesy is crucial to Southern culture, but not everyone is as courteous as they seem. [This implies your text was copied/pasted from another source]

Respect, the feeling of deep admiration for someone elicited from their abilities, is fought for throughout the world, from schools, to businesses, to governmental parties. Everyone strives so much for this attribute because from a very young age, parents teach their children that they should obtain dignity and respect. Yet, how does someone gain respect? In order to acquire respect, an individual must develop traits that are profitable and admirable. Developing these qualities, such as patience, kindness, sympathy, and responsibility, can turn into an onerous job. However, Atticus, a character from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, displays a variety of very profitable traits. Although many examples exist concerning Atticus’s virtuous character, three stand out above all others. These features, modesty, foresight, and bravery, are clearly presented in his character.

Children are not as oblivious as adults may believe they are. Even though they may have a lack of knowledge, and are not as smart as adults they can certainly listen and observe. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the town of Maycomb has hypocrites walking around town everyday. Scout and Jem are among the mixture of them not only at school, but also at home. People they are taught to respect and love are putting the wrong thoughts and ideas in their small developing brains. Hypocrites walk around acting like they are such good people, when in reality they really are nowhere near it.

Codes of honor have always held a significant amount of importance to man. Ranging from the Japanese Samurai Bushido code to joining Uncle Sam in protecting America during WWII, honor has been viewed as an admirable characteristic. While the exact meaning has fluctuated over time, almost every era has tied honor to integrity, or being true to a set of values over personal gain, even in solitary. In many situations, a person struggles between what he wants to do and what needs to be done. As Harper Lee exhibits in her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is exposed to numerous incidents where he has to determine to act honorably or maintain respect among his neighbors. Displaying honor is a struggle all characters face, specifically concerning racism and social structures. Atticus is saint-like in his code of honor

Gavin Mensch 1 Mr.Day May 6, 2024 (Title) In the story “To Kill a Mockingbird,” author Harper Lee tries to paint a picture for us to see about what life was like back in the 1900s. When Lee does this, she shows how badly certain people are treated compared to others. In the To Kill a Mockingbird passage, Scout learns that you should not just judge someone by the way they look or act, author Harper Lee uses ethos and conflict to help develop the theme that you should never judge a book by its cover, always hear everything before you judge people. One of the crucial ethos moments is showing that when you never talk to someone, not judge them because they could be different.

“Most accounts of integrity agree that the person of integrity must have a relatively stable sense of who he is, what is important to him, and the ability to stand by what is most important to him in the face of pressure to do otherwise. But does integrity place any constraints on the [morals] that the person of integrity stands for?” This quote is asking whether or not integrity requires moral goodness. Integrity does require moral goodness and can be proven with the actions of Bob Ewell and Atticus Finch in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. In addition, literary elements are use throughout the novel to prove integrity requires moral goodness. A modern example that shows integrity requires moral goodness is when students in school choose not to cheat

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the Ewells and the Cunninghams have one thing in common; they are poor. Their manners, reputation, and appearance are what make them different. First the Ewells have disrespectful manners. Miss Caroline asked Burris Ewell to leave the classroom. Instead of doing what he was asked, he called her hurtful names and stomped out of the room. In contrast, the Cunninghams have respectful manners. When Miss Caroline offered Walter Cunningham a quarter for lunch, he politely denied the money because he knew he couldn’t pay her back. Another difference is there reputation around Maycomb County. The Ewells are known as a “disgrace of Maycomb for three generations. None of them had done an honest day’s work

In literary texts, authors best evoke empathy in the audience by using appeals such as ethos, logos, and pathos. When a reader is given appeals they are able to better understand the world around them and how others outside of their own lives feel. Books and speeches such as To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. by Robert F. Kennedy are prime examples of authors evoking empathy from their readers.

Social norms are apart of every society in some way, shape, or form. Issues occur off these social norms when there are outcasters who don’t exactly fit in with society's expectations. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout was pressured by many relatives and neighbors to “act like a girl”. Accept, Scout wants to be her own person. She wants to play in the dirt and have fun. Although, one particular person keeps putting her down, and that is Auntie Alexandra. Alexandra tries to play a female role for Scout and tells Scout how she is suppose to act. Scout however is very similar to Juliet capulet in this way. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet was pressured by her mother to be more like other girls and to get married. Scout and Juliet,

Atticus models proper behavior to his children by the way that he interacts with his peers, the people Scout recognizes as adult neighbors and family friends. The first and most mysterious of these adults is Arthur Radley. While the reader never sees Atticus directly interact with Mr. Radley until the close

Don’t be a conformist. Don’t be common. Be an individual. Conformity, although prevalent in society past and present, is never the answer. As individuals, we were made to be unique. Our insight alone is greater than the elementary principles of the crowd. However, if we conform to societal beliefs, as many of the racists did in “To Kill a Mockingbird” (Harper Lee), then what are we? Uneducated, crowd-pleasing citizens who won’t form our own values. The inability to form our own values causes everyone to cast the same vote. No one expresses different opinions, every white man downgrades African Americans, every male is “superior” to every female, and every child is of lesser value to adults. So, by being an individual, although one may be yelled

Atticus teaches scout and Jem self respect by setting examples for them. When Atticus decides to take the Tom Robinson case he teaches his kids self respect. After asked why he took the case he said that Atticus has been asked to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. It is a case he cannot hope to win, but he tells Scout that he must argue it to uphold his sense of justice and self-respect. He also shows scout and jem self respect by not showing off his God given gift. He taught Jem and Scout to have thick skin. He made sure to have them not allow someone to get under their skin. An example of a moment where Jem or Scout have to have a lot of patience for someone is when was throwing around the N word, tho she retaliated she didn't pay it that much attention. Another example is again when Atticus took the Tom Robinson case.

If you were a parent would you want the best for your kids? Would you want to teach them to search out for the true meaning of dignity and respect? This was the goal of one father, Atticus Finch. Being a nearly fifty-year-old man with extremely young children he wanted to share his wisdom and firsthand experiences with his children to shape them into a respectable young man and woman. Throughout his life, Atticus is taught many experiences himself about not judging someone, and to stand up for the helpless and defenseless. Some important morals that he carried through to teach his children in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is to never judge someone by their social class or race, and to fight for the justice of all the people of Maycomb.