Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Atticus is considered very wise and in numerous ways, it was his intellect and foresight that helped him relate to others. He also always tried to do right next to Scout and Jem which makes him very compassionate and understanding. He has proven over and over his emotional connections and has shown incredible acts of empathy. And above all, Atticus’s ability to comprehend people emotionally proves that he is the most empathetic person out of

Atticus is the character who displays the most empathy towards others in the novel, and he is a primary example of the importance of this theme in the novel. Harper Lee writes about empathy mainly through Atticus and his ability to feel empathetic to others even in a situation

Lee uses experiences Jem faced and overcame in the novel to develop her theme compassion. As the oldest Jem faced more character building experiences than Scout. He could understand the meaning behind Atticus and his lessons. This resulted in Jem fully understanding compassion, but resenting it as well. “Jem, see if you can stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes a minute”(292). Jem doesn’t want to stand or think about anything related to Bob. Atticus is teaching him that compassion doesn’t come easy. In a passage with compassion, Scout and Jem experience a life changing moment. “Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know it when he put the blanket around you”(96). This happens to Scout and Jem at the time finally realizes that Atticus was right about Boo. Boo Radley expresses his compassion towards Scout. This shows that what Atticus said about stepping into someone’s shoes works. Now Scout and Jem understand what compassion means and how it works.

Many characters in To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrated empathy throughout the novel. Atticus strived to understand what other people were going through in all situations.

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

Over the course of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, the three main characters (Scout, Jem, and Dill) learn important lessons like courage, justice, and forgiveness, from characters like Atticus, Heck Tate, and Mrs. Maudie. However, the most important lesson that the kids learn over the course of the book is that of empathy. Empathy is demonstrated as well as taught to our main characters through the trial of Tom Robinson. The conviction of Tom indirectly and directly leads both Scout and Jem to empathize with Boo Radley, as well as teach all three characters that empathy goes beyond race and class.

“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart” (Tahereh Mafi). In Harper Lee’s book, To Kill A Mockingbird, there is a focus on empathy throughout the story. The theme in the book about empathy is portrayed as a very important concept in order to maintain our humanity in society. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the person who is the most empathetic, has to be Atticus, as he has many shining moments in the book.

Not only have the adult characters in the book To Kill A Mockingbird set a solid ground of good morals and beliefs for the children in the book but also young readers decades later. Children are often influenced by adults in their life whether it has been a positive or negative moral aspect. Children often receive advice and encouragement from their guardians or adult figures. In author; Harper Lee 's novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, readers observe three parents who have influenced their children heavily, in this essay readers will look further into Atticus Finch, Mr. Radley and Bob Ewell.

To Kill a Mockingbird I believe that Atticus Finch is a very empathetic character. Finch shows many ways in which he empathizes with others around him. This display of empathy is very prominent in his work and in his everyday conversations with his children. This impacts the novel because he wouldn’t have ever taken the case of Tom Robinson, proclaimed so many of his wise quotes or even handled Bob Ewell with such grace. Atticus has become the face of empathy in this book and without it the book wouldn’t exist the same way we know it.

Growing up is an important part of life that we look forward to, as becoming an adult seems exciting, but realizing the truth may be difficult. In the novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Harper Lee shows the significance of growing up through his literature. Lee shows this through one of the protagonist in the novel, Scout looses her innocence as she discovers the harsh reality of society. In addition, her younger brother Jem also learns from his experiences, as he gains a new perspective and point of view from others. Scout and Jem also grow from their encounter and relation with Boo Radley. The two siblings both go through an emotional growing up development, as they learn from past experiences and see the world in a different way. One will lose their innocence from experiences that will change their point of view of things, but also gain wisdom and knowledge as it leads to the result of growing up.

To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, is a tale of the reality of growing up in a community involving racial segregations and stereotypes. The story takes place in the 1930s during the early stages of the Great Depression in Maycomb County, Alabama. Scout Finch, the main character, lives with her brother Jem, widowed father Atticus, and Calpurnia, the house cook, in a cozy home that only allows love and happiness to seep through its walls and marinate in the streets that are filled with injustices. The title, To Kill A Mockingbird, represents a major theme in the novel, innocence. When teaching the kids how to shoot rifles, Atticus declares firmly, “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it’s a sin to

Everybody knows the book To Kill a Mockingbird. One of the main storylines in the book was with Atticus, the father of the narrator. Atticus was a lawyer and was assigned to defend a black man in the 1930s. The book To Kill a Mockingbird has many events such as jem scout and dill go up to the radley place and jem has to read to Ms dubose for cutting all her calimesa buds. The story takes place in Maycomb County, Alabama. The book was published in 1960. The main characters included the narrator, Scout, her brother, Jem, their father, Atticus, the house maid Calpurnia (she is black women) and other characters like Ms Dubose and Aunt Alexzandrea. Even though Atticus knew that he had no chance of winning Tom Robinson 's case, he should defend him because he would be a good example for his children and that it is the right thing to do so it makes sense to defend Tom Robinson.

While not all people possess gallantry and bravery, there are also many figures of society that demonstrate various acts of courage. In the Pulitzer prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, multiple characters in Maycomb demonstrate acts of firmness and integrity that are both big and small. The story revolves around the citizens of Maycomb, and the events that surround the trial of a negroe man named Tom Robinson. Throughout the novel, citizens from all social classes and backgrounds conduct themselves in a courageous manner in particular situations. Mrs. Dubose shows immense bravery while fighting a difficult personal battle with addiction, while Scout, a young girl, must be gallant at such a young age when she is told

Harper Lee shows how Atticus is able to empathize to everyone, even when it's not always easiest. Atticus is not only the best lawyer around, he’s the role model of Maycomb. Even when he knew that taking Tom Robinson’s case would be hard, he felt for Tom Robinson. His behavior of learning to see people from their prepective is not just toward the Robinson’s case. He teaches his brother Jack ,“When a child asks you something,

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ takes place in Maycomb, a tired town in Alabama where ‘There was