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In the story, Lee shows how Scout is perceiving a different point of view: “I had never seen our neighborhood from this angle”(320). Seeing differences through other people’s perspectives is greatly needed to grow up. Scout had finally “stepped” into Boo’s shoes and had seen everything from Boo’s point of view. Scout points out that she is acting on the impression of Mr. Raymond: “Cry about the hell white people give colored folks, without even stopping to think that they’re people, too”(Lee 229). Scout realized from what Mr. Raymond and Atticus had told her that black folks get everything worse than white folks. Coming-of-age requires seeing problems through different

Sympathy is understanding between people as well as sharing a common feeling for one another. “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 defines sympathy by saying: “Consider things from his point of view.” Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus shows Jem and Scout that you can get along with everyone if you sympathize with them, not for them. The novel follows the young kids, Jem and Scout as they mature during a time of the Great Depression in a small town called Maycomb, in Alabama. Throughout this time, as they grow as people they learn important lessons

Scout begins to notice the change in Jem’s personality and feels offended because she doesn't quite understand. On page 153 the text reads, “Over night, it seemed, Jem had acquired an alien set of values and was trying to impose them on me: several times he went so far as to tell me what to do.” Jem gets older and begins a long path of puberty. This, Scout does not understand yet. Jem moving towards a more adult like personality upsets Scout. Jem’s loss of innocence is a change but also begins to creates a new daily understanding for both Jem and Scout.

Jem’s relationship with Scout changes as he matures in the story. He goes from a fellow conspirator and playmate for his sister to her protector, resembling Atticus more and more with every chapter. In chapter 4, they are playing a game enacting what they perceive Boo Radley to be like. Atticus interrupts the game and inquires whether the game was about the Radley’s or not. Jem lies, saying no in response. In page 40, Scout yells in confusion and Jem remarks, “Shut up! He’s gone in the living room; he can hear us in there.” This shows his mischievous behaviour and the fact that he is still

Just like his career as a lawyer, Atticus shows us that his perspective on others is “innocent until proven guilty.” He likes to see the best in people at all times, that is until they do a distasteful act to tarnish this view. Atticus believes in this because people never know what another person’s circumstance is. "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, pg. 39) Atticus really understands and believes what he is saying, he represents that when he restates this principle in a way he know Scout can understand it, by saying “climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Showing that he understands Scout’s point of view while he is saying this statement. What Harper Lee is trying to tell us here is just what it is telling you, people have reasons for doing what they do most of the time, so try not to judge them right away, you never know their reasoning.

Before, Jem would always be Scout’s playmate but now he tells her to “stop pestering him” and that she should start “bein’ a girl and acting right”. Jem now likes to be kept alone and feels as if Scout is a lot more childish than he had realized.

Introduction: “ You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” Scout doesn't understand that yet. Until the ending of the book she learns that speech Atticus gave her.

In chapter 3, the relationship between Scout and Atticus is presented through the way Scout has been taught. As Scout is educated by Atticus empathy is shown from Scout as her father explains to her why she should show empathy towards others. By Atticus saying “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.” (Page 33) Scout realises that she should try to see things from other people’s point of view to understand what they are going through. This significant part of conversation from chapter 3 shows Atticus giving Scout moral advice that takes control of her development for the rest of the novel. Lee tries to develop the character of Scout as he feels like she should be mature when facing the trial

Jem and Scout grow to understand how to manage their feeling of concern, uncertainty, and anger. Scout is learning that she must learn to calm her responses whereas Jem is learning that he may need to find a way to express his feelings rather than suppressing them. Over time, Jem grows older, which means a big difference comes between him and his sister. Scout understands that Jem now feels superior to her, but she is not fond of the fact that Jem no longer treats her like a playmate. She really wants them to be able to talk and play like they use to. Jem begins attending football practice afterschool since he is now of age which results in Scout walking home alone. Scout was running home one after when she spotted something within a tree at the edge of the Radley lot. “Some tin foil was sticking in a knot-hole just above my eye level, winking at me in the afternoon sun” (Lee 44). Scout stuck the gum in her mouth, and continued home. Later, Jem and Scout together find two polished Indian-head pennies in the same knot-hole Scout found the gum. “Well, Indian-heads–well, they come from the Indians. They’re real strong magic, they make you have good luck. Not like fried chicken when you’re not lookin’ for it, but things like long life ‘n’ good health, ‘n’ passin’ six-week tests… these are real valuable to

Like the book had been stated jem was only 10 years old when this book started. Now most 10 year olds have almost no knowledge of the world. This was expected but as the book represents jem shows us this multiple times. The first big example in the book was when scout had found the a piece of gum in the tree hole, the text states, “Don't eat things you find scout.” This is showing that Atticus has taught him at a very young age or Jem caught on to the idea dn knew it was bad. Another example in the book was when Jem wanted to contact Boo radley or Arther. Jem knew,”If i had gone alone to the Radley Place at two in the morning then my funeral would have been held that afternoon.” He had made sure they went together just in case something bad were to happen.

So far, the main thing I conclude is that through a metaphorical language, Scout’s view of her father varies depending on the situation. Sometimes she thinks of him as wise or sensible. For example: “Scout saw Atticus carrying Miss Maudie’s heavy oak chair, and thought it was sensible of him to save what she valued most. (pg 78)” Other times she finds him boring: “He did not do the things our schoolmates’ fathers did: he never went hunting, he did not play poker

He shows the reader that there are two sides and a decision is not always an easy thing when neither side is clearly wrong or right. Though this particular decision was easily settled by a simple compromise, the text surrounding it prepares us for future events. Atticus asks if Scout knows what "a compromise is" and then goes onto describe it as an "agreement reached by mutual consent." We can tell that Lee is trying to explain that in a dilemma something to give up something. A dilemma does not ever favor one side completely, but rather requires a balance of give and take. Furthermore, another small dilemma occurs when Scout fights with her cousin Francis who is making fun of her father; she decides to get into a fight with him. Though Atticus specifically asked her "not to let anything (she) heard about him make (her) mad," she was so close to her father she could not possibly let someone get away with such deliberate prosecution of her role model. In this dilemma Lee touches on acting upon instinct, no matter what the standard protocol. He makes it clear that sometimes nothing anyone can say to you can stop you from doing what you feel in your heart. Scout's expression of anger through physical battle might not have been the correct approach. However, the reason for which she fought was valiant and courageous. Uncle Jack regretted his punishment when he realized her reasons and her

1) A running theme through this story is that it's not okay to kill a mockingbird because they never did anything bad to others. They're no pests in anyway. This first quote really aims toward that theme of the novel. Atticus asks scout if she understands why they are going to tell everyone that Bob Ewell fell on his knife. the real reason why is because they don't want the whole neighborhood to be all up in Boo Radley's door step all mad.

“... I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see through it not matter what” (Lee, 11). This book is a story about two siblings that experienced many things throughout the whole book, most of them hard and new to them, but at the end, they assimilated to face these things. Their father, Atticus, was a lawyer who did everything at his hands to always do the right thing, and as a result of that, Jem and Scout met several circumstances that other kids weren’t exposed to and they learned to forgive and and appreciate others the way they are. Compassion and forgiveness are perceptible in this book and appreciable things like Camellias, and Red Geraniums can represent such strong emotions.

Throughout the book, sometimes I forgot that Scout was the narrator, and this assignment forced me to think of it in Jem’s shoes. It was really interesting because I never realized how different the story would have been if Jem was