Both Scout and Jem learned many things through their life which helped them grow into mature adults. They learned things from their father Atticus Finch and also during the Tom Robinson trial. I will prove what things Scout and Jem learned to help them grow. This nonfiction novel is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird truly shows how society in the south in the 1930’s was and teaches valuable lesson about prejudice, injustice, and courage. Both Jem and Scout learned many things from Atticus. Scout learned to put herself in other people’s shoes and learn what their life is like before judging them. Jem also learned something from Atticus. Jem learned courage from Atticus and he learned to face his fears and become
First, Jem and Scout learn that things or people aren’t always what they seem to be. There are two minor characters that most help to emphasize this important lesson. To start, there is Ol’ One Shot. In the novel, Scout and Jem jump to the conclusion that Atticus is incapable of doing anything “cool” like the fathers of their schoolmates’ can. Because of Atticus’ old age, the children take notice that he never plays football, fishes, hunts, etc. However, after Atticus is handed a rifle, they realize what he can do. Miss Maudie shouts, “I saw that, One-Shot Finch” (128), and later tells Jem, “...Atticus Finch was the deadest shot in Maycomb County in his time” (129). By this statement, and by hearing about Ol’ One Shot, the children learned that they do not know every little detail about everyone, and that they shouldn’t make judgements so immediately like they did. Jem and Scout did not know about Ol’ One Shot, but once they found out, their opinions about their father changed. Thus, they took in that people aren’t always what they seem to be. The next character
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, readers are able to see the ways in which Scout, Jem, and Dill learn valuable life lessons as they progress throughout the story. The book is narrated by Scout, a twelve-year old girl, who takes part in many adventures with her older brother Jem ranging from games at the house of their neighbor, “Boo” Radley, to witnessing her father, Atticus Finch, defend a black man, Tom Robinson, from being wrongfully accused of rape. While many may argue that To Kill a Mockingbird should not be taught in class, the values taught by the characters help to argue that it should be taught to classes.
In this lesson Atticus teaches Scout that you must understand where someone comes from in order to show true sympathy and compassion. Now before Scout judges someone she steps into their shoes. Allowing her to show compassion towards that person and many more. She has learned that the most compassion you can give someone is sympathy and understanding. Jem also learned these lessons but through experiences and challenges he had to face and go through.
Jem and Scout, throughout “To Kill A Mockingbird,” learn to consider things from other people’s perspectives. Atticus, Jem and Scout’s father, 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” (Lee 39). They learn this through experiences with their neighbor Boo Radley as they mature beyond their years. At the beginning of the novel, Jem and Scout make fun of Boo and assume that all of the rumors going around about him are true. However, later on in the story the children grow an admiration for Boo and learn to understand him. As they matured, Jem and Scout naturally learned many life lessons of appreciation, respect, and courage
It seems as though Scout learns so much more from her father than she does from anywhere else. Atticus teaches Scout important things that she does not acquire from school, such as social skills and basic information about life. Scout listens carefully to Atticus, which shows she has much admiration for him, and that she values his advice. When Atticus' children misbehave, he uses good parenting skills to teach them right from wrong. For example, when Atticus catches Jem, Scout and Dill role-playing out Boo Radley's life he says to them, '
The Romans were ambitious, organized, and frugal, which were crucial characteristics that made their Republic so successful. Like other great Republics, Rome began as a small village which then grew with hard work, creativity, and time.
Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem and Scout come to understand and admire their father Atticus. He taught them courage through many different lessons. They came in situations that caused them to see him in a better light. Such as when Atticus shoots a rabid dog, Mrs. Dubose dying free of morphine addiction, and perhaps most importantly defending Tom Robinson.
Atticus also teaches many life lessons to his kids. He tells Scout that you don’t completely understand a person until you walk in their shoes. He explains to Jem after Mrs. Dubose died that he wanted them to see what real courage was. Atticus shared his knowledge and used his knowledge to benefit
No matter where or who a person is, they are always learning something, either about themselves or about the environment around them. In Harper Lee's heartwarming novel titled To Kill A Mockingbird, the main characters Jem and Scout grow and mature throughout the story as they learn both more about themselves and the world around them. As the story progresses, they learn many life lessons including those about prejudice, people and how they have been categorized and judged, and, last but not least, gender issues.
Little by little the characters in To kill A Mockingbird start to change but there is one person that sticks out. Being the odd one out has it’s upsides and downsides. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird the most evolved character is Jeremy “Jem” Finch, he has started to act more like Atticus and started thinking more like an egotistical person.
Atticus teaches Jem and Scout to act courageously by modelling that type of behaviour. By defending Tom Robinson Atticus puts himself in the middle of the conflict. Tom Robinson and
Brian Herbert once said “The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill, and the willingness to learn is a choice”, this quote embodies the underlying message in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960). The story follows a little girl named Scout who is retelling the story of how her brother broke his arm. The novel depicts how Scout begins to gain more knowledge and understand the world around her. The theme of this story is that it is important to use the power of your mind. Throughout the story Scout is guided by her father Atticus as she develops her personal values. Atticus is an effective parent because he teaches empathy, humility, and courage.
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.”- Harper Lee. Jem is growing up and getting older and as he is getting older he begins to drift away from his little sister Scout. As he begins to drift away he also begins to grow and change his morals. Harper Lee reveals to us in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” how Jem changes by providing us with information of how he grows up and starts to distance himself from Scout.
To be honest Scout and Jem may be kids, but they know so much about how things work around in our world. They learned to not judge people from their aspects, like on how they used to think of Boo Radley as a bad scary man, but after the coincidences that happened with Boo Radley they actually realized that he was not much of a bad guy after all. For example, Boo Radley would place gifts in the tree and also when Boo
What’s scarier? Learning that the murder previously put in jail is returning to your town, or that you’re trapped on an island where the only other people hunt men for sport? High Noon, written by Carl Foreman, is a film about a marshal who has to protect his town from a gang of criminals. “The Most Dangerous Game,” written by Richard Connell, is a story about two hunters, one who hunts animals, and one who hunts men. High Noon and “The Most Dangerous Game” are two very different stories, including differences between the themes; but there are similarities as well, including the setting and characters.