In To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper
Lee, Jean Louise "Scout" Finch,
through her many
experiences, came to realize many lessons. Two of which follow: who
it is sinful to
harm and the understanding of others.
She achieved them when observing
Tom Robinson's
trial and standing on the Radleys' porch.
Scout learned that it is a sin to hurt someone
who doesn't do harm to others. Tom
Robinson was a
man who worked hard to support his family; he never did harm to
anyone else. He was accused of rape and brought to
court. Although he was clearly
innocent, he was
convicted and sent to jail. Soon after,
he was shot and killed because
he, supposedly,
attempted to escape. Scout discovered it
was immoral to wrong one who
doesn't wrong
others in that Tom Robinson, and good man, was killed as a result of
something he
never did.
Scout also learned that the only way you can
truly understand someone is by
walking around in
their shoes. Many of the kids in Maycomb
had the impression that
Arthur
"Boo" Radley was an evil person because his nature was
mysterious. She never
really understood
him until the end of the novel. After
walking Boo to his house, Scout
looked at the
town from the porch, Boo's point of view. She saw Maycomb how Boo had
always seen
it. At that point, she understood
Boo. Scout learned that you cannot
understand
someone until you see things through his eyes in that she achieved a new
perception of Boo
when she observed her town from his front porch.
Both of the lessons portrayed are essential in
the full development of Scout's
awareness of the
world. The lesson she learned from Tom
Robinson gives her a moral
outlook on her behavior
toward others. The lesson Boo Radley
revealed to her allows her
to think before
making an assumption about someone. Tom
Robinson and Boo Radley
granted Scout two
very necessary lessons of life.
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