Neal, Larry, and Darrius were looking for a spot to get Lunch when they came across Burgers Are Us. They decided to give it a try since they all loved burgers. Looking at people’s food in the restaurant, the boys thought the food would be delicious. When their food, arrived it looked just as good as every other person’s, but when they all took a bite, simultaneously their faces twisted up because the burgers tasted like garbage. Neal, Larry, and Darrius aren’t the first to be tricked by the appearance of something. Often the appearance of something doesn’t give an accurate representation of that thing. This is the same with people, too. In both To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Help by Kathryn Stockett, the way people appear …show more content…
Dubose, Judge Taylor and Boo Radley falsely because of their outward appearances, but end up being wrong about them. Mrs. Dubose appeared to be just a mean, old lady, but in reality she was more than that. Scout didn’t look to highly upon her, going as far as to say “she was vicious,” (Stockett 133). It wasn’t until Scout and Jem spent time with her that their opinion began to shift. Then, their view of Mrs. Dubose really changed when Atticus enlightened them to the fact that she was fighting a morphine addiction, which caused him to regard her as “the bravest person [he] knew,” (149). In the eyes of Scout and Jem, Mrs. Dubose was a nasty, old lady but in reality she was a courageous woman battling a morphine addiction. Another person who’s not how he appears is Judge Taylor. Judge Taylor appeared to be a neutral part of Tom Robinson’s case, but in reality he wasn’t. “Did it ever strike you that Judge Taylor naming Atticus to defend that boy was no accident . . . Atticus Finch won’t win, he can’t win, but he’s the only man in these parts who can keep a jury out so long in a case like this,” (289). Scout and Jem ask Miss. Maudie why no one supported Tom Robinson and that’s when she tells them that contrary to their belief, people did and one of them was Judge Taylor. She tells them how even though he knew Tom would lose, he appointed Tom a really good lawyer in Atticus. In fact, Boo Radley is rumored to be a …show more content…
Hilly appears to be concerned about blacks but really she isn’t. As Hilly talks about the black kids in Africa, Skeeter points out how things smell fishy. “I wait for her to catch the irony of this, that she’ll send money to colored people overseas, but not across town,” (Stockett 331). Hilly isn’t really concerned about blacks, she is just trying to show that she isn’t a racist. If Hilly was really worried, she’d help the blacks in her own community. To go along with Hilly, Celia looks like another white lady but she actually is different. As a white man begins to harass Minny, Celia jumps in to save her and that surprises Minny. “Is this really happening? Is a white woman really beating up a white man to save me,” (363). Minny has already determined in her mind that Celia is like other white women because she is white. Via Celia protecting Minny, Minny sees that Celia is different and truly cares for her. Minny, herself appears differently than who she is. Minny comes off as a take-no-mess type of person, but at her home that isn’t the case. “I grit my teeth, praying he doesn't try to start a fight,” (page 485). Aibileen characterizes Minny as someone who speaks their mind and is tough. While in most cases she comes off that way, she doesn't at home where she actually is in an abusive relationship where she is often physically hit. The Help is yet another novel