Adults Dying In To Kill A Mockingbird

Adults now hesitate when making punishments for kids because adults need to hear the truth before deciding the punishment. However, it was not always the case before when some adults did not value hearing the true story. A prime example of this is what Scout’s uncle did in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout Finch, is a loud and impulsive girl, who has gotten in trouble for swearing when she was specifically told not to behave in that manner. She and her cousin Francis got into an argument because Francis was saying disrespectful words about Atticus, Scout's father. Scout could not keep her cool and started to swear and chase Francis. That is when the whole family came outside and Uncle Jack heard Scout swear and immediately gave Scout her punishment without hearing

Scout was not happy that she was the only one who got punished so Scout said “Well in the first you never stopped to gimme a chance to tell you my side of it”(Lee 97). When Scout’s cousin Francis came out of the kitchen crying, everyone assumed that Francis was the one who was not guilty. As a result, that led to Scout getting punished without a chance to tell what had occurred. This could help decision-making for adults “ Let your child finish the story before helping solve the problem. Watch for times when misbehavior has a pattern, like if your child is feeling jealous. Talk with your child about this rather than just giving consequences” (What’s). As noted, listening is one of the most productive ways to manage a child's problems. This methodology could have helped Scout’s uncle, Jack Finch, evaluate whether he should consider punishment. When he did not listen to Scout’s story, this only created more conflict with Scout. Ultimately, Uncle Jack Finch could have made better decisions and listened to both sides to make it fair to Scout and