Compare The Lessons Scout Learned In To Kill A Mockingbird

Both Scout and Jem learned different lessons from Atticus, in the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird“ written by Harper Lee. While there were differences, each learned the same lesson in a different way. This paper will discuss the differences as well as the commonalities of these differences. As said, both Scout and Jem learned many lessons within the book. Scout learned from her experiences with her father to try to stand in someone else’s shoes and/or climb into their skin to see things from his/her perspective in order to truly understand them. Scout understood this lesson when she walked Boo home at the end of the novel. She realizes just from standing on the front step how misunderstood and mistreated Boo was.Like Scout, Jem learned from his experiences with his father to have

Scout learned from her experience at the trial that one cannot judge a person from his/her appearance. During the trial Scout leaves the courtroom with Dill. The two children meet Mr. Delphos Raymond, a white drunk that is an outcast from the community. Mr. Raymond reveals to the children that he only pretends to be drunk because he has chosen a lifestyle to be married to a black woman, as oppose to the norm of marrying a white woman. Therefore Scout learns that one cannot judge an individual by appearances.Jem learns from his experiences at the trial that the court systems are not always fair. During the trial of Tom Robinson jem knew that Atticus proved Tom’s innocence, but the jury still convicted Tom of prejudge. Thus, Jem learned that the court system is really governed by the jury’s hearts and not their heads.Just like from their father both Jem and Scout learn the same lesson from the trial of Tom Robinson. The lesson Both Jem and Scout learn from the trial is that a person’s behavior not his or her color, or social status is the most important factor in assessing a persons