How Does Maudie Show Honor In To Kill A Mockingbird

In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, there are three characters who honor others by understanding their decisions and best wishes. These characters are able to evaluate the situation and honor their best wishes. Jem, an imaginative boy, finds a special object but decides that it’s someone else’s, and he just honor one’s property. Miss Maudie, a free-spirited widow, advises Scout, a wild girl, that she honor Boo Radley for hiding away from the whispers of Maycomb. Scout warns Jem to not go to the Radley house because she honors Jem’s safety enough that she doesn’t want to see Jem hurt. One might say, “Finders keepers!” but one boy honors someone else’s items that should be left alone. Two tricky children find unique objects, one wants to take it, while one wants to honor their items by leaving them alone. Jem and Scout find “Indian-head” pennies in a hole near Boo Radley’s house. Unlike Scout, Jem worries that, “I don’t know, Scout. But these are important to somebody….” (Lee 4) Jem, unlike Scout, wants to leave the coins alone because they belong to someone and wants to honor their items without being mischievous. This is an example of a

Jem is anxious to explore Boo Radley’s place more. Scout just wants Jem to forget about it, and wants Jem to see that, “Look, it ain’t worth it, Jem. A lickin’ hurts but it doesn’t last. You’ll get your head shot off, Jem. Please…” (Lee 6) Although siblings may fight, Scout cares so much about Jem and his safety that she was convincing to not go, so he would not get a whipping from Atticus Finch, his dad. By Jem not getting in trouble, it makes Atticus have one less thing to worry about, especially with such a delicate case as the Radley family. Scout was both caring of Jem but also respected her father by not causing any