Innocence is the lack of knowledge of a person understanding towards certain subjects. Which often makes people react in many ways or it changes the person's point of views. Through the children one thing that makes them so pure and beautiful is there quality of being innocent in certain situations of the book. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the author Harper Lee is showing that life is full of innocence whether it be through lack of knowledge, being unaware of the bias, or avoiding the selfishness of others opinions.
Scout is showing innocence in part of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird when she lacks knowledge about the town’s hatred towards Tom Robinson’s trial. Atticus starts talking to one of the men about Tom and how they want him to come out but Atticus doesn’t let them in. Scout is unaware of the situation she got herself into when she comes running to where the group of men and Atticus are standing( Lee, 205). When Scout finally looks at her surroundings she recognizes the group of men specifically Mr. Cunningham. After seeing him she tries talking to him about his life, after getting no response from them they end up leaving and forgetting about why they really came. This shows Scout being innocent because she is unable to
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Gilmer is questioning Tom about the night that Mayella was apparently raped by him. Dill did not understand that Mr. Gilmer was racist therefore causing him to treat Tom in a blunt way. Dill was both upset and confused as said in the book, “‘It was him I couldn’t stand, ‘Dill said, ‘Who Tom’? ‘ That old Mr. Gilmer doin’ him that a way, talking so hateful to him-”(Lee, 265) Dill also remembered the polite tone Atticus used when talking to Mayella and Bob Ewell which was the complete opposite of how Mr. Gilmer talked to Tom. In conclusion Dill showed innocence because he didn’t understand the difference between Mr. Gilmer and Atticus is tone when talking to a white or a black