One’s innocence is continually put at risk. Risk of being impacted. Risk of being criticised. And as anyone raising a kid, they want the innocence of their child to remain for as long as possible. That could be impacted by family, the environment around them, and even the very school they go to for education. The Finch family are all very close and play a big role in how each other’s innocence is impacted. Atticus tries to teach but also show them lessons that involve them seeing different perspectives but also getting to know their own and have their own opinion on things and how they work, but also learning respect. “I’m going to tell you something, and tell you one more time: stop tormenting that man. That goes for the other two of you as well.”(pg. 65) This textual evidence shows that the kids learned to respect people’s privacy and to understand that not everyone is so open to the world, and that they need to find something else to do with their time rather than pester people. …show more content…
“Easy does it son, she’s an old lady and she’s ill. You just hold your head high and be a gentleman. Whatever she says to you, you do, it’s your job to make her happy.”(pg. 133) This shows that even though Jem was rude back to Mrs. Dubose, he is going to read to her everyday after school and on weekends. And even though it wasn’t his idea of fun, he understands what he did was