High Cost of Innocence
Innocence occurs not only when one is innocent of an offense but also the innocence of one's childhood. In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird there are multiple ways that display how proving one's innocence comes at a high cost but there are three primary situations that are key factors within the novel. With proving the innocence of Walter Cunningham, Tom Robinson and also Boo Radley, the Finches family face deficits such as getting in trouble, hatred, danger and even the loss of childhood innocence. In Harper Lee's novel, proving the innocence in reference to Walter, Tom and Boo demonstrate how in society proving one's innocence is not easy but comes at a high cost for many characters.
To begin, the first illustration that shows how proving one's innocence may be costly is the protagonist Scout Finch's first day of school. At school, a schoolmate from Scouts class has not brought a lunch so Miss. Caroline offers him to buy lunch with a quatre with one problem, he has to pay her back. This story takes place after the great depression that left many families poor or in terrible conditions including the Cunninghams. Walters family is very large as well as poor and Walter will never to have money to pay the teacher back. When Walter does not accept the money, Scout endeavors to clarify
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In To Kill a Mockingbird there are many ways that show how proving one's innocence comes at a high cost such as with proving the innocence of Walter Cunningham, Tom Robinson and also Boo Radley, the Finches family face costs such as getting in trouble, hatred, danger and even the loss of childhood innocence. Innocence occurs not only when one is innocent of an offense but also the innocence of one's childhood and when innocence is proven, it comes at a cost for