How Does Lee Show Acceptance In To Kill A Mockingbird

What is true acceptance of the adage? “There are simply other ways of being”- Michelle Obama. What I think she meant is we shouldn’t act rudely to people just because they are different. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” Harper Lee talks about the different people and how we should accept that. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” Harper Lee educates the readers by showing acceptance of all types of people, including poor people, different ages, and people of color. Walter Cunningham is poor and he is judged because he can’t afford to buy lunch at school and Jem first showed acceptance of him by inviting him to dinner. Scout said,“he didn’t have any lunch"(Lee 30). When Jem asked why Scout was picking on Walter. Calpurnia says, “hush your mouth! Don’t matter

Don't matter who they are.” Because Calpurnia is an influential person to Scouts, she listened to Calpurnia. People think Arthur (Boo) Radley is a ghost and he is judged because the people of Maycomb think he kills animals and his hands are stained red because of the blood, Jem showed acceptance of him when Jem said,“he ain’t ever hurt us Atticus''(Lee 96). This shows acceptance because Boo put a blanket on Scout while she was looking at Miss. Maudie’s house was burning and Jem was defending when Boo gave them gifts, sewed Jem's pants when they got caught on the fence, and put a blanket over Scout’s shoulders when she was outside, all Boo did was favors for the Finch family and Jem was trying to get Atticus to see that but he didn’t really have to because Atticus was already ok with it. Atticus said, "You're right." We’d better keep this and the blanket to ourselves someday, maybe Scout can thank him for covering her up”(Lee

Atticus says,"Of course I do, don’t say ______ Scout. That’s common” (Lee 99). This is when Scout comes home and she hears from Cecil Jacobs, that her Father is defending a black man and she asks why he defends black people. Atticus says,” Scout you aren’t old enough to understand something yet but there have been some things yet but there has been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn’t do much about defending this man It’s a peculiar case– it won’t come to trial until the summer session John Taylor was kind enough to give us a postponement” (Lee 100). This is when Scout asked Atticus about Tom Robinson’s case and he told Scout about it. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee discusses the different types of people, people of color, poor people, and different ages. Walter came over for dinner and he poured syrup on his food and Scout was grossed out about that so Calpurnia yells at her and says that if someone is invited here you have to treat them with respect. Boo Radley covered Scout up with a blanket when she was outside distracted by Ms. Maudie’s house burning down and Scout and Jem find out about the blanket and they tell Atticus and he said one day they should thank Boo for covering her