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How Does Lee Use Imagery In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Can you really know a person, or do you just see what they see but never really feel what they feel? In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows us that if you try hard enough you can put yourself in other peoples shoes and experience what they feel. Through imagery and point of view, Harper Lee proves that you can know someone if you try hard enough to put yourself in their shoes.
The use of imagery in the last chapter of the story puts the audience in the position of Arthur Radley’s situation. In chapter 31 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is leaving Arthur Radley’s house and starts to imagine and see what he has seen, “It was still summertime, and the children came closer. A boy trudged down the sidewalk dragging a fishing-pole behind him.” Scout is seeing herself, Jem, and Dill go through all of their adventures. This shows us that Scout is really trying to putting herself in Arthurs shoes. Her imagery gives us a better understanding of what Arthur has experienced. …show more content…

When Scout is envisioning Arthurs life it says in chapter 31, “Summer, and he watched his children’s heart break. Autumn again, and Boo’s children needed him.” Scout finally understands that Arthur loves her and Jem because he watched them grow up. Arthur felt that connection with Scout and Jem because he watched them grow from innocent children to maturing adults. This is why when Jem and Scout were in trouble Arthur came to their rescue and saved their lives. In a way we can infer that Arthur put himself in Jem and Scout’s shoes to feel like a child again and have a deeper connection. Both Scouts and Arthurs point of view help the audience understand the importance of their connection with each other’s

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