How To Judge The Children In To Kill A Mockingbird

“In the end, people should be judged by their actions, since in the end, it was actions that defined everyone.” By Nicholas Sparks, demonstrates how Harper Lee, the author of To Kill A Mockingbird, ingrained a life lesson into three children. These children are Jean Louise Finch or Scout, Jem Finch, and Dill Harris . In the novel they learn a life lesson in their coming of age in Maycomb. In the book they learn the life lesson of not judging people by face value. The children change their view on 3 characters Mrs Dubose, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson. In chapter 3 Atticus demonstrates this beautifully by saying,“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”(Lee 39) this demonstrates that You don't really know someone where they're coming from . Atticus is telling scout to think more about things from their perspective instead of hers. Looking at someone in a different point of view can can one's thoughts about that person. Atticus wants scout to look at all people the same and he wants her not to judge people by their race,

When Atticus says “Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. “Your father’s right,” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”( Lee 94) This quote shows how it’s a sin to kill or harm something that doesn't really harm us, but just minds its own business and does its own thing. In the book tom was killed and shoot just for being black, he did nothing to harm anyone. The town viewed blacks as not if they were white. But after Tom died they changed their view. So in the end they changed their view on