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Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird Essay

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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the theme of innocence is shown through the lessons learned from Dolphus Raymond, and Calpurnia's Church scene. The theme of innocence is displayed through the lessons that Dolphus Raymond teaches the kids. Such as, “Mr. Raymond said, ‘I don’t reckon it’s-miss Jean Louise, you don’t know your pa’s not a run-of-the-mill man, it’ll take a few years for that to sink in-you haven’t seen enough of the world yet “‘ (296). This relates to the theme because, Mr. Raymond explains that Scout does not know enough about the real world to understand how black people are treated unfairly in the justice system. In the novel, it also says, “He jerked his head at Dill: ‘Things haven’t caught up with that one’s instinct yet. Let him get a little older and he won’t get sick and cry. Maybe things’ll strike him as being-not quite right, say, he won't cry, not when he gets a few years on him”’ (205). This also relates to the theme because Dolphus Raymond explains that the children will start to realize what is wrong with Maycomb as they get older. Dolphus Raymond was stressing about how unfair …show more content…

It is our church, aint it, Miss Cal?’ (120). This displays themes of innocence, because Scout and Jem do not know the real reason why they should not be at the church. Both Jem and Scout are now realizing that white and black people are similar when it comes to many things, like going to church. Another example of innocence is displayed when Scout says, “‘Well, if everybody in Maycomb knows what kind of folks the Ewells are they’d be glad to Helen…what’s rape, Cal?”’(125). This displays themes of innocence, because Scout does not know what rape is. Once Scout grows older, she will eventually see the deeper meaning behind the

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