Perspective And Understanding To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

The Effect of Perspective and Understanding To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, brings into great perspective how important genuine understanding can be in day-to-day life. Her story follows siblings living in southern Alabama, positioned in the heart of a town poisoned by prejudice. This novel follows a young girl facing morals in her town, through her eyes, as well as her father Atticus, a lawyer, willing to stand up for what is right against rigid, set-in-stone views shared by the town. Simply put, a sympathetic perspective is all it takes to sway mindsets. At the beginning of the book, through the eyes of Scout, she complains to her father, Atticus, about her misfortunes at school that particular day. Earlier in the day, Scout

To them, they do not understand why Radley doesn't come out of the house. Scout eventually talked to Ms. Maudie about Radley. “‘Arthur Radley just stays in the house, that's all.’”(pg. 58) Maudie tells her, but Scout still can't comprehend why. “‘...But I’d want to come out. Why doesn't he?’” (pg. 2). 58) For Scout, it's a long journey to understand not just Boo Radley, but also her father's words. Near the end of the book, Scout walks Radley home. Before leaving, she stands on his porch and observes from his point of view. She says she hasn't seen the town from this point of view before. Standing there, Scout reflects on what it looks like from Radley's porch through all the seasons. After some time reflecting, Scout states that her father was right: “Just standing on the Radley porch was enough.”(pg. 374) Scout finally sees Radley and why he does what he does. It's an important part of Scouts personal development while being surrounded by prejudice. Not only does she learn to understand through the final moment, but there are other times when understanding shows through without anyone noticing. In chapter 25, Scout is with Jem and they are watching a rolly-poly crawl around on the

Raymond simply believes in true equality between black and white people. Once again, we see how people are simply misunderstood. Taking time to listen to a person and learn to understand themselves can lead to new opportunities. As Atticus says, “‘...If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along better with all kinds of folks.’” (pg 33) Through the whole story, Scout, Jem, and Dill learn views opposing common Southern Confederate views. There's a saying that has been around for a while: “I pray no one kills me for the crime of being small: insignificant." This quote clearly shows how others are misunderstood for simply being who they are without any further thought, which is To Kill a Mockingbird's most prominent theme. Black people in Maycomb differ in rights and views from white people; this is understood by Raymond, who says. “‘...the simple hell people give other people—without even thinking—the hell that white people give colored folks, without even stopping to think that they're people too.’” (pg. 269). The 'Standard' is a 'Standard'. When Tom Robinson has to go to court, he faces his opinion being smaller and less important than everybody