To Kill a Mockingbird Research Paper We do what is right. We do what is right even if it is hard. We never take the easy way out. We know the difference between right and wrong. All of these statements are not true. Some do what is right and do not take the easy way out, but others do not. Anyone could easily travel anywhere on Earth and see people do what is wrong. They could see people take the easy way out. They could see people do the wrong thing because the right thing is difficult. This is why it is so important to do what is right, not what is easy. In To Kill a Mockingbird, this is a very important theme and appears several times throughout the book. Doing what is right not what is easy is important because it could save or help someone, it could save or help you, and if you do not do what is right, who will? By simply doing the right thing and not taking the easy way out, you could save someone. One example would be when Arthur Radley, known as “Boo”, saved Jem and Scout from being attacked (Lee262). Boo did the right thing, he heard the children and came to help them. It was not the easy thing to do; he could have stayed in his house and pretended like he never heard them. He could have not ran there and been too late to help. If Boo had not come, one or both of the children would be dead. Another example would be about a driver that needed help one night. The driver’s lights went out, so another driver on that highway stayed right beside that car and used