The Importance Of Seeing Events In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

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People may not understand the importance of seeing events in a different way. People who have a difficult time comprehending the significance of being able to see events in someone else’s perspective, always have people to help them to understand why. Once, they start to realize the importance of interpreting situations from someone else's perspective, it will help them to better understand the event better. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) Scout Finch is one character who does not see events from someone else’s perspective. Calpurnia, Atticus, and Alexandra are some of the many characters who help Scout understand the importance of being able to see the events in someone else's perspective.

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After Francis tells Scout that her dad is a "nigger-lover" Atticus then put the term in his perspective, telling Scout that "nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don't mean anything." (Lee 144). Atticus showed Scout his view of what Francis had said, so she understood how looking at events in a different way helped her interpret the issue. Atticus than went on further to say that he does his best, "to love everybody." (Lee 144) This showed Scout that if she had observed this situation in Atticus's point of view it would have helped her comprehend the event better. Next, earlier in the novel, Scout did not want to go to back to school since she did not like Miss. Caroline's way of teaching. Atticus told her that she will never really understand a person until she, "considers things from his perspective." (Lee 39). This helped Scout understand Miss. Caroline's teaching the way she does, this helped her to realize the importance of looking at things in a different way. Overall, Atticus is one of the many characters that helped Scout see events in someone else's point of