"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—” “Sir?” “—until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee 39). According to Time Entertainment this is one of Harper Lee’s favorite quotes from To Kill a Mockingbird. It is a great example for a theme that appearance should not always reflect reality because no one knows what someone else going through. Throughout this novel, the reader is introduced to the main character, a young girl named Scout. The book follows her perspective throughout her next few years and the people she encounters during this time. One of these characters that Scout meets is Boo Radley. Boo is an interesting local who throughout the book is seen to fit the theme very well, by showing new sides of him that would not be expected because of his appearance. Another character that is meet along the way is Tom …show more content…
He is a black man being accused for a crime he did not commit. From here Scout learns more and more about Tom and his traits not seen from his appearance. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are both prime examples of the theme that appearance should not always reflect the reality.
“Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom” (Lee 10). This quote is referring to how Scout viewed the Radley house and viewed Boo. Scout describes him as malevolent, someone who wishes to do evil to others. This quote is a great example of how appearance does not always reflect reality because even though he is described as malevolent it is found out later that this is not true. Later in the book it is seen that Boo, while the children are being attacked, goes to their aid and protects Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell. Doing something for someone and not asking for something in return is