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To Kill A Mockingbird Response Essay

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To start with, I am analyzing To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, which we have completed reading in class. The concluding part of the novel connects the two subplots of the narration, which are concerning Boo Radley and the Tom Robinson case. It also describes the maturing process of the Finch children. Scout begins to converse with ladies in the society when they have their meetings. Jem, having entered high school, thinks of himself as a man. He persistently tries to become like Atticus, as he admires him. In this journal, I will be evaluating.

To commence, I am evaluating the theme of “walking in someone’s shoes”, which is presented as a main topic in the novel. Atticus teaches Scout that viewing a situation through a pair of eyes different …show more content…

Even though she is young, Scout is implied to have the common sense of a grown person. She can judge an individual quickly, and decide if he or she is worth speaking to. For example, if Scout tried to inquire to Jem about his adventure to the Radley house immediately after he went there, she would have been scolded fiercely. This can be inferred because it happened to her in a latter part of the book, when she probed Jem to talk about the Tom Robinson case. Jem simply shooed her out of his room. There is no doubt that this would have happened again. Another reason Scout does not disturb Jem is that she respects him and all that he does for her. Jem is a caring brother for Scout, as he makes certain that she is content, consoles her when she is feeling blue, and spends time with her. Being the eldest sibling does not make him feel as if he is too good for her. Instead, it coerces him to feel that he has a responsibility to Scout to protect her. Jem resembles a motherly figure for Scout, explaining life’s events to her as they unfold. Scout has learned to see this in Jem by regarding it from his perspective, which shows that he is obliged to be the main person in her life. Thirdly, Scout admires her brother’s bravery. She knows that few people in the town

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