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What Is The Theme Of How Hatred Is Learned And Unlearned

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“How hatred is learned and then unlearned” is an article in the Oregonian and was written by Mark Mathabane. Mark claims that “Hatred can only be effectively combated if we understand how it is learned and how it can be unlearned.” One way Mark says that hatred can be unlearned is “One must have the courage to constantly assess one's attitude and behavior rather than assume that one is beyond evil.”(1 Mathabane). By saying this he means that everyone deserves the decency to not be judged based on their appearance but rather the way they act and behave themselves. Things you can't control like skin color have no way of accurately defining how someone acts and what they believe. Making an assumption that someone is evil before taking time to …show more content…

One example of this is when mark states “One must give others the benefit of the doubt and attempt to walk in their shoes one must be willing to communicate to learn into a knowledge and affirm that Humanity of others by treating them with kindness and empathy tolerance forgiveness understanding and love…”(2 Mathabane). This related to T.K.A.M because of the kindness Atticus showed Mrs. Dubose despite her arrogance towards others. Atticus states “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”(36). Mrs. Dubose said nothing but rude remarks to everyone while they were taking care of her and instead of losing her temper or saying something Atticus kept coming longer and longer each day to help and read to her. When asked why he kept the peace with Mrs. Dubose Atticus described her as brave. He only ever saw the good in her and reasoned her attitude with what she was going through. Another example would be when Mark says “One must have the courage to Constantly assess one's attitude and behavior rather than assume that one is beyond evil.”(1 Mathabane). Boo Radleys character was painted out to be an evil boy by the entire city. Throughout the book however Boo Radley proves through small gestures that he is actually very caring and possibly lonely. After giving them gifts

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