TKAM journal response 1

TKAM Journal response 1

 

Quote: ‘First of all,’ he said, ‘If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. 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.’”

This quote really shows how good of a father Atticus is and how much he teaches his children. Atticus teaches Scout about life and how she won’t understand what it’s like to be black until she literally is black. Racism is a big part in this book because Atticus is defending a black man named Tom Robinson in court. The Finch family is always made fun of because they are “nigger lovers”. The town discriminates  black people just because of their color and treat them very poorly becuase of that.

One of the main themes in this book is growing up. Atticus teaches Scout everything about life and how to be accepting of all people. Atticus also treats Scout very maturely and this helps her grow up and learn about life. This is very important because a lot of people in this book are not very accepting at all. This town doesn’t know any better but to hate and discriminate blacks, but Atticus is trying to change that and shown his kids what he believes.