In plenty of books, the phrase “literature echoes real life” can be applied to themes inside the story. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a story that’s numerous themes all reflect daily lives. Set during the great depression era, it contains childhood, wisdom, fear, drama, and adventures. Starring two kids, Scout and Jem, as they go through a monumental period through their lives as children. What theme echoes real life then? One major topic brought up is the connection between age and wisdom. With age comes wisdom and with wisdom comes knowledge. We often think of in fantasy as that old wise man on the mountain, ready to lend his knowledge to the hero. Scout and Jem are only kids, so this “monumental” period in their lives, they don't
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Early on in the story, Scout asks to play with Walter Cunningham, which Aunt Alexandria replies with “I'll not have you around him, picking up his habits and learning Lord-knows-what (Lee, 301).” Obviously Aunt Alexandra does not want Walter around, but Scout doesn't understand, why can she not play with Walter? To her he is just a kid, but to Aunt Alexandra, Walter is a bad influence due to his poverty. Scout is not old enough to understand why Walter can not play, or why later on he pours molasses all over his food when he comes over for food. She does not understand why he does things like that, she is too young to fully comprehend just what her aunt is talking …show more content…
Analyzing the passages and the themes throughout the story, it is telling people to think of the bigger picture. To think ahead and through other people's eyes. It is a common theme in psychology where children do not realize that others have cognitive abilities like them. That is why when you clearly see a child do something bad, and they see you see them, they deny it. They do not think through what you saw or the big picture of the situation. Same situation is prevalent the novel. The kids are kids, over imaginative children who think fast and quick, not long and contemplative. Atticus is the latter, looking long run and into the future. He is a lawyer afterall, that's what they do. In Novels for Students, on pages 291-292, it is talked about how the children's ignorance that they thought of Boo as a monster, but he really is a kind soul. Thinking big picture is what allows people to connect to one another and share ideas. If the white jurors in Tom’s trial saw what he saw, and would listen to his story, they would see the truth, but through their ignorance they could not see it. They acted like children would act. Covering their ears and closing their eyes while ignoring the truth. Just as Atticus said, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee,
Early on in the story, Scout asks to play with Walter Cunningham, which Aunt Alexandria replies with “I'll not have you around him, picking up his habits and learning Lord-knows-what (Lee, 301).” Obviously Aunt Alexandra does not want Walter around, but Scout doesn't understand, why can she not play with Walter? To her he is just a kid, but to Aunt Alexandra, Walter is a bad influence due to his poverty. Scout is not old enough to understand why Walter can not play, or why later on he pours molasses all over his food when he comes over for food. She does not understand why he does things like that, she is too young to fully comprehend just what her aunt is talking …show more content…
Analyzing the passages and the themes throughout the story, it is telling people to think of the bigger picture. To think ahead and through other people's eyes. It is a common theme in psychology where children do not realize that others have cognitive abilities like them. That is why when you clearly see a child do something bad, and they see you see them, they deny it. They do not think through what you saw or the big picture of the situation. Same situation is prevalent the novel. The kids are kids, over imaginative children who think fast and quick, not long and contemplative. Atticus is the latter, looking long run and into the future. He is a lawyer afterall, that's what they do. In Novels for Students, on pages 291-292, it is talked about how the children's ignorance that they thought of Boo as a monster, but he really is a kind soul. Thinking big picture is what allows people to connect to one another and share ideas. If the white jurors in Tom’s trial saw what he saw, and would listen to his story, they would see the truth, but through their ignorance they could not see it. They acted like children would act. Covering their ears and closing their eyes while ignoring the truth. Just as Atticus said, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee,