Perspective

Perspective

1. Jem

   • Getting older and wiser
   • More protective of his sister
     • Sees that there are evils in the world; wants to shed her from that

2. Scout

   • How she views Boo Radley
     • "I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in that house all this time... Its because he wants to stay inside."(Lee 304)
     • Realized how unfair and imperfect the outside world is unlike childhood innocence and applies it to Boo
     • Boo is the main method in which the author shows Scouts perspective shift
   • Atticus couldnt bring himself to not be honest when told to be
     • At the beginning of the book Scout would be filled with questions to help her understand
     • Now she knows exactly why he made the choices he did
       • "Well, it'd be sort of like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it"(Lee 370)

3. "Taking a Stand"

   • Constantly labeling someone will cause everyones perspective on the group to change
     • Tom Robinson was clearly guilty however the label placed upon him inhibited his right to fair trial
   • Elevate one group at the expense of another
   • Why do these labels exist?
     • "I think there is just one kind of folks. Folks"(Lee 304)