Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Life Lessons
One of the themes in To Kill a Mockingbird is the idea of "coming of age." In other words, the process of a child transforming into an adult (some would say "loss of innocence"). What are some lessons Scout and Jem have learned about life up through Chapter 25 that have opened their eyes to the adult world? What is a life lesson that has stood out to you? Be specific with your thoughts.
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one big life lesson that they learned is repeating itself everyday atticus shows them what right and wrong and how to act in certain situations and how they need to be as adults
ReplyDeletean important lesion is that life isn't always fair. for example, when there at the courthouse and see that the jury found tom robinson guilty even thou he was innocent and there was lots of evidence supporting his innocence. a few lesions are fairness and being an adult.
ReplyDeleteThe main thing that they learned is about fairness and treatment of others. Mainly how blacks are treated and how that it is not very fair. Every body, no matter what color or size or shape should be able to have a fair chance or equal opportunity. In this case it was how Tom was treated unfair because of his color. He deserved a fair trial and Atticus tried. Scout and Jem seen what life was like and how unfair it was to blacks.
ReplyDeleteThey mainly learned concepts about blacks and how they should be treated equally like everyone else. They learned everyone deserves a fair trial, Everyone's different, meaning that people may be different shape, size, and color. The life lesson I took to heart was the one about everyone deserves a fair trial. I pick this lesson because it really shows people that Atticus is willimg to do anything if it is for the good or it is right
ReplyDeleteOne life lesson is that everything is not fair. An example of that is that a black person will always loose to a white person and that a black person is looked at very differently that a white person. I think that is one life lesson that they have learned.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that they learned is that there are different races and that they are equal to you even though they are a different color, speak a different language, or have different beliefs. This is one that stuck out to me. The reason it stuck out to me is that Cascade has become a diverse town in the last five to ten years. We have had to welcome them even though they are very different then us.
ReplyDeleteOne life lesson would be that not everything is equal. Some people have different conditions at home so they get by with more things.
ReplyDeleteScout has learned that young girls aren't supposed to be outside playing sports or being a tomboy, they should be inside the house helping in the kitchen; become more lady like. Scout and Jem have both learned that some parts of life are just not fair, one thing not being fair was racism. Everybody has a right to a fair trial; which Tom Robinson didn't receive.
ReplyDeleteOne lesson that I learned was that things aren't always fair because the trial was not fair to Tom. Tom should not have been accused because there was lots of evidence that he should have been innocent.
ReplyDeleteOne of the lessons that this chapter has taught me is that you shouldn't let society blind you from what is truly right. The jury in Tom's trial let THE rule of society blind them from the truth in the trial. Its sad because Tom would have had the jury in the palm of his hand if he wasn't black. because of this slight different in appearance, he was sent to jail. This is a lesson that this book has taught me.
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ReplyDeleteOne thing that they learned was that life isn't fair at all. They learned this only because they were at Tom Robinson's trial. They learned that not all people are nice and what is NOT a fair trial.
ReplyDeleteScout and Jem have learned that life isn't how it should be and that it isn't fair that people will be discriminated against. Atticus told Jem and scout that people will be discriminated against until the end of time because of basic human nature. Jem thinks that the case was unjust but Atticus tells him that he sees improvement in people and that people are slowly getting better. Instead of the case taking minutes to find the verdict, it took the stand around 2 hours which means people are starting to see the light about how people should be treated equally.
ReplyDeleteOne big lesson was that life is unfair on terms of how others are treated or treat other people. When they were viewing the trial, they said that Tom Robinson was guilty even though he was innocent and had a good amount of evidence to back him up. That lesson stood out to me because its true, but not every one follows it all the time. Scout and Jem got to view the unfairness while they were watching the trial. Jem felt bad about it, but couldn't do anything to help.
ReplyDeleteI think a life lesson they learned was to not judge people based on what other people tell them. Jem and Scout have learned that they should get to know someone first. This is the same lesson that stuck out to me, even though some people may spread rumors or tell you things about other people doesn't mean that it's true. It's better to ask the person themselves, not believe everything you hear.
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ReplyDelete1.) The life lesson that myself, Jem, and Scout have learned throughout the book and my own life is that not everyone is fair. People will judge you, frown upon your choices, and say everything you do is wrong! But what you need to realize is that it's your life. The only opinion that matters is your own and you need to do what's the best decision for you, not anyone else.
DeleteThe lesson that Scout and Jem are just now learning is that not everyone is treated equally, although they should be. Jem and Scout were brought up to think that black people are lesser, but still people. Now that the trial is going on, they realize that Tom Robinson did nothing wrong, but is being treated with such injustice. This lesson really stands out to me because I can apply it to life, not with race, but with anything.
ReplyDeleteScout and Jem have learned that people aren't treated the same especially different races. Even nice black people won't be treated as good as mean white people would be treated. One life lesson that stood out to me is that you can't change how other people treat one another, but you can change how YOU treat people.
ReplyDeleteI think Scout and Jem learned many lessons in this book. From the beginning of the book to where we are at now, Scout has changed so much. She has grown to be more of an adult mentally. She is faced with things that many children her age do not face. One of the things I think she grew from is Tom Robinson's case. She got to experience the emotional pain by seeing Tom be convicted as guilty. She knew that he was innocent, so going through the whole trial and then finding out he was guilty made her realize that life isn't always fair, especially for colored people. A life lesson that has stood out to me is "treat others the way you want to be treated." This lesson has stood out to me because it makes me think before I act. It makes me realize how other people feel when I don't treat them right. Another life lesson that stood out to me is "a person is a person, no matter how small." This has stood out to me because it portrays that at conception, a life is created. It shows that when an abortion is made, a person dies. The last case that sticks out to me is the Treyvon Martin case. This stands out to me because Treyvon was just walking down the street when he was shot. The person who shot him claims that he looked like he was up to no good. This whole case could not have happened if someone wasn't judging someone else. If we all went around destroying things or people that look bad, the world would be a mess. I think everyone needs to think more before they act.
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