Wednesday, March 12, 2014

In "To Kill a Mockingbird", what does Atticus tell Scout when she says she doesn't want go back to school because of Miss Caroline?

This is the point where Atticus teaches Scout to "step into someone's skin and walk around a bit" or to see things from others' points of view. Atticus asks Scout to consider Miss Caroline's feelings--she's in a new town with a new job and she doesn't know anyone or any of the customs. He tries to get Scout to understand the first day of school is difficult for MIss Caroline as well.



Atticus also makes Scout a deal: they'll keep reading the newspaper at night as long as Scout agrees to keep going to school. Very quickly, Atticus teaches his young daughter the adult concepts of empathy and compromise.

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