To Kill a Mockingbird has numerous insightful messages that are expressed at certain times. For example, when Jem says "Atticus is real old, but I wouldn't care of he couldn't do anything—I wouldn't care if he couldn't do a blessed thing" (Lee 99). This represents the respect Jem has for Atticus. It expresses how Jem doesn't care about Atticus' skills in life because he doesn't really find those as important. It is a difficult concept to understand but Jem doesn't mind what his father can and can't do, Atticus is still his hero because he is his father. It may be because Jem lost his mother when he was young and has Atticus in place of both a mother and a father. Regardless, Jem does not base his respect for Atticus on what he can and can not do, but rather his character.
The author incorporates messages through specific thoughts and actions of the characters. For instance, when Scout thinks "But [she] never figured out how Atticus knew [she] was listening, and it was not until many years later that [she] realized he wanted [Scout] to hear every word he said" (Lee 89). This expresses how Atticus had the full knowledge that Scout was listening to himself and his brother about their situation and wanted her to hear what they were saying. It revealed how Atticus wanted to raise his children and what he thought were wise boundaries. I can apply this to my own life because sometimes people do things a certain way to put on an appearance in order to be portrayed a certain way. This demonstrated how one can deceive another in order to benefit the one being deceived. Harper Lee uses the characters' thoughts and actions to get a message across.
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