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To kill a mockingbird


            The novel to Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, deals with a single father teaching his children to face the world and those in it with open minds. In a time when racism was strong and having a different opinion wasn't highly regarded, he enforced individualistic ideas upon his children. Atticus uses the wisdom of his words and the strength of his actions to inspire them to follow their hearts. He stresses the importance of being fair, courteous, and not discriminating against people who are different. The way Atticus brings his children up is similar to the techniques used today, which prove to be affective for both Jem and Scout's learning experience. Atticus' parenting techniques include those of both words and his own actions while trying to instill an open mind into his children; he uses affective parental teachings similar to those being administered currently.
             Atticus teaches Jem and Scout through explaining the lessons that he models. Atticus demonstrates one of his most important teachings in this quotation, "Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit em but remember it's a sin to kill a mocking bird."" (p. 90). Atticus says this because mockingbirds don't act destructively towards humans, and are defenseless. This quote also applies to humans who are defenseless and don't cause trouble. Atticus' teachings are also displayed when he explains to scout how people shouldn't be judged especially if you don't know them. "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his view "until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."" (P. 30).
             Besides the words Atticus uses to teach his children he also exemplifies positive actions in his daily life that will help the children see how they should respond in various situations. Atticus defended Tom Robinson to the best of his ability even though the rest of Maycomb believed he shouldn't have taken the case nonetheless do a good job defending the black man.


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