To Kill A Mockingbird Stepping Into Someone Else's Shoes Analysis
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In, "To Kill a Mockingbird" Harper Lee implements the theme of "stepping into someone else's shoes" throughout the novel. Of the many appearances this theme makes, the most instrumental three is; Scouts first day at school, when the reader is first introduced to the motif, Scout's small talk with which Mr. Cunningham comprehending Atticus's position, and Scout's grasp of Mayella's social situation. This motif is very important to the structure of the novel, as it progresses Scouts maturity throughout the novel.
Scout learns more than school work on her first day at school. Atticus teaches her that people have other views, and come from different points of view and backgrounds. This is the first time in the novel that it is made clear to Scout that other people are raised up differently. Atticus explains to Scout that she cant understand a persons ways "until you climb into his skin and walk around in it"(33). This is important because Scout views people later by this way, something she hasn’t done in the novel so far.…show more content… she did this by setting Mr. Cunningham in a position that allows him to view Atticus by Atticus's shoes. This is significant because not only did it save Atticus from a beating but it saved the structure of the novel. Would Atticus respect himself if he got beat? Would his children mind him? Not only did she save Atticus from a beating, but also put Mr. Cunningham in Atticus's shoes. If Atticus was to come home beat, the structure of the novel would