To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel of many lessons, by Harper Lee. Scout and Jem are the main characters about six and ten at the beginning. One of the lessons they learned was about judging people before you really know them. 42
A lesson Scout learned from Boo was about judging people. All the kids in the area thought Boo was very mean and hurt people. Boo was a really nice person but Scout didn't think this. He saved their life risking his own. He put gifts in a tree so Scout and Jem could find them. Boo was very giving, he gave soap dolls, a broken watch, and more. Boo gave them their life, by running with a knife and risking there own. He turned out being very shy, sweet and needs Scout to talk him home. They thought he was very bi
Mrs. Dubose was an old lady and Scout thought she just loved being mean. Mrs. Dubose was always yelling and putting people down. She always made Jem and Scout mad. Jem always tried to stay nice but it was hard for him. "Your Fathers no better then the niggers and trash he working for," said Mrs. Dubose. This really made Jem and Scout upset, but they keep calm, even though they were steaming mad inside. Atticus was telling Jem, "According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew." Mrs. Dubose was dying and she stopped her drugs to die faster. Jem and Scout realized that she was brave and not all that mean after all. Scout learned that she didn't know that Mrs. Dubose was so brave. 137
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