influence is essential for youth while growing up and learning what is "wrong" and

"right" in society. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it is seen

many times that Atticus is the influence in Scout's life. She learns more from

Atticus than she can from school, such as not to judge others until she sees the

world through their eyes. Atticus also explains that racism is a problem in their

society and ironically, Scout, who is just a child, can grasp these lessons while

the adults fail to see the problems that arise from racism. Also, some might find it

ironic that the place where learning is taught, the school, accepts racism, when it

should be teaching the very opposite. Some of Scout's most important lessons

are taught through the moral actions of Atticus, which in turn, gives Scout the

chance to gain knowledge she could not get in school.

First, one of Scout's important lessons taught from Atticus, was learning

not to judge others. "If you learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better

with all kinds of folks." (p 30) This shows Atticus giving advise to Scout and also

Maycomb work. They are able to go around and label each other and everyone

Atticus installing a sense of pride into Scout so that she becomes the person she

example for his kids that they should not always go along with the crowds and

when in fact, it is there, in school, where she should be learning it is wrong.

members of the class answered her: 'He's one of the Ewells, ma'am.'" (p 27).

first grade teacher on the first day of school. This shows how the people in

children can grasp the importance of eliminating racism and how they understand

relationship, but on a more mature level. By doing this, Scout is given the

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