Chapter 2/3: What does the advice from
Atticus to Scout reveal about these characters and their relationship? (Mr. Rossiter)
After Scout’s
troubles at school, the advice that Atticus gives his daughter allows Harper
Lee to further characterize this father/daughter relationship as one of respect
and trust. When Scout reveals the details of her frustrating day, Atticus takes
a moment to think, and then provides his fatherly advice. As they sit on the
porch together, he says: “…if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get
along better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person
until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin
and walk around in it” (Lee 39). Although Scout is only six-years-old, her
father never belittles her or her concerns. There is a sense of respect and
trust in this relationship. To make it easier for a six-year-old to grasp this
concept, he simply reveals it as a “trick,” almost like a little game Scout can
play with herself to get along “with all kinds of folks” from Maycomb, or from
other parts of the world with different “points of view.” This advice, in fact,
will make Scout more worldly as she begins to navigate her way in her new
surroundings. Even at a young age, Atticus’s approach to his daughter is to provide
life lessons. There is a level of respect and understanding in this
relationship. Scout trusts that when the confusing world is too hard to figure
out on her own, she can rely on her father to listen and provide the love,
support, and perhaps the next “trick” she needs to pick herself back up and
face the next challenge.
How will Scout do with her father’s advice? Do you get the sense
that Atticus has a different type of relationship with Jem? Why do you think
Atticus is this way? Do you agree or disagree with the way Atticus approaches
parenting?
Reminders:
·
Please be sure to proofread your
work.
·
Never use 1st person
in a post.
·
Mix up sentence length.
·
Use clear and concise language.
·
Limit quote length. Feel free to
use parts of a quote or break up a quote using an ellipsis.
TKAM Blog
Post Evaluation:
__Title (with chapter number, question, and name)
__Thesis Statement
__Context/Background
__Textual Evidence/Quotations (with
parenthetical citations)
__Supporting Details/Connections/Analysis
__Concluding Sentence
No comments:
Post a Comment