Moral Education In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Moral Education of Children
The definition of moral is, ¨concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character¨ - Google. Moral education is parents teaching children the moral concepts, what is right and wrong. Many parents have different views on moral education of children. Some parents may teach their kids to act differently depending on where they live and their background. There are certain things that schools can not teach children. Parents have to take moral education into their hands. In ¨To Kill a Mockingbird¨, Atticus has many of his own teachings for the children. Also in the novel, the neighbors and society had a big effect on the children. In today's world, many children like …show more content…
By this he means that you can not stereotype/ judge people until you have put yourself in their life and imagined with life would be like if you were that person. You would also have to see life and society from their view. For example, Boo Radley who lives down the street the Finch family, is seen by society as a person who eats squirrels and only leaves his house at night to roam the neighborhood. Scout and Jem believe this and begin to judge Boo based on how society sees him. By the end of the book, Scout puts herself in Boo’s shoes and sees life from his perspective. She becomes more forgiving and understanding of Boo. She begins to understand why Boo has remained in his house his whole life. He stayed in his house because others were judging him before they put themselves in his shoes. Because Scout used her morals, she was able to truly understand Boo Radley. Atticus’ teachings have helped the children, it has helped them to become more understanding and less judgemental of others. It was not just Atticus who contributed to moral education of the children, society and the neighbors also
The definition of moral is, ¨concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character¨ - Google. Moral education is parents teaching children the moral concepts, what is right and wrong. Many parents have different views on moral education of children. Some parents may teach their kids to act differently depending on where they live and their background. There are certain things that schools can not teach children. Parents have to take moral education into their hands. In ¨To Kill a Mockingbird¨, Atticus has many of his own teachings for the children. Also in the novel, the neighbors and society had a big effect on the children. In today's world, many children like …show more content…
By this he means that you can not stereotype/ judge people until you have put yourself in their life and imagined with life would be like if you were that person. You would also have to see life and society from their view. For example, Boo Radley who lives down the street the Finch family, is seen by society as a person who eats squirrels and only leaves his house at night to roam the neighborhood. Scout and Jem believe this and begin to judge Boo based on how society sees him. By the end of the book, Scout puts herself in Boo’s shoes and sees life from his perspective. She becomes more forgiving and understanding of Boo. She begins to understand why Boo has remained in his house his whole life. He stayed in his house because others were judging him before they put themselves in his shoes. Because Scout used her morals, she was able to truly understand Boo Radley. Atticus’ teachings have helped the children, it has helped them to become more understanding and less judgemental of others. It was not just Atticus who contributed to moral education of the children, society and the neighbors also