To elucidate, study of each character is imperative. While the story map caters to the social unrest in America at that time, the character’s map talk about lack of empathy in people, in general.īe it bravery and cowardice tolerance compassion conscience reason societal expectations and prejudice, Lee encapsulated each theme with excellence.
The story in itself talks about various social and behavioral issues, parallel-ly creating a subtle complexity that is a treat for a reader. ‘They’ve done it before and they did it tonight and they’ll do it again and when they do it - it seems that only children weep.’ The jury of distinguished adults couldn’t reason as rationally as a child could and did. Had it been an adult character, the sense of propriety would have sugar coated the conversation.Īnother inference of story in the epigraph can be traced to the moment when Jem questions his father (Atticus) about Tom’s conviction. Scout paints the picture as it is: an innocent little girl making racial remarks and regarding people of colour as the true reciprocal of the society. “Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.”įor starters, the story is from the viewpoint of a child Scout, it was through him that Lee was able to present the story objectively. The epigraph of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ catches the essence of the story in the most beautiful manner. And one learns these soft skills by the most efficient teacher – Life. Dealing with such colourful personalities requires one to be equipped with certain skill set. Ironically, the subjectiveness of ‘normality’ in itself is an abstract. While a part of the mob understands the extensiveness of it, most of us tend to turn a blind eye to what seems “abnormal” to us. The spectrum of human behavior is vast and wide.
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