Question

Atticus says, ‘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’ (Ch. 3, pg. 39). How is this advice taken or ignored in this chapter? Use the strongest evidence from the novel in your answer.

Answer 1

Atticus's advice to "climb into [someone's] skin and walk around in it" is ignored in chapter 3 of To Kill a Mockingbird when Scout contributes to rumors about Boo Radley and does not take Boo's feelings into account. If Scout had followed Atticus's advice, she would not have joined Jem and Dill's cruel game.

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