In
,speaks withabout her first day at school. Scout says that she doesn't want to go back. She
tells Atticus about her teacher, Miss Caroline, who told her to tell Atticus to stop teaching
her how to read. Miss Caroline also punished Scout by striking her across her hand with a ruler.
Atticus tells Scout,
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.
In other words, Atticus suggests that Scout
should try harder to empathize with people, including Miss Caroline. After all, Miss Caroline is
new to Maycomb County and must be finding it hard to adjust.
In, Calpurnia
takes Atticus through to the kitchen to show him all of the gifts of food that the African
Americans of Maycomb County have left for him to express their gratitude for the effort he put
into his defense of Tom Robinson. In response, "Atticus's eyes filled with tears." He
tells Calpurnia to pass on the...
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