C4-Tolerance+Essay

What is it to be tolerant? The word tolerant is defined as “able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition”. The importance of tolerance is still relevant today. Without tolerance segregation would still be legal, minorities would still be oppressed and taken advantage of, and most of all it would make racism and bigotry acceptable, which by today’s standards, it is not. In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” the author Harper Lee uses and teaches the theme of tolerance by using an array of colorful characters. First of all would be Scout Finch, the daughter of Atticus Finch, and the narrator of the novel. Next would be Mrs. Dubose, a seemingly nasty and horrible old woman afflicted by a horribly painful disease. Lastly would be Atticus Finch, father of Jem and Scout Finch, and a lawyer. These three characters convey the theme of tolerance the best of any characters in the novel.

f I had to describe Scout as tolerance I would have to say that she’s just an ordinary little girl. Tolerance fits for Scout because she’s really friendly to everyone. She’s really friendly to her family her maid whose African American and her neighbors.

Harper (she and I are on a first name basis) Chose Mrs. Dubose as a character to be tolerated, not as a symbol of tolerance but as a character to be tolerated. She was diagnosed with cancer and is trying to come off her morphine addiction. Her only sense of tolerance is when she lefts Jem in to her house to read to her.

Probably the best and most obvious use of the theme of tolerance would be the character Atticus Finch. He is a man who respects every person was he would respect himself no matter if they were black, white, female, male etc. A good example of that would be that he respects his own children so highly that he has them refer to him by his first name, because when you use a name like “Father” it gives the sense that he is above you, and Atticus doesn’t believe above anyone or anyone is above him. Though the best use of the theme with Atticus would be a quote he says in the novel, “You don’t know anyone until you have crawled into their skin and walked around”, which essentially means don’t judge their actions until you know the reason why they do it.

In conclusion these three characters are the best examples of the theme of tolerance in Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”. The theme is used differently with each character. With Scout the theme is used subtly, with Mrs. Dubose guilt is used to convey the theme, and the character Atticus himself is an embodiment of Harper Lee’s theme in the book.

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this is a horrible piece of writing-not helpful at all

I liked the introduction till you started naming people with tolerance, that personally ruined it.