TKAM 1-3
Being an outsider or an "other"
Bringing History Alive
Miss. Caroline
Miss Carolie was an outsider because she was not from Maycomb and did not know what was normal of people in Maycomb. Such as how the Cunninghams never bring lunch or the Ewell's come on the first day and not the rest. "I thought I had made things sufficiently clear, it was clear enough for the rest of us" (pg 26).
Boo Radley
The Radley's were outsiders because of they way they lived. The never really left the house, and we very private people, Which was not comon for the people in the town of Maycomb. "The Radleys, welcome anywhere in town,kept to themselves, a predilection unforgivable in May comb."
Scout Finch
Scout Finch never "learned" to read, it just sort of came to her through her family. She says, "until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing," (23). Because of this, she is unlike her peers. She appreciates the freedom of reading, but her teacher wants her follow her strict educational rules. This further distances her from her community.
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"In the rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square" (pg 6).
"He didn't forget his lunch, he didn't have any. He had none today, nor would he have any tomorrow, or the next day" (pg 26).
"'Why does he pay you like that?' I asked.
'Because that's the only way he can pay me. He has no money.... The Cunninghams are country folks, farmers, and the crash hit them the hardest'" (pg. 27).
Building Truth through one's perspective
"I never looked forward more to anything in my life" (pg 20).
She is excited to start first grade and is expecting to learn plenty of new things.
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read" (pg 23).
After school, she had the mentality of never wanting to go back, living similarly to the Ewells purely because Miss Caroline told her she wasn't to read anymore.
Miss Caroline is very optimistic and expects her students to love her immediately, like a fairytale.
She came from a big city with high expections, where she probably didn't interact with as many poor people who were impacted by the Great Depression, therefore she didn't know how to deal with them.
An example of building their own truth and perspective would be similar to being in a one-sided relationship and not realizing the truth of the relationship.
The benefits of this would be seeing the good in everyone and being helpful. This could also reflect to dangers, like being taken advantage of, as well.
What it means to be "educated"
Atticus places a high importance on education and the ability to learn. Jem would rather be playing football or being outside, than sitting at a desk. He does not make any strides to understand the education system (24). Scout loves to learn, but is accustoms to how Atticus teaches and is not fond of change.
Miss Caroline believes that education is meant to be taught one way and is not open minded to other ways.
Calpurnia's way of being "educated" is knowing what is happening around you and is more on the lines of what could be called "street smart."
The Ewell's and the Cunninghams feel that education is a waist of time rather then a necessity.
Teachers were allowed to be aggressive with the ways that they reprimanded students, comparison to how they have to be today. There are more classes than your average math, science, history, and English.
Defining Gender
Scout deals with conflict betwen her brother and Dill by sitting with Miss Maudie on her front porch. This tells you that it was expected of girls to follow the gender roles placed upon them.
Scout is offend of being called a girl because, at that time, the title of "girl" was demeaning and officiated with being weak and small. Personally, I think that she wants to be like her brother and Dill, and she is upset when she is called a girl because she is the opposite of the typical stereotype. This shows that life in the 1930s contained gender bias towards women in general.
Learning life's lessons
At the end of chapter 5, she gets in trouble with Atticus although she did not want to participate in the boys plans and activities. The lesson she can take away from this instance was, if you are involved in something you do not want to do, speak up, and use your words to change your future (62-63).
Scout is learning outside of school through beneficial experiences with her friends. She continues to be taught by observing others, now known as the "sociocultural domain." She looks up to certain authorities to change her own activities. Atticus teaches her to read and live a successful life. Little of her knowledge is from the school setting.
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In her home, she is treated like an equal with the adults. This is proven by the fact that she calls her father "Atticus". This mutual respect helps her to understand her moral responsibilities to be kind to all. In terms of her learning, she understands that knowledge is more than just words from a textbook.
His parenting style contributes to his children's learning by treating them as his equal. He lets them be more independent than most children. By doing so, the children are forced to learn from their own mistakes. Atticus sets boundary when necessary, but he uses them sparingly.
Scouts first year of school tells us, that many people we effected by the Great Depression and do not have much because of that. Everyone's situation is different. Scout sees these things and views them as normal. It was normal to not be able to afford lunch, like the Cunninghams. Many people also value their learning and education very differently. Scout wants to learn, while other kids do not even care enough to go to school.