In Harper Lee’s book Mockingbird, Attic tells the scout “‘More people [are nice], Scout, when you finally see them'” (281). The scout learns this lesson in many ways throughout the book, such as with Dolph Raymond, whom he thinks is a “bad man” because of Jem’s description of him (200). But after Dill thinks some of the townspeople have started drinking whiskey, Dill looks up and says, “‘Spider, it ain’t nothing but Coca-Cola'” (200).
Having learned the matter, and the rest of the town, assuming that D. Raimundus can drink, every time he unjustly judges himself to be whether o. k. a man and not a “bad man,” as he had previously thought (200). Another Scout ends up changing his mind about Boo Radley. At the beginning of the book, Dill, Jem, and Scout are playing where Boo shoots Mrs. Radley and they believe that he comes out at night to feed the animals and through the windows of men. His stereotype is changed at the end of the book when he saves Boo’s life and Scout takes Boo home and realizes, “We gave him nothing and it made me sad” and “Atticus was right. He once said you never really know a man until you stand in barefoot and they will walk in them in Radley’s gallery was enough.” (278, 279) When he actually meets Boo, he learns that eating his squirrel, the picture of him peeking out the window is very wrong and that he is a nice person. The third person Scout eventually learns is the “real nice” Aunt Alexandra (281).
The scout at first believes that all Aunt Alexandra cares about is the lady and the family’s reputation and is completely against what Atticus is doing for Tom Robinson. The detective’s thoughts “Aunty had a way of clarifying what is Best For The Family” were put to rest when Atticus tells them about Tom being sent to prison and Aunt Alexandra looks worried saying “Are they trying to stop him? Don’t they give him? and “This is the last straw, Atticus” (129, 235). From this the Scout shows that Aunt Alexandra is more agreeable to Atticus and cares more than a lady. Another example of the Scout learning someone is really “real nice” is in his first
