Learning Experiences(To Kill A

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She learns how to see her
from the teachers point of view; she tries to judge the Cunninghams and the Ewells from
their side; she bears the insults of the town and particularly the apperent viciousness of
Mrs. Duboes. From all of these, she learns to look at the individuality of the others!

For Scout, courage is most often something with physical act and involves
personal danger. It is very difficult for Scout to see that greater courage is often required
in other places of life. Scout learns that the greatest courage can be found in a situation
where a person knows that he is going to lose and still continues to fight. To prove this,
Miss Lee first had Scout observe her father perform a physical act of courage when he
shoots the charging mad dog. Then Scout encounters the seemingless vinductiveness of
Mrs. Dubose. After this she dies, Atticus explains to them how courageous the lady was
because she knew she was dying but was determined to die free of ...

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