Lessons LearnedHarper Lee tells a story called “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Where a father named Atticus teaches his children valuable information for their lives. In this article, we will begin with an introduction of a brief summary of the book, considering the three lessons that Atticus passed on to his children. Given why one of the three lessons is the most important. Finally a conclusion given by summarizing the general points of the essay. The novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” begins with one of the main characters, Scout begins as a very immature girl, not knowing the prejudices in which she lives. As the story progresses, Scout learns about this era from the children and people around her who accuse her father, Atticus, of being a black lover back then, it was an insult. The Boy Scouts' father was brave in helping a black man accused of raping a white girl. There's a part in the book that talks about shooting many blue jays but not shooting a mockingbird because it's a sin. This refers to Tom in the story. It means like a mockingbird because all mockingbirds do is sing for our pleasure and stay away from evil, so if you kill them it's a sin. The reason Tom is the mockingbird of the story is because he stays out of danger and is accused of a crime and in the end he is ultimately guilty and dies. Having a father who supports a man of color, he teaches his children good lessons, starting with tolerance. Atticus teaches his children tolerance. How he does this is when he was assigned to the Tom Robison case, which he teaches that color doesn't matter. For example, "You're not really a nigger lover, are you?" I certainly am. I try my best to love everyone... I'm tough, sometimes - baby, it's never an insult to... middle of paper ...... Scout and Jem were seen as children who were their father helping an African-American and not a white man. They had to be strong and have the courage not to believe what people said or feel bad. But be proud of what their father did to show them that no one should be judged or considered an animal. Tolerance and judgment would fit into the lesson of courage because you need courage, tolerance, you need courage from people's judgments. Courage seems to me to be that of a person being a strong human. This lesson was passed on to Scout and Jem. We will end this article with the most important lesson Atticus taught his children. There might be a question between how Scout and Jem deliver these lessons and whether they have ever seen in their lives the things that Atticus has done for them. Work cited Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird. New York: Hachette Book Group USA, 1982. Print.