To Stand on the PorchModern LiteratureThroughout the events of Maycomb's trial, Atticus's most important advice to Scout is that "you never truly understand a person until you didn't consider things from his point of view. view…until you climb into its skin and walk around in it. (Lee, 30) As society's prejudices surround Scout and Jem, Atticus encourages them to cultivate respect within themselves; not just for other races, but for everyone. Throughout “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Harper Lee traces Scout’s growing respect for outsiders, for her attackers, and ultimately for Boo Radley. During her first year of school, Scout has no respect for anyone different from her. An example of this is her treatment of Walter Cunningham, who is at best careless and at worst ruthless: after an explanation of Walter's habits gets him in trouble with Miss Caroline, she later finds him in the schoolyard and attack. After Jem invites Walter to dinner, Scout shows her contempt for Walter's newfound dignity, commenting, "By the time we reached our steps, Walter had forgotten that he was a Cunningham." » (Lee, 23) She shows marked disapproval of the way he eats and she decides to eat in the kitchen rather than join Walter and the others at the table. However, as Scout gains experience and maturity, she begins to put aside her differences with others. She befriends Walter and asks Aunt Alexandra if she can play with him. Aunt Alexandra dismays Scout with the same prejudice against the Cunninghams that Scout had two years before: "Jean Louise will not invite Walter Cunningham into this house... Because – he – is – trash, that's why you can't play with him. . I won't have you near him, going back to his habits and...... middle of paper......... It was just a fantasy. We would never see it. (Lee, 242) Eventually, however, when Boo Radley saves Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell, she is able to see him for what he is: as a man. Scout makes her final judgment on Boo in the final paragraphs of the book, as she refers to the Gray Ghost: "and Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things... Atticus, he was real. well..." (Lee, 281) "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee is a book primarily focused on racial prejudice, but it is even more focused on everyday prejudice. Scout learns, through the events of the story, how to treat everyone she encounters; whether they are outliers, naysayers, or enigmas with respect and dignity. Through experience and maturation, she ultimately learns to “. climb into his skin and walk around in it. Harper Lee