In To Kill a Mockingbird, the details of the trial are very adult. Do you think that it is appropriate for Scout to go to the trial? Do you think that she understands what is the charge against Tom Robinson? Do you think that parents should sometimes not
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Dylan N.
5/22/2013 02:14:57 am
I think that though Scout is there she likely doesn't understand it. She might think that she understand what is going on but chances are at the age of 9 she doesn't really know. An example of this is Christmas kids think that it is about Santa and presents but don't understand that that it has a religious meaning. I think that the kids could be at the trial. i don't think scout quite understand what is going on. She probably doesn't understand the magnitude of the case and what could happen to Tom Robinsn. Scout probably didn't know what was happening the night before and what she did might have stopped it. It took until Atticus told her the next day that she might have understood what she did.
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Dontae
5/22/2013 06:03:47 am
I believe that Scout should be allowed to go wherever she wants that doesn't have an age limit. I think that if Scout wants to go to the Trial it is all on her if she hears or sees thing that she never wished to see. I think that she gets the gist of the trial but doesn't completely understand everything that is happening. I think that parents should allow their children to do what they want as in an effect that that they could get scared while doing it and never have the curiosity to do it again.
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Joshua K
5/22/2013 10:14:21 pm
I think Scout should be allowed to go to the trail and watch it even though it seems so adult. This is mostly due to the fact she doesn't understand it, as she isn't old enough or mature enough. There is also nothing that says she can't, unless a parent says so but Atticus doesn't seem to mind. Even though Atticus is straightforward to children, Scout doesn't seem to understand the charges against Tom Robinson. While somtimes parents should be strict, other times they should appear to be a bit more leniant.
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Seren G.
5/22/2013 10:25:55 pm
In the trial, Scout's father demanded that Scout should go home and he doesn't find appropriate for Scout to be in the trial. I think her father is right because Scout is very young and the conversations are not appropriate for Scout. Scout is very young to understand the conversations. Even though Scout doesn't understand the conversations , she can understand some of them and it is not appropriate for a young person. These conversations are appropriate when Scout is older so she can undertstand better and correctly. So , I think Atticus is right that Scout should not be in the trial.
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Mackenzie C.
5/22/2013 10:33:07 pm
I believe that if a child Scout and Dill's age hears about something like rape, they will get curious. If they sit in an extensive conversation about it they are bound to want to know what it is they just listened to. Even if they didn't understand at the time of the trial exactly what was going on, they would make an effort to learn, and in doing so would expose themselves to worse things than the original trial was. I believe that it should be the parents choice whether or not the child should be at the trial, simply because only the parent knows just how far that child will go to understand what they just listened to.
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Hedda
5/22/2013 11:17:57 pm
Yes, the case is very much adult talk. Since Scout is ten I think she is old enough to know about it and what is happening to him, but I don’t think it is necessary for her to go to the trial. I think she understands what is happening to him, she might have asked Jem or Attius some questions but I think she gets the basic idea. When children are young parents don’t have to tell them everything of the truth, but they should tell them some of it or at least what is going on.
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Jared
5/23/2013 01:16:34 am
I think that it is ok for Scout to be at the trail. I believe that Scout does not understand what the trail is really about. I do not think she knows what the charges are against Tom and I think see should learn how a courtroom works for if she ever feels like following in her father’s footsteps. She should not hear about some of the stuff that is going on during the trail but most of it she should. I also believe that she should see what her father does for a living.
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Maxwell.R
5/23/2013 06:16:54 am
Really, Scout shouldn't be in the trail because her parent doesn't know. I'm not her parent and I can only speculate from what Judge Taylor. And he said that it was the parent's supervision and their own decision. So that being said only Atticus can say no to Scout and Jem. Which he seems disappointed when he finds them in the top balcony.
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morgan
5/24/2013 06:32:17 am
Ii think that Scout would have found out in other ways what was going on in her town with racium and even though it was propably improper for her to be ther she would have found out about those things one way or another. I think she understands that Tom is being charged for somthing very seriouse. However I don't think she knows what he is has exactly been charged with. I think it is the parents choice of when their kids are exposed to it and that if they think they are ready for what would be said in that court room than that is thair choice.
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Shane. F
5/24/2013 09:45:18 pm
Scout had snuck out to see this trial. Atticus did not know they were there. Scout had heard everything, but was it appropriate? I do believe that Scout should have been able to attend the trial. She was going to learn about all this anyway. It was right for her to learn about it then so she would not do the same thing.
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Antonija
5/26/2013 02:01:57 am
Scout should not have been to trial, because her dad didnt want her there. Eventhough she went there she did not understand the situation, Scout only understood that her father was hiding something from her and she wanted to see what is it. She was hiding from him and all she knew he wanted to protect Tom. I think parents are the only ones that can control their own children, but the fact that Scout didn't follow his directions he would probably desapointed and more strict with her.
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Gabriel H.
5/26/2013 03:47:55 am
I think Scout should be allowed to go to the trial. This trial is very important and she deserves to see what her father is trying so hard to defend. I don't think Scout knows what the charges against Tom Robinson are, because she asked Atticus what Rape was and he answered in a way she didn't understand. Scout may, however, be able to piece together some information on what the charges are. I think the parents should be able to chose if their children go to a trial with sensitive topics such as this one.
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Charles T.
5/26/2013 10:15:12 pm
It is not appropiate for Scout to go to the Tom Robinson trial because of what the charges are and the fact that Atticus does not want her to go to the trial because of it. I don't think that Scout really understands what the trial is about she just wants to do something that Atticus dosen't want her to do because she is going through the disobediant phase. Children should not be told of trials or things like this because of how it can affect them in the long run.
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Valentin G.
5/27/2013 05:28:08 am
In my opinion, Scout should both be and to be allowed to attend the trial. She is, after all, just a child. She may not understand why Tom Robinson has been charged of or what it meant, but by attending tthe trial, Scout might find out what "to abuse" someone really means. In addition, she may also learn that there are very different people out there; people like she had never seen before; gruesome, vicious, and extraordinary. That there are people who lie, just to please their own needs. Scout, by attending the trial, WILL learn what race discrimination really meant, that there is no immeadiate cure to it, but can be eventually overpowered by equality. I think that the trial of Tom Robinson is appropriate for Scout.
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Maria Melton
5/29/2013 12:13:31 am
Scout should go, because she knows enough. Though she may NOT know everything, she can learn more. Scout may not understand everything that'll be going in through the trial, she does know the hatred and the ways the blacks are being treated. Scout is aware of the segregation that is going on. She may not understand the fact a white person could lie through the entire trial and the black could lose either way. It's a great learning experience that Scout can use toward the future.
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Jett.S
5/30/2013 10:44:13 pm
I think that scout should be able to go to the trial because it's learning experince for her. it's a chance for her too see true jutice happen and for her to learn and improve her judement skils better. i beilve scout has a good enough understanding ono the court charge on Tom to realise it's not good. There are also times when parrents should not let kids do stuff, for instance if the crime was showing evidence of dead bodies then yeah that's a no go for the kids
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Jacquon.S
5/30/2013 10:47:48 pm
I think Scout should be allowed to go to the trail, even though she only understands some of the things going on. She is only being told by some people what Tom Robinson did was right or wrong. She doesn’t understand why it is right or wrong though. Atticus didn’t know that they were there, but if he did know, he would probably send them home.
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Nash
5/30/2013 10:49:58 pm
I do not think that Scout should have been in the courtroom because the trial is about the rape of a white women by a black man, and such a topic is inappropriate for a child the age of nine. I understand that she wants to be there because her father is representing the accused, but the courtroom is no place for a child. all-in-all I think that she should not have been there because the topic is really only suitable for adults and not nine year old children.
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Alex J.
6/1/2013 10:23:03 pm
I think it is appropriate for Scout to be present at the case of Tom Robinson. Life happens and everybody will be exposed to events like these so you might as well start young so you can be experienced with it. I think that Scout has somewhat of a basic idea of what is happening. I think she doesn't quite understand the full extent of things. I don't think she understands the act of "rape" or what the punishments are for it. Parents should sometimes not let their kids hear a case like this at Scout's young age, but a case of theft or something like that wouldn't really be that inappropriate for a child.
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Jesus Sarabia
6/5/2013 05:55:04 am
Scout wasn't supposed to be there, but she was anyway. Scout probably had a while to figure out what the whole trial was all about and what the conviction meant. The adult conversation of the court may have been to much for her ears but she cusses anyway. For all we know, she might have picked up a few words. Scout just wasn't seen by Atticus but she knew that she shouldn't have been there the whole time. It was her decision.
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