At the end of Chapter 3, when Scout was trying to tell Atticus that she didn’t want to go to school and that she had misfortunes in school; Atticus told her that, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (pg 33) Atticus was trying to tell her that you couldn’t judge someone base on your own understanding or your own knowledge. You should view things on other people’s point of view. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to really understand the truth. Miss Caroline was new to the town, so it’s normal for her not knowing some rules in Maycomb. Therefore students shouldn’t mock her or criticize her for that.
In the book, when Miss Caroline didn't know about the family background of Cunninghams, Scout explained to her and then told her “You’re shaming him”, which makes Miss Caroline very embarrassed. In this case, Scout wasn’t seeing things from Miss Caroline’s point of view, which got her into trouble.
Another example would be, when Walter poured syrup on his food, she stopped him quite rudely. Calpurnia criticized her because she wasn’t realizing that Walter was a guest, and that people don’t eat the same way like they do, and that she shouldn’t treat people differently because she thinks she’s better than others. In both examples, Scout was in trouble because she wasn’t walking in someone’s skin and she wasn’t viewing things on other people’s point of view.
In the book, when Miss Caroline didn't know about the family background of Cunninghams, Scout explained to her and then told her “You’re shaming him”, which makes Miss Caroline very embarrassed. In this case, Scout wasn’t seeing things from Miss Caroline’s point of view, which got her into trouble.
Another example would be, when Walter poured syrup on his food, she stopped him quite rudely. Calpurnia criticized her because she wasn’t realizing that Walter was a guest, and that people don’t eat the same way like they do, and that she shouldn’t treat people differently because she thinks she’s better than others. In both examples, Scout was in trouble because she wasn’t walking in someone’s skin and she wasn’t viewing things on other people’s point of view.