In the early chapters of To Kill a
Mockingbird, Atticus is constantly reminding Jem and Scout to respect their
neighbors. One example comes when the children try to deliver Boo Radley a note--with a
fishing pole. Atticus catches them in the act. Although Atticus is directly addressing
Jem, his stern advice is for Scout and Dill as well.
"I'm going to tell you something and tell you one
time: stop tormenting that man. That goes for the other two of
you."
Another example comes
when Scout nonchalantly uses the "N" word in a conversation with Atticus after Cecil
Jacobs announced in the school yard that Atticus defends "niggers." Scout had defended
her father against the charge, but she really didn't understand what it
meant.
"Don't
say nigger, Scout. That's common."
"'s what everybody at school
says."
"From now on, it'll be everybody less
one--"
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