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Scout, Jem and Calpurnia are judged when they go to the "Black Church." Cal is attacked because she brought Scout and Jem, who are white, to the "Black Church." All throughout the story the racism is one sided (whites discriminating blacks), so the judgement of white children by black people is quite a change in the story. This is another prime example of the theme "don't judge a book by its cover."
Chapter 1
In chapter one, Scout, Jem, and Dill are all intruiged by Boo Radley. They heard stories of how Boo was an evil and mean person. The kids heard stories about Boo's past, so the children as well as other citizens of Maycomb judged Boo as an insane man because of what they have heard. This judgement continues until the final scene when Boo's real identity is revealed. Boo is judged by his "cover" (the stories about him).
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Chapter 1
In Chapter 11, there are a couple examples of the theme "don't judge a book by its cover." For example, Mrs. Dubose insults Atticus because Atticus is defending a black man but he was just doing his job and he doesn't discriminate blacks. Mrs. Dubose also insults the children, and the kids think she is evil and rude. Little do the kids know, Mrs. Dubose is actually very ill and is suffering. She is not in the best state of mind, but the kids judge her based on what she says not knowing the other problems she is dealing with.
Chapter 19
At this point in the story, we are well into the Tom Robinson trial. With all of the evidence and testimonies, the reader and the citizens of Maycomb are led to believe that Bob Ewell beat his own daughter. This is another example of the theme "don't judge a book by its cover" because it is shown that just because a man is white and testifying against a black man does not mean the white man is always telling the truth.
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Chapter 21
In chapter 21, Tom's guilty verdict is finally delivered. Desite all of the evidence and facts in Tom's favour, the jury still votes him guilty because he is black. If this is not an example of "don't judge a book by its cover" than I don't know what is!
In Chapter 15, the mob gathered at the jail that had Tom Robinson inside of it while Atticus sat out front guarding. Soon after the mob gathers, Scout, Jem, and Dill arrive. The kids reveal themselves to try and aid Atticus, and eventually Scout picks Mr. Cunningham out of the crowd because she knows his son and begins talking to him about his son. She is able to get a few words out of Mr. Cunningham, and this causes Mr. Cunningham and the rest of the crowd to leave. This shows that although Mr. Cunningham appeared to be after Tom, he does have some mixed feelings about Tom's case. Mr. Cunningham appeared as if he wanted to lynch Tom because of the mob he was with, but if you look beyond that, Mr. Cunningham was a much more reasonable man.
Chapter 2
During chapter 2, Scout's teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher, is very judgemental of some of her students. She does not understand the circumstances of which they live in so she is very harsh towards them. For example, she is angry at Scout because Scout can read (Atticus taught her). Later on, Walter Cunningham does not have a lunch, and Miss Caroline offers to pay for his lunch if he will pay her back the next day. Scout explains to her teacher that Walter comes from a poor family and won't be able to pay her back. Miss Caroline doesn't understand so she becomes angry and slaps Scout's hand. Miss Caroline judges her students by their "cover" because she thinks all of the children are the same / equal.
Chapter 12
Again in chapter 12, we see an example of the theme "don't judge a book by its cover". We discover that Tom Robinson's wife cannot get work because her husband is an accused rapist, although there hasn't even been a verdict and the accusations by Bob Ewell could and probably are false.
In Chapter 14, Dill runs away from his "loving and caring family" because he did not get a whole lot of attention. This displays our theme because everyone thought that he had come from a perfect family and had a great life based on the stories Dill had told, but in reality didn't get the full attention that he had wanted and needed from them. You shouldn't judge a book by its cover even if the "cover" seems great. "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."
In Chapter 10, Atticus shoots a rabid dog,
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never thought that Atticus was the type to be into hunting or shooting. They also thought that he was too old to shoot or have good aim. The kids found out that Atticus was such a good shot that they used to call him "one shot Finch"
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In chapter 20, the theme of "don't judge a book by its cover" is relevant. Dill and Scout run into Dolphus Raymond. Dolphus reveals that he is not a drunk, he just drinks so people have an explanation for his lifestyle, which includes hanging around black people and having children with a black woman.
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Chapter 24
Chapter 16
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