In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, there was plenty of misunderstanding, prejudice, stereotype, and bias. But misunderstanding was an idea that came up the most. To Kill A Mockingbird shows misunderstanding in society from a child’s point-of-view and not an adult’s point-of-view because adults are more mature and they don’t have as much imagination as a child does. This is shown from a child’s point-of-view because children have more creativity and are more energetic than adults.

In society, misunderstanding can be seen when people do unusual things. This can be seen on page 24 where Scout, one of the main characters in the novel, doesn’t know why Walter, another character in the novel, pours syrup on his vegetables. The reason why Walter pours syrup on his vegetables is because Walter is poor and he has never tried sugar. People do things like this because they’re hungry or they’ve never tried sweets.

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For instance, Scout and Jem, Scout’s brother, find a box with two pennies and figures made out of soap(34). Scout and Jem don’t know who the items belong to. Occasionally you could be walking to the store and find a five dollar bill on the floor. You don’t know who’s it is so you either keep it or try to find who the five dollar bill belongs too. A person can misunderstand how the money fell out because the money can be in a wallet or in a pocket.

In conclusion, misunderstanding is shown in a child’s point-of-view because children have more questions, children are more curious, and children want to know everything. For example, Scout and Jem asked their father, Atticus, what happened to Boo Radley, a main character. To Kill A Mockingbird is not told from an adult’s point-of-view because adult’s understand more ideas and adults know more information. This can be seen where Atticus knows he will lose his case because he is defending a