Sunday, November 23, 2008
Scout and Aristotle's Differences
Today when I was reading To Kill A Mockingbird, I found a great difference with the way Scout thinks and the great philosopher Aristotle's beliefs. On page 227 when Jem and Scout are discussing the meaning of "background" and comparisons with people, Scout says something that instantly catches my eyes and bring me to the summer assignment of World History. In her arguement, she tells Jem," No.. everbody's gotta learn," and that ," nobody's born knowin'." Her idea is opposite with Aristotle's view. It may have to do with age, and the fact that they are of different times but Aristotle believes the complete opposite. His idea is that everyone is born with knowledge, and that all they just have to do is tap into it. This comes back to the idea that somehow history and english always work together.
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Wow, it's interesting that you brought that up because I was actually thinking the same thing. I think that probably Harper Lee decided to explain her point of view on Aristotle's and Socrate's beliefs. As a matter of fact, she believes that nobody has the capacity to be born into knowledge. We learn from experiences and Scout is actually learning everything through this path.
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