To Kill A Mockingbird Part 1 Analysis

1. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator? 
He uses a young narrator, Scout, to give a innocent point of view.

2. How does Jem and Scout's views of Boo Radley change during part 1 of the book? 

At first, Jem and Scout believe that Boo Radley is a malevolent phantom who peeped in windows while you were sleeping. But during the first part the way that both kids view Boo Radley changes, because of what he does, for example the gifts on the tree or the time that Scout is very cold watching the house of Miss Maudie burn, Boo comes from behind and puts a coat on her back. They realize that if he really exists, he is not a bad person.

3. Atticus tells the children several times that they need to walk in someone else's shoes before judging the person. Describe times when Atticus, Scout or Jem walk in someone else's shoes. How does this change how they view the situations? What role does this advice play in sympathy and compassion? 
When Jem invited Walter Cunningham for lunch, Scout yelled at him because of drowning the food in syrup, Scout was called into the kitchen by Calpurnia and she punished her, not in a bad way, but she told Scout that Walter was a guest, and she must not treat different people in that way. Here is were Scout "walks" in Walter's shoes, and the realizes the tough life of a poor boy.

 4. How do you think Atticus managed his role as a single parent? 
Atticus had to work almost all day, but he still mad time to spend time with both of his kids and even teach Scout how to read before she went to school. During the day while he is at work he has the help of Calpurnia, their cook.

 5. Discuss race issues in part 1 of the book. 
The race issues come when Atticus has to defend Tom Robinson, a "negro" who is being accused of raping a  white girl. When Atticus accepts to defend Tom, a lot of people in Maycomb start bothering or seeing the Finch family as inferior because of defending the Afro American people.

6. From your reading of part 1, What does To Kill a Mockingbird teach us about how people cope with issues of race and class? Do you classify people in your world as different "folks?" Do you see those sort of distinctions today? 
People were very worried about what others talked about them, but a clear example of fighting against this is Atticus, who, being criticized by the town still defended Tom Robinson and did not cared that he was a negro, he had to have the same rights. At one moment we all classify people, even if we mean no intention at all, there are the stereotypes.

 7. Who is your favorite character from part 1 and why?
My favorite character from part 1 would be Atticus, he is shown responsible of his kids and the whole town. He accepts that poor family's like the Cunningham's pay him with other things than money, and he is the only white man to defend the innocence of a black man trapped in a white society.