When Scout is reprimanded by her school teacher for learning how to read from her father, and she comes home and vents out her feelings in front of her father, Atticus does not berate her but infact sits down and explains the situation at hand to her. He asks her to not only see things from her perspective but to put herself in another persons shoes and view things from their eyes. This is elucidated in the line “until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”. He does not do what almost every other parent would do and side with his child, but merely stands neutral and changes her outlook on the life they are currently undergoing. He construes to her that it was not only her who attained a bit of knowledge, so had Miss Caroline. When Scout takes up the example of Burris Ewell, Atticus gives her the first insight into the laws that are bent for the Ewells, and though he does not portray detest towards them, he shows a dislike, particularly toward Mr. Ewell. He informed Scout on how every Town would have people that would disgrace it, and the Ewells were the disgrace of their town. Even while conversing with his daughter, Atticus maintains the discipline and diction that he uses in a courtroom, which is evident in the line “……would be received with considerable disapprobation by the more learned authorities”. Though Scout does not comprehend a word of his sentence she is accustomed to it and asks him to repeat it in words understandable by her. Scout does not fear her father as such, but respects him, and thus, excluding extreme circumstances, always complies with her fathers wishes without a moments delay. The bond they share is one of respect and understanding.
Atticus has Scout try look at the situation from the eyes of the opposite person and thus easing the tension between her and others. Though he does not imply that she is wrong, neither does he side with her, but only explains to her how it would be for Miss. Caroline. Almost every gesture made by Atticus has a meaning hidden for the children, such as “his fingers wandered to his watch pocket…”, thus his body language betrays his mind. The children know what he is thinking by the movement of his hands, and thus know when to question him or remain silent. As he paces to the vine, he examines it, while thinking about how to break it down to Scout. The expression that he makes in the line “….. I saw the expression on his face…”, the children expect a surprise or brilliant idea emerging from him. In the end, he manages to convince Scout to return to school without her crying or feeling any dissent toward him, which is just proof of the fact that he is successful as a father.
