To kill a mockingbird

In Harper Lee's novel Scout tends to always defend herself when someone is insulting her or her family with her fists and fighting. Throughout the novel Atticus tries to break her of this habit and attempts to teach her that there are other ways to solve a disagreement rather then fighting. "You might hear some ugly talk about it at school. But do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head …

…Atticus tries to teach Jem and Scout to be better people by his advice. On PG 84 he gives excellent advice to Scout about fighting with her head instead of her fists. This advice could relate to the reader and for me it was very helpful when reflecting back on past experiences. By this advice he was trying to teach Scout that disagreements aren't supposed to be solved by violence instead they should be solved with