“I don’t need to listen to you because you’re not my boss.” » Many little children often think that they don't need to listen to others or do what they are told, which is how Scout was in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. She continued this kind of defiance until Atticus, her father, began to change it. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and is about a young girl, Scout, who grew up in the small town of Maycomb in the 1930s. Scout is the daughter of Atticus and her brother's name is Jem. Throughout the book, Atticus tries to make Scout and Jem the best people they can be. Knowledge, honesty and kindness are the three values ​​that Atticus tried to pass on to his children. The first value Atticus strove to impart was knowledge. He told Scout to stay in school so she could receive a quality education. Atticus told her that if she wanted to live a successful life full of happiness, she needed a quality education so she could find a good job. “We will consider it sealed with the usual formality” (Lee 31). He made a deal with Scout that if she stayed in school, he would continue reading to her. She didn't understand why some people acted that way, because it wasn't the same as how her family behaved. Scout asked her father why and he told her about various families in Maycomb and explained that they act the way they do because that's how their particular families were raised. Scout was then able to understand more clearly why they were acting differently because she knew they had some reason for doing the things they did. Atticus taught his children life lessons, lessons like how to deal with people and also how to make good decisions. ...... middle of paper ...... like very crazy. For Jem's punishment, Atticus asked him to apologize to Miss Dubose and read to her every day after school. At first, Jem hated doing it, but over time he began to enjoy reading to her. His punishment taught him that he should respect everyone, even if they were mean or disrespectful. Three values ​​that Atticus passed on to his children were knowledge, honesty, and kindness. These values ​​changed Scout and Jem and they began to act differently around people and be more honest with themselves and others. These lessons relate to modern experiences, because if people have these three values ​​and are successful in them, then they will live a good life. The three values ​​will affect people in everyday life and if they use these three values ​​that Atticus taught his children, then people will also become mature young adults just like Scout and Jem did..