Maria Montessori, an Italian doctor and educator acclaimed for her educational method that is based on the way children learn naturally, once said: “Children are beings humans for whom respect is important." due, superior to us for their innocence and for the greater possibilities of their future". In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, the theme of innocence and especially the innocence of a child is a significant theme. Lee uses the theme to communicate to the reader the flaws of society in the fictional community of Maycomb and the corrupt view of people of different races. It also allows readers to sympathize with characters who are "innocent" in some sense and who have been exposed to hatred and arbitrary treatment, for example the most notable ones being Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, through the innocent perspective of Jem and Scout . Children have an innocent perspective that reveals what adults don't see. Being able to connect and sympathize with a person that society despises, revealing the wrong actions resulting from being influenced by a prejudice, and speaking out against the mistreatment of people with a different skin color are all important concepts that Harper Lee tried to convey through the perspectives of children throughout the novel. Without being fully aware of the consequences of her act of courage, Scout managed to break up a mob attempting to lynch Tom Robinson thanks to her childlike innocence. Standing among the crowd of men in front of the prison, Scout struck up a conversation with the only person he could recognize: "'Pretexts are bad,' I was advising him, when I slowly realized that I was facing the whole aggregation. Men looked at me; some had their......middle of paper...irds” and important deficiencies that society, not only in the book, but also in reality has regarding the fair treatment of everyone Through the perspectives of Jem, Scout and Dill Lee is able to reveal important lessons that will help readers become better people. Through Jem he shows readers that even though someone may seem strange or different, they are still human beings able to interact from Scout's interaction with the lynch mob that one must not blind oneself with prejudice of any kind, and Dill's tears show that society as a whole must be willing to look beyond prejudice and treat everyone equally. Because of children's uncontaminated perspective, their narrative can express more than an adult can. Using a child's point of view opened up a bigger, broader picture of the kind of world Harper Lee was trying to portray.