"Walking in other people's shoes" is an ongoing theme throughout history; it has been displayed in present times and in the past, by people as famous as Gandhi, fictional characters, such as Scout, and today's children.

... "'First of all,' he said, 'If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-' 'Sir?' '-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.'" (Lee 30). This message, shared by Atticus Finch to his daughter, Scout, is a commonly shared method to promote understanding. "Climbing into another person's skin and walking around in it", or "walking in other people's shoes", as it is often told to today's young children, means to think about what it would be like to be that person and understand why they have their beliefs and ideals. "Walking in other people's shoes" is an ongoing theme throughout history; it has been displayed in present times and in the past, by people as famous as Gandhi, fictional characters, such as

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