To Kill a Mockingbird: Who says the following quote? To whom? What are the circumstances? Explain. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his View until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.

Atticus says the quote while talking to Scout, who has had quite a bad day at school. He means to make her feel sympathetic and compassionate about people she might disagree with. That is, try to understand others by putting in their shoes and trying to figure out why they act or think they way they do.