Gossip

The definition of gossip is the spread of personal affairs, rumours, half truths, and even lies about a person or organization. (http://www.expressyourselftosuccess.com/ten-articles-on-workplace-gossip-negative-effects-of-gossip/) Gossip can be both positive and negative, but usually in our life, it effects more in negative ways. People talk about someone behind their back, talking about bad news or criticisms to someone else. Most gossip comes from a little thing. Gossips always happens in our lives, and it usually starts out from little jealousy or anger that seeking for confirmation of their opinion when they gossip. They do not meant to put someone down, but as one person starts to gossip, people also start to agree with it, and gossip. They look forwards to hear agreements and validations from other people, and agrees with their gossips.
The negative effects of gossip are pretty well known. We all know it can damage people's feelings, relationships, and reputations, but it does not stop easily and people do not try to stop gossiping once they get started. This is partly because gossiping is so easy to do and offers instant opinions. It relieves their stresses or angers by put somebody down and talk about bad side of a person. They cannot express in any other way about the person they are gossiping about. Gossiping is not a correct way of expressing feelings towards another if that would bring negative results of someone or hurt particualr person. And sometimes when the "gossip" gets worse, it results with "bullying" someone. It is not right because it is not respecting that person's chracteristics. The gossip oftens portrays people in other way, so people who does not know about that person also can believe in those gossips. Whether the gossip is true or not, everyone would feel bad if people were talking about things that oneself did not know about, and oneself feels alone being not included and involved in certain group. The effort spent gossiping would be put to better use trying to build up their confidence and self esteem in constructive ways.
The gossip in the To Kill a Mockingbird takes huge part. For example, the gossip about Boo Radley is huge. Even though no one knows the truth about him, people talks and guess what was happened, who is he, etc. The gossip towards a person can be critical that person get hurt mentally. With going through this gossips, some people would struggle and stroy would be continued.