To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
‘The consequences of evilness on others and how good and evil can coexist in a person’ One main theme, which is commonly seen throughout ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, is the coexistence of good and bad people in society, and how the evilness of people can affect others. The protagonist, Scout, and her brother, Jem, think that everyone in Maycomb is good, from their childish perspectives. Throughout the story, Jem and Scout both start to develop and they learn how to not be affected by the malice of others. They learn through their father and from experience. Them, and their friend Dill, start to witness evil acts of others, such as when Tom Robinson was unjustly convicted of raping Mayella Ewell just because of his racial background. Through the court case, both Jem and Tom Robinson are affected, as they do not know the true evil of racism. Tom Robinson was put in jail and killed, and Jem lost his faith in law and humanity because Tom was unjustly convicted. Dill, Scout and Jem therefore suffer consequences because of their ignorance and the lack of the understanding of the world through an adult perspective. Atticus Finch, Jem and Scout’s father, helps them to understand the evilness in people, as well as acknowledge the capacity for …show more content…
“Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”, was what Miss Maudie said to Scout about mockingbirds. In this case, the mockingbirds are the people who have the capacity for good in their lives. They are people who are exceptionally fragile against evil because they haven't done anything bad to society. Killing them with evilness would a grievous sin, as they have much kindness to offer to
‘The consequences of evilness on others and how good and evil can coexist in a person’ One main theme, which is commonly seen throughout ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, is the coexistence of good and bad people in society, and how the evilness of people can affect others. The protagonist, Scout, and her brother, Jem, think that everyone in Maycomb is good, from their childish perspectives. Throughout the story, Jem and Scout both start to develop and they learn how to not be affected by the malice of others. They learn through their father and from experience. Them, and their friend Dill, start to witness evil acts of others, such as when Tom Robinson was unjustly convicted of raping Mayella Ewell just because of his racial background. Through the court case, both Jem and Tom Robinson are affected, as they do not know the true evil of racism. Tom Robinson was put in jail and killed, and Jem lost his faith in law and humanity because Tom was unjustly convicted. Dill, Scout and Jem therefore suffer consequences because of their ignorance and the lack of the understanding of the world through an adult perspective. Atticus Finch, Jem and Scout’s father, helps them to understand the evilness in people, as well as acknowledge the capacity for …show more content…
“Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”, was what Miss Maudie said to Scout about mockingbirds. In this case, the mockingbirds are the people who have the capacity for good in their lives. They are people who are exceptionally fragile against evil because they haven't done anything bad to society. Killing them with evilness would a grievous sin, as they have much kindness to offer to