“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(To Kill a Mockingbird, page 119)
To Kill a Mockingbird is narrated by a child named Jean Louise “Scout” Finch who matures quickly by having to handle difficult situations. While learning to live in a world with racism, injustice, and criticism, Scout finds courage being presented by many of her role models. This reader reasons that the small few that stand up against the mainstream have greater power than the pathetic, and prejudice society.
On the other hand, others might debate that quantities matter more where power is concerned. That would be a logical opinion. Considering Tom Robinson lost …show more content…
Atticus’ job as a defense attorney is to place doubt in the jury’s mind, which he does frequently. Quantities are powerful, but one person with superior values has the utmost power.
Numerous characters in the novel are treated disrespectfully in society due to racial or prejudicial outlooks. This reader would consider Atticus Finch and Arthur “Boo” Radley mockingbirds. In the novel a mockingbird was a creature that lives its life without harming peace. The mockingbirds sing beautiful music for all to hear. These characters did nothing wrong and as a result, treated unfairly in their …show more content…
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."(To Kill a Mockingbird, page 30)
At the beginning of the story Scout thinks that courage is when you do a physical act that is risky or frightening. It is challenging for young children at that age to realize courage can be shown in other parts of life. Nonetheless in To Kill a Mockingbird Jem and Scout discover that courage can take on multiple forms.
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." (To Kill a Mockingbird, page 112)
In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout sees her father, Atticus, shoot a dog. Jem and Scout were tremendously proud of Atticus despite Atticus not considering it a honorable act. He was not trying to prove anything, yet they were still
To Kill a Mockingbird is narrated by a child named Jean Louise “Scout” Finch who matures quickly by having to handle difficult situations. While learning to live in a world with racism, injustice, and criticism, Scout finds courage being presented by many of her role models. This reader reasons that the small few that stand up against the mainstream have greater power than the pathetic, and prejudice society.
On the other hand, others might debate that quantities matter more where power is concerned. That would be a logical opinion. Considering Tom Robinson lost …show more content…
Atticus’ job as a defense attorney is to place doubt in the jury’s mind, which he does frequently. Quantities are powerful, but one person with superior values has the utmost power.
Numerous characters in the novel are treated disrespectfully in society due to racial or prejudicial outlooks. This reader would consider Atticus Finch and Arthur “Boo” Radley mockingbirds. In the novel a mockingbird was a creature that lives its life without harming peace. The mockingbirds sing beautiful music for all to hear. These characters did nothing wrong and as a result, treated unfairly in their …show more content…
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."(To Kill a Mockingbird, page 30)
At the beginning of the story Scout thinks that courage is when you do a physical act that is risky or frightening. It is challenging for young children at that age to realize courage can be shown in other parts of life. Nonetheless in To Kill a Mockingbird Jem and Scout discover that courage can take on multiple forms.
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." (To Kill a Mockingbird, page 112)
In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout sees her father, Atticus, shoot a dog. Jem and Scout were tremendously proud of Atticus despite Atticus not considering it a honorable act. He was not trying to prove anything, yet they were still