Personally when I think of movies that have multiple valuable life lessons that each of us could instill in our own lives, only a few come to mind. With the critically acclaimed To Kill a Mockingbird topping the list without a doubt. The movie was released December 25, 1962 with Robert Mulligan as the Director. The movie won multiple Academy Awards along with 3 Oscars. It is a notable example of its genre and of its time period; it is groundbreaking in a sense. To Kill a Mockingbird is based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning book of 1961. (IMDb) Atticus Finch plays the role of a lawyer in a small divided racial Alabama town in the 1930s. Mr. Finch is given the opportunity to defend a negro man who is accused of raping a young white woman.
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He was a model parent. He loved his children more than anything in the world, and he done as much as he could to bring them up as respectable people. He may not have be able to so call horseplay with the rest of the dads, but he had all the qualities a good parent could hope for. It did not matter the situation Atticus was in, he always treated his children with fairness and he heard both sides to the story. When Jem and Scout found out their father would be defending a negro man, they know immediately that there would be much controversy and humiliation from the people of Maycomb. The town of Maycomb in the 1930s was split into two sections, the white section and the black section. Everyone in town accused Atticus and his children of being black lovers, “black lovers.” (Allmovie) Even with all this being said, Atticus stayed calm. He taught his children to accept the differences between one human being and another. He told Jem not to pay attention to the ugly talk at school about his father’s decision to defend a negro. He also informed Scout that, no matter what circumstances, she was forbidden to fight anyone who was making fun of him. Although the outcome of the trial, Atticus proved to his children, the townspeople and himself that all men are created equal and should be given the same respect as everyone else. If we all, in this day and time, could be like Atticus was then …show more content…
(RottenTomatoes) This being in reference to two characters, them being Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. These two are “harmless songbirds” who are sinfully destroyed. (Allmovie) In the beginning of the movie, Boo represents the unknown. The children wonder about him and his lifestyle, but they really have no concept of who he is. As the story progresses, Boo becomes more of a symbol of kindness and bravery than that of the “town freak” which he is made out to be. (Allmovie) Tom Robinson is an innocent man, mocked for the simple reason that he is black. Tom is not guilty of this crime, but is condemned by the people of Maycomb because they are afraid to stand up for what is right. Both Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are misunderstood by the people of Maycomb. They both are simple people, content to live lifestyles which do not revolve around the stereotypes of Maycomb. Because they are different and people do not know them for who they truly are, they are unjustly persecuted and mocked. “You never really understand a person until you consider things his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (RottenTomatoes) If the attitudes of the people of today’s time were as open as Atticus’, there would no doubt be many more
He was a model parent. He loved his children more than anything in the world, and he done as much as he could to bring them up as respectable people. He may not have be able to so call horseplay with the rest of the dads, but he had all the qualities a good parent could hope for. It did not matter the situation Atticus was in, he always treated his children with fairness and he heard both sides to the story. When Jem and Scout found out their father would be defending a negro man, they know immediately that there would be much controversy and humiliation from the people of Maycomb. The town of Maycomb in the 1930s was split into two sections, the white section and the black section. Everyone in town accused Atticus and his children of being black lovers, “black lovers.” (Allmovie) Even with all this being said, Atticus stayed calm. He taught his children to accept the differences between one human being and another. He told Jem not to pay attention to the ugly talk at school about his father’s decision to defend a negro. He also informed Scout that, no matter what circumstances, she was forbidden to fight anyone who was making fun of him. Although the outcome of the trial, Atticus proved to his children, the townspeople and himself that all men are created equal and should be given the same respect as everyone else. If we all, in this day and time, could be like Atticus was then …show more content…
(RottenTomatoes) This being in reference to two characters, them being Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. These two are “harmless songbirds” who are sinfully destroyed. (Allmovie) In the beginning of the movie, Boo represents the unknown. The children wonder about him and his lifestyle, but they really have no concept of who he is. As the story progresses, Boo becomes more of a symbol of kindness and bravery than that of the “town freak” which he is made out to be. (Allmovie) Tom Robinson is an innocent man, mocked for the simple reason that he is black. Tom is not guilty of this crime, but is condemned by the people of Maycomb because they are afraid to stand up for what is right. Both Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are misunderstood by the people of Maycomb. They both are simple people, content to live lifestyles which do not revolve around the stereotypes of Maycomb. Because they are different and people do not know them for who they truly are, they are unjustly persecuted and mocked. “You never really understand a person until you consider things his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (RottenTomatoes) If the attitudes of the people of today’s time were as open as Atticus’, there would no doubt be many more