“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One doesn’t love breathing.” 50 years ago, in the small town of Monroeville, Alabama, a book called To Kill A Mockingbird was written. This story represents an era before it was written and since then our society had advanced technologically, legally, and social , yet it still remains as an iconic piece of literature. Some of the reasons that it still speak powerfully to the audience today is it revolves around the timeless issue of racial inequality , it has unique perspective on the era’s society, and sheds light on humanity’s good and dark sides.
To Kill a Mockingbird still speaks powerfully to young audiences today because it revolves around the theme of racial inequality. While reading the book it’s important that readers understand that racial inequality stills exists today’s society. However, there is great deal of improvement in attitudes from …show more content…
Harper Lee compares and contrasts people using the literary device called symbolism. The main characters, the Finch family is named after an innocent bird. Scout, and Jem so are young and innocent . Atticus is innocent because unlike the rest of town, he actually believes Robinson is like any other man and deserves to be treated like anyone else. Other characters like Tom, and Boo are considered to be good are symbolized as mockingbirds, which is another innocent bird . Harper Lee symbolizes the bad side mainly by the character’s actions. Mrs. Crawford as the gossip, Miss Gates as a hypocrite, and Robert E Lee Ewell by his historical namesake. However she also shows us that sometimes people aren’t entirely defined as good and bad. Mayella Ewell was wrong for blaming her Papa’s abusive behavior on an innocent man, but the reader feels sorry for her because environment she lives
To Kill a Mockingbird still speaks powerfully to young audiences today because it revolves around the theme of racial inequality. While reading the book it’s important that readers understand that racial inequality stills exists today’s society. However, there is great deal of improvement in attitudes from …show more content…
Harper Lee compares and contrasts people using the literary device called symbolism. The main characters, the Finch family is named after an innocent bird. Scout, and Jem so are young and innocent . Atticus is innocent because unlike the rest of town, he actually believes Robinson is like any other man and deserves to be treated like anyone else. Other characters like Tom, and Boo are considered to be good are symbolized as mockingbirds, which is another innocent bird . Harper Lee symbolizes the bad side mainly by the character’s actions. Mrs. Crawford as the gossip, Miss Gates as a hypocrite, and Robert E Lee Ewell by his historical namesake. However she also shows us that sometimes people aren’t entirely defined as good and bad. Mayella Ewell was wrong for blaming her Papa’s abusive behavior on an innocent man, but the reader feels sorry for her because environment she lives