Similarities Between To Kill A Mockingbird And Still I Rise

Society’s disapproval is portrayed clearly through the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and the poem Still I rise by Maya Angelou, the poem uses the protagonist whose name is unknown to ask rhetorical questions which make the character seem as though he/she doesn’t care about what others think. Both To Kill a Mockingbird and Still I Rise convey a message of societies non acceptance. Although the perspective which connects the them is different, the protagonist as well as one secondary share a trait of non concern for anyone's opinion. In both the novel and poem the narrator displays an attitude of silencing those who don’t accept them in a distinct way. The character doesn’t feel as though he/she need to go with what everyone told. Instead this individual makes their own rules. In Still I Rise the central theme is revealed when Maya Angelou exclaims “Does/my/sassiness/upset/you?” (Angelou 2.2-1). This quote demonstrates the tone of the narrators voice in an over bold way. Which then can be interpreted as this narrator wanting to not deal with societal expectations. In a similar way Scout's point of view on some people in her community is represented when Harper lee mentions “Ladies in bunches always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be elsewhere.” (34 Lee) This quote presents her inner …show more content…
This connects with the poem due to the poem being phrased as though it is in the perspective of an African american individual. This associates with the fact that this individual talks about the basis of what it feels like to be a African who gets discriminated in the way Atticus gets discriminated. The amount of determination seen through they eyes of the narrator in Still I Rise is quite evident when the Maya Angelou states “you/may/trod/me/in/the/dirt/but/still/like/dust/I/rise.” (Angelou 1,