Published in 1960, To Kill A Mockingbird allowed Harper Lee to demonstrate the prejudice against negroes by using Atticus Finch, a white lawyer, who bravely defended Tom Roberson, a negro, and his false accusation for rape of a white woman. The daughter of Mr. Finch, Scout, narrates the story of this trial of Tom Roberson. “She is an innocent, good-hearted, five year old girl who has no experience with the evil of the world; however, as the novel progresses, she sees firsthand the evil in form of racial bias.” (Spark Notes Editors). Harper Lee examines the principles of courage, innocence, and prejudice, in To Kill A Mockingbird. Throughout the book, great deals of courage are demonstrated by a number of characters. Nonetheless, how is courage defined?
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Dill Harris introduces childhood imagination and initiates the interest of Boo Radley into the lives of Jem and Scout. Dill tends to exaggerate when it comes to certain notions, making his life seem magical and full of dreams. This relationship between Scout and Dill grows uniquely until the end of the story. In the first part of the book, Dill asked Scout to marry him and brings up his plans for the future, which is having a baby. Scout, being a young girl, is thrown into these thoughts of marriage and children suddenly, losing some purity of her childhood. Another encounter with Scout dealing with innocence is after one of her many fights with Walter Cunningham where Jem invites Walter for dinner. While eating, Walter inhaled his food, and drenched his food with syrup. Not thinking, Scout asked him why did he put so much on his food, which embarrasses Walter. Calpernia, the house keeper, takes her into the kitchen and informs her that you never comment on your guest eating habits. This condition put Scout in circumstances where she had to grow up and think for herself which allowed her to gain
Dill Harris introduces childhood imagination and initiates the interest of Boo Radley into the lives of Jem and Scout. Dill tends to exaggerate when it comes to certain notions, making his life seem magical and full of dreams. This relationship between Scout and Dill grows uniquely until the end of the story. In the first part of the book, Dill asked Scout to marry him and brings up his plans for the future, which is having a baby. Scout, being a young girl, is thrown into these thoughts of marriage and children suddenly, losing some purity of her childhood. Another encounter with Scout dealing with innocence is after one of her many fights with Walter Cunningham where Jem invites Walter for dinner. While eating, Walter inhaled his food, and drenched his food with syrup. Not thinking, Scout asked him why did he put so much on his food, which embarrasses Walter. Calpernia, the house keeper, takes her into the kitchen and informs her that you never comment on your guest eating habits. This condition put Scout in circumstances where she had to grow up and think for herself which allowed her to gain