Theme and Tone In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and in “Courage” by Edgar A. Guest, there are many similarities in the development of the theme and tone and several reasons why Harper Lee chose to present it this way. To begin, in both pieces of literature, the theme of courage is presented in similar ways. Courage can be defined as the bravery of someone to do something. Courage is hidden in everyone but is not always used for everything. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus shows courage byb defending a black man, Tom Robinson. This shows courage because during that time the Jim Crow Laws were intact and all people of Macomb, except for a few, looked down on Negroes. “This case, Tom Robinson’s case, is something that goes to the essence
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In To Kill a Mockingbird, Mrs. Dubose makes a courageous decision of dying free of morphine. To describe this event, Lee uses words such as “cantankerous” and “bravest person” to show how this old angry woman turned into a role model for the people of Macomb. “She said she meant to break herself of it before she died, and that’s what she did” (92). In the poem, the inspiring tone is overall conveyed by the use of words such as “victory” and “strong”. These words teach the reader what courage is really about and how courage can turn into inspiring events in the end. “For who strive for a distant goal, must always have courage within his soul.” To Kill a Mockingbird and the poem tones are very similar because they both teach the reader how courage can be used. They both inspire readers to use courage to its advantage through good deeds and receive positive effects in the end. Harper Lee chose to show the inspiring tone of the novel the way she did because throughout chapter eleven, the reader starts to make connections with Mrs. Dubose. In the end when Mrs.Dubose dies morphine free, it causes a great impact on the reader because the reader realizes how much courage should be valued. Mrs. Dubose’s action can also cause the reader to want to do something inspiring just as she
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Mrs. Dubose makes a courageous decision of dying free of morphine. To describe this event, Lee uses words such as “cantankerous” and “bravest person” to show how this old angry woman turned into a role model for the people of Macomb. “She said she meant to break herself of it before she died, and that’s what she did” (92). In the poem, the inspiring tone is overall conveyed by the use of words such as “victory” and “strong”. These words teach the reader what courage is really about and how courage can turn into inspiring events in the end. “For who strive for a distant goal, must always have courage within his soul.” To Kill a Mockingbird and the poem tones are very similar because they both teach the reader how courage can be used. They both inspire readers to use courage to its advantage through good deeds and receive positive effects in the end. Harper Lee chose to show the inspiring tone of the novel the way she did because throughout chapter eleven, the reader starts to make connections with Mrs. Dubose. In the end when Mrs.Dubose dies morphine free, it causes a great impact on the reader because the reader realizes how much courage should be valued. Mrs. Dubose’s action can also cause the reader to want to do something inspiring just as she