The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee published in 1960 follows the life of Jean Louise Finch, nicknamed Scout as she ages from six years old to nine in Maycomb, Alabama. Scout lives with her father whom is a lawyer, Atticus and her brother Jem, and meets a boy named Dill. These three children go through many events in which shape each of them into different people from when the book starts. Some of these events include a tree, a court case, and a scary walk home. Perspective changing events displayed through legal and ethical inequities inspire Harper Lee to write To Kill a Mockingbird, which changes the characters Jean and Jem Finch through similar incidents, also changing my opinion socially.
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For instance, after Scout has a bad day at school, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” (39). This changed how I handle conflict and arguments. Rather than being quick to anger and judge, I think about the argument from the other person’s eyes rather than my own, and try to understand how they feel and why they are acting like they are. Also, after Atticus says never kill a Mockingbird Miss Maudie agrees, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy” (119).
This really affects me by teaching me the beauty of nature. Now I try to see everything for what it is meant to be, and leave people or things alone instead of pointlessly antagonizing. On a final note, To Kill a Mockingbird has greatly changed who I am. And so it can be seen that Harper Lee was impacted by real life events and court cases to write her novel. Jem and Scout were also impacted by very similar events that take place in the novel, specifically making them lose their innocence and have real life realizations. Beyond recall, To Kill a Mockingbird has also changed me through others experiences and made me better understand how the world is tainted and needs
Harper Lee was influenced to write To …show more content…
For instance, after Scout has a bad day at school, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” (39). This changed how I handle conflict and arguments. Rather than being quick to anger and judge, I think about the argument from the other person’s eyes rather than my own, and try to understand how they feel and why they are acting like they are. Also, after Atticus says never kill a Mockingbird Miss Maudie agrees, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy” (119).
This really affects me by teaching me the beauty of nature. Now I try to see everything for what it is meant to be, and leave people or things alone instead of pointlessly antagonizing. On a final note, To Kill a Mockingbird has greatly changed who I am. And so it can be seen that Harper Lee was impacted by real life events and court cases to write her novel. Jem and Scout were also impacted by very similar events that take place in the novel, specifically making them lose their innocence and have real life realizations. Beyond recall, To Kill a Mockingbird has also changed me through others experiences and made me better understand how the world is tainted and needs