In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, a girl named Jean Louise, Scout, is growing up in Maycomb County, Alabama with her father who is a lawyer, Atticus and brother, Jem in the 1930s. The fictional book takes place over several years in which Atticus defends a black man in court to the dismay of the town. They also live across the street from a secluded man named Arthur, or Boo, whom they have never seen and is a mystery to them. The author’s purpose is to entertain the reader while using persuasion against prejudice. The three main themes addressed in this witty book are growing up, prejudice, and courage.
Firstly, growing up is a commonly addressed topic between Scout, Jem, and Dill throughout their experiences with …show more content…
Dubose’s battle against her morphine addiction. “In ones and twos, men got out of the cars. Shadows became substance as lights revealed solid shapes moving toward the jail door. Atticus remained where he was” (202). Atticus showed courage when he was willing to risk his life to save Tom’s and make sure the case was heard. Atticus was acting for justice, as he wanted people to see the court case in which he would prove Tom to be an innocent man. “ ‘d take somebody mighty used to the dark to make a competent witness….’ ‘I won't have it,’ Atticus said softly. ‘God damn it, I’m not think of Jem!’ “ (368). This is important because Mr. Tate risks losing his job to insure that Boo is not treated like the bad man everyone thinks he is. This is courageous because Boo takes his last journey out of his house to kill a bad man and stop him from beating two kids. Finally, courage is a theme addressed throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, like Mr. Underwood risking his job at the newspaper to support Atticus.
To conclude, the themes give a description of the novel because they are qualities that all of the main characters experience. The author’s purpose of this story is to entertain. The strength of the book is the author’s ability to present social issues at the time. A weakness of the book is the ambiguity of how who killed Bob is explained. The three main themes addressed in the engaging book To Kill a Mockingbird are growing up, prejudice, and
Firstly, growing up is a commonly addressed topic between Scout, Jem, and Dill throughout their experiences with …show more content…
Dubose’s battle against her morphine addiction. “In ones and twos, men got out of the cars. Shadows became substance as lights revealed solid shapes moving toward the jail door. Atticus remained where he was” (202). Atticus showed courage when he was willing to risk his life to save Tom’s and make sure the case was heard. Atticus was acting for justice, as he wanted people to see the court case in which he would prove Tom to be an innocent man. “ ‘d take somebody mighty used to the dark to make a competent witness….’ ‘I won't have it,’ Atticus said softly. ‘God damn it, I’m not think of Jem!’ “ (368). This is important because Mr. Tate risks losing his job to insure that Boo is not treated like the bad man everyone thinks he is. This is courageous because Boo takes his last journey out of his house to kill a bad man and stop him from beating two kids. Finally, courage is a theme addressed throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, like Mr. Underwood risking his job at the newspaper to support Atticus.
To conclude, the themes give a description of the novel because they are qualities that all of the main characters experience. The author’s purpose of this story is to entertain. The strength of the book is the author’s ability to present social issues at the time. A weakness of the book is the ambiguity of how who killed Bob is explained. The three main themes addressed in the engaging book To Kill a Mockingbird are growing up, prejudice, and