Harper Lee Essay

The infamous old court house still stands, and the locals of Monroeville can still remember the eerie house that once resembled the chilling tale of the Radley house in Harper Lee 's prize winning work To Kill A Mockingbird (Wilson, Mike 2010). Author Harper Lee allows her readers to not only encounter a perspective of living in the imaginary town of Maycomb, but also gives the readers a view of her own childhood back in the 1930s. She uses her experiences and connects them through the main…

Throughout the acclaimed novel, written by Harper Lee, symbolism is evident and a fine example of that is the mockingbird which represents innocence and racism. In the novel, Atticus warns Jem, “Kill all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 103). The mockingbird represent innocence, which may imply why Atticus states it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. This emphasizes the value of childhood innocence and the different perspectives of…

In the novel, To Kill A Mocking Bird, by Harper Lee, focuses on many characters but Jem Finch plays one of the significant role in the story. Jem demonstrates various morals throughout the plot, that impact his thoughts and thinking. Throughout the story Jem exemplifies the importance of 3 major ideals: not having preconceived notions of others without fully knowing them, confronting your fears head on and standing up for what you believe is right. To begin with, Jem establishes theme through…

The most important lesson Harper Lee has taught us in the book To Kill a Mockingbird is from Atticus Finch. He said, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." This lesson is important because the moral of the story is not to judge someone by skin color. We see this many times throughout the book. Atticus especially teaches this to his kids, especially throughout the duration of the Tom Robinson…

Courage is a major idea in the book, To KIll A Mockingbird. In this book, Harper Lee defines courage with a metaphor; “instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand”. Harper was trying to say that there are two types of courage, mental and physical, mental courage is harder to behold than physical. Just think about how easy it is to go and hit someone who made you mad. Now think about if someone made you mad and you have the courage to not hit them. It’s harder to have…

“This is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of man. There is not a person in this courtroom that has not told a lie or who has never done an immoral thing” (Lee 273). The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is during the great depression and takes place in Maycomb county, Alabama. It follows the lives of Scout, her brother Jem, and her father Atticus and the problems they faced during the rough time. They have to deal with a court case that stirs up racism in…

Commitment Essay “She has committed no crime, she has merely broken a rigid and time-honored code of our society.” -Atticus. The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, was published in the year of 1960. Written beautifully about the pros and cons of racism with plot in-between, Harper Lee accepted the Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prize is an award that recognizes an achievement in either a magazine, newspaper, and or online journalism. Ever since publication, the book has become a classic…

Racism is a big part in the world that will always be around in our society. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows how bad racism was in the 1930’s. The novel takes place during the Great Depression when colored people were looked down upon. The theme that social inequality and injustice exist in the world is developed throughout the novel. Lee’s artistically manifests this theme through the Finch family and Tom Robinson’s experience. To begin with, the theme of social…

does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear” (Greenberg). This perfectly describes one of the themes from Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Most of the characters sometime in the book have to find inner courage to face fear or opposition. However, one figure stands out from all the rest of the characters. Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley is the most courageous of all characters in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, because he faced the world even though he is the most timid and thus…

best you have anyway.” This quote exemplifies the conflict surrounding goodness that is commonly present in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. This conflict is the variation between what is good and what is treated as such. It is when mockingbirds are aimed at. It is what leads to the death of Tom Robinson and the persecution of many other mockingbirds. Through multiple discrepancies, Lee thoroughly indicates that what is believed to be goodness often contradicts what is truly good.…