To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay

From the book To Kill a Mocking Bird we hear a lot about racism, Specifically in the book African Americans. In the book you notice some characters talking negatively about African Americans. Calling them out in racial slurs and not giving them proper respect. I was curious to know why in the book and in our world people act this way. I believe I have a theory that may be true. In history during 1689 slavery was becoming very popular. People that owned slaves owned Farms and or some type of…

To Kill a Mockingbird Analysis In the novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the author, Harper Lee uses the conflict to articulate the idea that one can defy social prejudices by possessing moral courage and personal integrity. There are different disputes that are presented in the novel, notably, man v. man, man v. self, and man v. society. Moreover, the author wielded this literary element to further enhance the message that there are different ways a man can combat degrees of social prejudices by…

It is a sin to kill a mockingbird. This simple phrase seems unimportant and trivial, however, it has a much deeper meaning. The understanding, or misinterpretation, of this phrase makes all the difference in this book. In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, there are three main literary elements throughout the story. These elements are imagery, symbolism, and allegory and are used to show the themes of misunderstandings, courage, and prejudice. The first literary element…

they are assets in their community. Atticus is a good father because he is well rounded and gives a perfect amount of discipline to each of his children individually. Nicole Smith, author of “Character Critical Analysis of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mocking Bird”, goes into fine detail showcasing evidence that Atticus is a good father. Atticus is an outstanding father because he “is very careful to off his children careful moral guidance” (Smith 1). Furthermore, this quote conveys Atticus’s…

the society expects one to behave. However, it is a common situation that one’s desire is societally unacceptable to his or her identity. Two novels, To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, are two representatives in the fight against one’s original identity. Although Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mocking Bird and Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby both pursue a goal that is not suitable for their assigned identity, Atticus uses a just and a moral method to…

In Chapter 8, for the first time in a while, Maycomb receives some unexpectedly harsh snowfall. Mr. Avery informs the Jem and Scout that that the cold winter is the effect of the children disobeying their parents. Due to the cancellation of school, Scout and Jem make a snowman however they come to know that there is not enough snow to do this. Instead, they use dirt and cover the snowman to look like their unpleasant neighbor, Mr. Avery. After seeing the resemblance, Atticus suggests they…

Atticus teaches his kids to respect everyone, he tells them, “...it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Harper Lee displays many people in the book as mockingbirds. These “mockingbirds” are not treated the best. Atticus tells his children to “remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” As mockingbirds are thought to be bad when they sing beautiful songs. Lee distinctly portrays Atticus, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley as mockingbirds. Atticus, symbolically represents a mockingbird as he wants the…

In a few areas a great book, To Kill a Mockingbird, and many books like it are being banned. To Kill a Mockingbird is a very informative book on what life was like in the 1930’s, but it is still being banned for strong language, “strong content”, and strong cases of racism. Many schools have had kids read that book, but because of recent events a few have started to ban it. Some people believe that they can teach messages like the ones taught from this book, but in a better way, so they make it…

It's a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch, a small town 1930's lawyer, tells his son and daughter “Remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Scout Finch, Atticus's six year old daughter as well as the narrator and protagonist, doesn't understand what he means so she decides to ask her neighbor Mrs. Maudie Atkinson. Mrs. Maudie's reply is simply “Your father is right, mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They…

To kill a mocking bird and the civil rights movement had a great deal of influence on each other, for instance if the civil rights movement had not happened and the book were to still have been made then tom Robinson would made it off the hook, because the jury would not have brought race into it in this research paper I will explain the influence the civil rights movement had on the book "to kill a mocking bird" . For the most part, I think that it is wrong to say that there are any civil…