To Kill a Mockingbird Essay

There are many pieces of evidence in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”, but here are the ones that stand out the most throughout the book. For example, when Jem argues with Atticus about Mrs.dubose and how she is nothing like a proper lady should be, he says, “She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe...son, I told you that if you hadn’t lost your head I’d have you go read to her-I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man…

“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover” is the motto of the book To Kill a Mockingbird. In this book the main characters for the young perspective: Scout, Dill, and Jem. Throughout this novel they learn some life-lessons, especially because of their coming-of-age in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s. In this novel Scout absorbs the lesson of stereotyping, Jem learns the experience of segregation and prejudice, and Dill realizing innocence and optimism in Maycomb. In this novel there is assemblage of…

daughter in To Kill A Mockingbird, ‘(...) if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks, 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’” (Lee 39). Empathy is one of the most important parts of human life. It allows people to achieve a deeper understanding of the thoughts and emotions others may experience. This value is a recurring concept in To Kill A…

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, clearly shows that children can understand the world. when the finch family goes to their relatives house for dinner, Scout and her cousin don't get along. When things get heated between them, Uncle Jack jumps to conclusions and severely scolds, and spanks scout. When they arrive home, jack comes in to talk to an angry scout who tells her uncle what she thinks he did wrong. “well in the first place you never stopped to gimme a chance to tell my side of the…

As the america evolve and progress our ideals and morals have changed. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee we see what it was like for the men and women of the 1930s. Back then many stereotypes were seen as a standard such as the way women acted. We see Scout’ family scold her for wearing pants and playing outside because those were “boy things” and shouldn’t be done by a lady. We also see the town have a bias on gender when it comes to having relation with people of color. Our…

Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, depicts different themes and topics that are still important and relevant to today’s society. To Kill a Mockingbird has themes such as prejudice, growing up, and bravery and uses those topics to teach humanity a variety of lessons. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson both face extreme prejudice; one has been forced to be a shut in ever since he was young and another got sent to Death simply for his skin while Scout and Jem show their gradual loss of…

originated in Pulaski, Tennessee. The Ku Klux Klan was made up of white men from southern states. Their mission is to restore the traditional white way of living. By the 1870’s the KKK had spread to almost every southern state in America. To Kill A Mockingbird is a story that deals with the issue of racism and there is a young girl trying to figure everything out. Sout, the young narrator of the novel doesn't understand why the whites treated the blacks the way that they did in the story.…

can be challenged through the perspectives of the innocent. The innocent have the potential to alter antipathetic perceptions of society as they've not been corrupted by inherent prejudices. Harper Lee explores this concept in her novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, through the perspective of the protagonist 'Scout', a young girl growing up surrounded by bigotry. Harper Lee utilises symbolism in the naming of the young female protagonist 'Scout'. Lee is symbolising how a child's innocent perspective…

In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, gossip plays a major role in creating and feeding prejudices that isolate members of society. The main character of the book, Scout, was a child when her father became involved in a controversial case in their hometown. What people said about her father quickly took precedence in her life, and the lives of the family her father was defending. Before her father became involved with the case, Scout was introduced to the neighborhood gossip the story of Boo…

All throughout life struggles will come and go. But they way you react to obstacles define who you are. Many people chose the easy way out, throughout to kill a mockingbird and other pieces alike it, the good way was also portrayed. Sometimes in life you will come to find out that doing the right thing is more important than choosing the easiest way out no matter who judges you or what comes along with it. Doing the right thing is not always the easy thing to do. Atticus had chosen to defend…