Truman Capote Essay

To Kill a Mockingbird, an iconic novel by Harper Lee, contains complex characters which exemplify character development and dynamicity. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch enters into the story as a naive six year old, but gradually matures as she experiences the results of prejudice and unfairness. Because of her capability for change, Scout is a pivotal character in To Kill a Mockingbird. As a person, Scout is neither unlikable nor likable, instead she has a simple presence which carries the story but…

Jack Lenox Mrs. Sharitz 9th Honors Language Arts 16 October 2015 Brave Bird is Super-Effective Everybody can be brave. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about the people of Maycomb County, Alabama and how they courageously deal with emotional, physical, and social issues. This relates to being brave because many characters exhibit acts of bravery throughout To Kill A Mockingbird. People are brave if they show that they are willing to go through with their intentions even when they are…

It is the middle of the night in a dark-unbending meadow, there is a roaring sound that led some kids out and about. In the small town of Salisbury, there was always a rumor about a grimy, unnatural, tall-shadowed alpha. that steals kids prized possessions and the kids never believed these “scary nightmare” stories when they were told by their parents, till now. A shoebox, filled with stickers and movie tickets to every place and movie he has ever gone to or seen, was Tommy’s prized…

Southern culture provided the younger generations with specific expectations of how to behave and grow into the perfect southern citizen. One of those expectations familiarizes itself with the fact a child cannot withhold their own opinion if it goes against the culture. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird evidence is shown that Jean Louise “Scout” Finch starts to break away from the idealism of southern society. A child’s mind takes in important information structured by society until they start…

“To Kill a Mockingbird” is an award-winning book about outcasts, judgement, and racial segregation in the small community of Maycomb County. The book introduces a young girl, Scout who grows up and starts to learn how the world is working in her small community. The book begins right after the end of certain laws keeping men and women of color segregated from all of the white men and women. Movie theaters, restaurants, communities, and even schools were segregated during this time. This was all…

When someone thinks of a person who is brave they usually might think of a firefighter or a policeman, but no one ever thinks of a lawyer being brave. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a lawyer and demonstrates bravery throughout the whole story. He stands out in Maycomb for being different and brave towards the subject of segregation. Atticus Finch shows the themes of bravery, empathy, wisdom and racial segregation from the beginning of the book until the end. His word choices…

The Great Depression was “breadlines and debt”. Those two words define the depletion of resources needed helping Harper Lee to write To Kill a Mockingbird (McCabe 12). This book shows how people got through life on little to no money. Harper Lee reflects on many historical events to help form To Kill a Mockingbird. For example, there were many influences from Jim Crow laws, mob mentality, and the Scottsboro trials in the novel. The first influence on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is the…

Harper Lee uses many examples of empathy throughout her story, To Kill a Mockingbird. The author’s use of empathy helps develop the idea that no one person can fully understand somebody else until they put themselves in their shoes. Through the use of characterization and conflict, the author expands on the idea of understanding others. Harper Lee includes an example of characterization to show how Jem is starting to mature and listen to Atticus’s advice to understand Boo Radley, as he explains…

Small-town Alabama, 1932. Atticus Finch is a lawyer and a widower. He has two young children, Jem and Scout. Atticus Finch is currently defending Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. Meanwhile, Jem and Scout are intrigued by their neighbours, the Radleys, and the mysterious, seldom-seen Boo Radley in particular. During the first half of Mockingbird Harper Lee constructs a sweet and affectionate portrait of growing up in the vanished world of small town Alabama.. Lee,…

You don’t know someone until you take a walk in his shoes. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM), Scout Finch, the narrator, goes through many challenges to discover the meaning behind this and many other lessons. Her introduction to the real world is also aided by her father Atticus, brother Jem, and her friend Dill. Some main themes in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird are family, courage, and racial prejudice. A main theme in Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is family. The Cunningham’s are a…