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as her father, Atticus Finch , a lawyer in the 1950’s in Alabama, is burdened with the task of defending a black man, Tom Robinson, of harming a white girl, Mayella Ewell. “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou is a poem that compares and contrasts a free bird to a caged bird. “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a poem that explores a caged bird that was once free, and how it is struggling to be free but hasn’t given up his hopes. Harper Lee’s characters Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch,…

To Kill a Mockingbird is based on events that took place in 1931 in Alabama, Harper Lee was motivated to write the book from the “Scottsboro Boys” trials that took place in the 1931. The “Scottsboro Boys” trial where all the African America boys were all accessed for allegedly raping two white girls in the midst of the fight. All of them stated that they didn’t rape the two girls they all were still placed on trial and found guilty by a jury which contained 8 white jury members and one African…

widely known and considered a classic in American literature, and has won the Pulitzer Prize. The story takes place during “the Great Depression” in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. The main characters are Atticus Finch and his two children, Jean Louise Finch also known as “Scout,” and Jeremy Finch, also known as “Jem.” A few other important characters are Charles Baker Harries also known as “Dill,” Calpurnia, Aunt Alexandra, Arthur Radley also known as “Boo,” Tom Robinson, Bob Ewell, and Mayella…

children do not grow up until they are on their own. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, two kids face many difficult decisions and actions between the trial of Tom Robinson, having their black cook, and getting along at school. Jeremy Finch and Jean Louise Finch are average children. They grow up not really understanding the world and how things work. As the book develops, the kids learn how the world revolves and they eventually grow up. They learn how people think and why people act the way…

As Atticus Finch teaches his 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…

society is the same. Our perspectives differ due to how we were raised and our personal beliefs. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Lee bases the story from a six year old Girl's perspective. We refer to this character as Jean Louise Finch, or more commonly known, Scout. Her perspective and beliefs are most evident when Scout gets into a fight with a farm boy named Walter Cunningham, When Scout and her twelve year old brother Jem go protect their dad Atticus, who is a lawer, at…

In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee uses the characters to represent racism, morality, and justice. Atticus Finch representing morality, Sheriff Tate standing for justice, and the low life of the town Bob Ewell represents racism. Throughout this novel she often uses symbolism to display all of these themes. “I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit’em but remember it is a sin to kill a mocking bird”…

Warmness of childhood, bitterness of racial inequality, and Lee’s raw view of southerner whites, this is how we remember “To Kill A Mockingbird”. It is considered one of the best novels ever written in American Literature, and it has been the main reading assignment of many high-schoolers and literature students since its publication. Perhaps, we may call the book a “Timeless Classic”. 55 years after its publication, we were informed that still living 89 years old, blind and deaf author’s new…

characters represent the mockingbird in this story. This paper will explain to the readers how each of the characters represent the mockingbird metaphor. In “To Kill A Mockingbird characters represent the theme of the mockingbird, Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch, and Arthur Radley. Tom Robinson could be the mockingbird for multiple reasons. First he never hurt anyone in his life. He was a gentle and innocent human being, he did not do anything wrong whatsoever. Tom just got caught in the wrong…

Kill A mockingbird expresses that courage is an emotion that makes people push to go beyond their normal actions and strive for what they believe is right. Harper Lee represents this theme through the actions of Boo Radley, Heck Tate, and Atticus Finch. Through the majority of the novel, Boo Radley was seen as a mysterious quiet neighbor that provided an outlet for Jem and Scout’s curiosity. This view changes as Boo Radley becomes the hero, saving the children from the murderous hands of Bob…