Finch

Scout’s Coming of Age Experience Have you ever wondered what made Scout Finch, Scout Finch? Many events lead to Scout developing from a rebellious little girl to a calmer but yet still rebellious young woman. Scout Finch is the main character in To Kill A Mockingbird and this story is told from her point of view. She is a short fused little girl that has been in many schoolyard fights and throughout the story she changes in many ways. She has a big imagination and would do anything for her…

a good father. One reason that he is a good father is that he is flexible and open minded. For example, most parents do not let their children run around all day without supervision. According to Mrs. Dubose, “It was heartbreaking the way Atticus Finch let her children run wild”(Lee 133). This quote shows that it is not normal to let your children be more independent, therefore resulting in Atticus being more open minded. Another way that Atticus is open minded is that he lets the kids go to…

has done nothing as well, Tom Robinson. He also explains the amount of judgement and hatred people have for someone who commits such a sin. He encourages them to treat people with respect no matter the circumstance. In this extended metaphor Harper Lee uses the mockingbird which represents innocence to show the factors of killing an innocent person. At first, Atticus and Jem are confused and perplexed by this advanced theme, but by the end of the book Jem is able to discover how terrible the…

They are: equality for all is important, do not judge others based on their names, and try to stand in somebody else's shoes before you judge them. As always, equality for all is important. The Finch family knew what African…

of this disease, is Mrs. Dubose; every time Scout and Jem pass by her house, she throws racial slurs about Tom and Atticus. Things start to get out of hand when Mrs. Dubose crosses the line once again by insulting their father. She says, Not only a Finch waiting on tables, but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers”. Jem finally breaks and destroying her camellia bushes, temporarily catching the disease of bitterness and…

but can sometimes be mistaken for other birds, like blue jays, which are mean and do no good. This can represent Boo Radley because he is seen as crazy and deranged when all he does is good for others. Another example of this is when Boo saves the Finch kids by accidentally killing Bob Ewell. After this happens, Heck Tate knows that it was Boo who killed Bob Ewell but tries to cover it up by saying Bob killed himself, “ ‘It was like this,’ he said. He held his knife and pretended to stumble; as…

dishonorable but still got treated like trash, when at the same time Atticus Finch wasn’t being cruel and treated with respect because he was white. First of all, the Ewells were going against Tom Robinson by saying that he did rape Mayella Ewell even though they didn't witness it with their own eyes this shows how cruel they were to Tom Robinson by accusing him. This…

Courage can be defined as the mental, physical or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. According to Atticus Finch, one of the main characters in To Kill A Mockingbird, "Courage is when you know you 're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." (Lee 124) No matter how it can be defined, Harper Lee portrays the theme of courage in To Kill A Mockingbird. It is one of the most predominant themes and is shown in…

Robinson was very kind and innocent black man who was falsely accused of a crime he didn’t commit and who paid badly for it. Tom was accused of raping Mayella Ewell, who is a young white woman, the night of November 21st. He went to trial, Atticus Finch was his lawyer and proved that he was innocent but the jury convicted him. The reason why he was convicted…

Racism and prejudice bring nothing but misery and suffering for both blacks and whites. To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel written by Harper Lee, is a fictional story that tells of two children living in the 1930’s during racism and discrimination. When Jem has to read to Mrs. Dubose in Chapter 11, Jem learns from the negativity of Mrs. Dubose that maturity involves rising above in difficult situations. As Mrs Dubose expresses derogative opinions about Atticus, Jem must remind himself not let her…