Harper Lee's Description of Maycomb in To Kill a Mockingbird Essay

As a whole, society will always make the first judgement of a person based off of their appearance. If there is anything Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, has taught me, it is that the outer shell of another individual will more than likely be deceiving. Because of this, a judgement based solely on the way someone looks is invalid compared to the assessment of a personality. This theme is displayed often throughout the novel, such as instances involving Walter Cunningham, Boo Radley,…

To Kill a Mockingbird: Similar Creatures “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us” (103). This quote from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird refers to the notion that mockingbirds are harmless creatures, they do nothing but sing and bring happiness to the world. Although mockingbirds are harmless and benevolent they are still susceptible to a hunter’s gun…

In Harper Lee’s, To Kill A Mockingbird Jem and Scout are negatively influenced by Dill, a dynamic character who represents childhood. As Dill comes over during the summer Jem and Scout are pressured to do childish things that exhibit immaturity and irresponsibility. The peer pressure from Dill effect Jem and Scout’s decision making process, and pushes them to commit rebellious acts that go against Atticus’, their father, moral values and teachings. To Kill A Mockingbird first starts with a…

Cunningham over as “you can scrub Walter Cunningham till he shines, you can put him in shoes and a new suit, but he’ll never be like Jem” (Pg.300). This statement proves that even though Jem and Walter both live in Maycomb County, attend the same school and are boys, the way society percieves and treats them is completely different. While Jem is respected by society since he belongs to the upper class, is white and his family has a steady income. Walter is treated as an outcast since he is part…

The Power of False Narratives Throughout literature, and even in our own lives, we are poisoned by the false narratives and stories that corrupt our minds and control our decisions. This is the driving force in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Our protagonist, Scout Finch, makes decisions and forms opinions based on stories she hears that simply aren’t true. This is prevalent among various other major and minor characters in the novel as well. They are also extremely commonplace in…