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…
no room for faults. For some, a single fault can shatter that view of a perfect hero entirely, and further destroy the image they try to achieve. In the novel Go Set a Watchman, set after the events of the widely acclaimed To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee reveals the true nature of the story’s hero Atticus Finch. The understanding that ideals and beliefs between people could drastically differ over time can allow one to emphasize with other people. Learning to emphasize does…
Harper Lee effectively uses character development to express the theme of: it’s human nature to stereotype people based on society’s standards, as opposed to seeing everyone equal despite their appearance in chapter twenty of To Kill a Mockingbird. To support this theme, Harper Lee uses character development as a way to emphasize the importance in this insight to human nature. For example, Mr. Raymond is portrayed as the town drunk, with an impassive manner. He likes to drink, to pretend, and to…
realises that the man deserves to be convicted correctly. The court and police claimed that that Tom was guilty, mostly because he was black. Atticus understands that the society he lives in is a society of unfairness and cruelty. The character that Harper Lee creates is one that can see past the peer-pressure…
Upon hearing about the trial, where Atticus chooses to defend Tom Robinson who is an African American, Jem witnesses the nature of people and the darkside of them. Atticus was courageous for doing something that is just and not necessary. But as a father, he wanted to show Jem a different kind of courage. Not like the type that it will take to pull out a gun. Atticus explains, “ I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hands”,…
It is satirical that a new, young teacher such as Miss Caroline believes that she should be the only educational influence in these children’s lives, so much so that she tells one of her students not to be taught at home. When Scout first shows the signs of the possibility of being semi-literate a “faint line [appears] between her eyebrows…” after more testing it was made known that Scout was literate and the teacher looked at her with “…more than faint distaste.” Scout, the daughter of a…
Courage requires a great deal of motivation in order to be exhibited by someone; however, that person may endure the cost of demonstrating this characteristic. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, courage is a key element in the shaping of the main character’s childhood, Scout Finch, as she witnesses courageous acts almost every day of her life, in various ways, by the people surrounding her. She realizes that courage must be portrayed in order to sustain an ideal life. In a segregated town, in…
Particular events often alter people's personal perspective on how they view and handle the world. In this award winning novel, Lee displays this at the beginning of her novel when a six year old Scout is portrayed as very self absorbed and conceited young child that is not intersect or affected by others personal emotions towards her. This drastically changes when Scout starts school and is embarrassed when her teacher confronts her about already knowing how to read and write…
Being a single parent is one of the hardest things to do as an adult, and even harder raising kids in a good and respective way. This is what Atticus Finch did in the book To Kill A Mockingbird with his daughter, Scout, and his son, Jem. Atticus is a very good role model for his kids and for everyone surrounding him because he shows protection, respect, and well-mannered. Atticus is a good father because throughout the book you can see him constantly protecting Jem and Scout. During the trial…
Have you struggled in school? Have you ever found it difficult to learn about things while in school? Scout is one such person that has difficulty learning in a school environment. Despite doing poorly in school, however, Scout learns many lessons through other means, including lessons taught to her by her father, things she learns while pursuing Boo Radley, and what she learns during the trial. One of the primary ways that Scout gains information is through the lessons that Atticus taught…