Harper Lee

First, Paula Byers stated that Nelle Harper Lee is a famous author, born on April 28, 1926, in Monroe, Alabama (220). Lee’s birth parents are Amasa Coleman and Frances Lee (Byers 220). She based Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird’s main character off of her Father (Byers 220). She also happens to be a relative of the famous General Robert E. Lee (Byers 220). Lee was an attendant of Huntingdon College, an all women’s private school located in Montgomery, Alabama (Byers 220). She attended this…

As people grow in life they mature and change. The main character matures as the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, continues. Scout is childish and disrespectful at the beginning of the novel. think that Scout because she doesn't fight much and finally saw Boo radley. Their for Scout involved more than Jem because threw out this events. The first reason why scout involved more is that when she doesn't fight people that much and instead she just ignores them just like when she…

writing takes place. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, the setting is in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s. In the novel, readers can interpret that Maycomb is a racist, slow moving, poverty stricken town from Lee’s writing style and the character’s emotions. The setting is significant because throughout the book, it advances the story line or events that take place and the character’s actions or feelings. When the townspeople say Atticus “shouldn’t do much” (Lee 100) and…

Society affected Harper Lee Society should not judge one by the color of their skin. “Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong,” says Muhammad Ali. For example, discrimination is unfair and affects someone for life. More specifically, living with racism and knowing of lynchings has affected Harper Lee. First of all, not only did racism affect Harper Lee, but it affected the blacks from going to the same church as…

literature, assuming there are characters, are influenced by similar things. All of this is passed through the text and eventually influences the reader. An example of such literature is Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” In the Reading and writing of this book the author, characters and reader are all influenced. Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Was influenced by the society in which she lived in in many ways when it came to writing her book.One such example is her…

Atticus Finch, the father of two main characters Jem and Jean (Scout) Louise Finch, in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a great, hardworking father who would do absolutely anything for his family. Mr. Finch Works as a lawyer, chooses who he want’s to defend/represent based on his opinions on their situation. He stays true to his beliefs no matter what anybody else thinks or says. He will do anything and everything to keep his family safe along with teaching them important life lessons…

Racism is still a problem in 2017 but not as bad as it was in the 1930’s. To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee Harper was published in the 1960’s and tells the story of bigotry in Maycomb County, Alabama, in the 1930’s. The story is told by young Scout, the daughter of attorney Atticus Finch. Scout witness’s bigotry and racism when Tom Robinson, an African- American, is accused of rape. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee uses the literary devices of irony, hyperbole, dialogue, and symbolism. There are many…

town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. There are many characters showing and even learning about courage. In To Kill a Mockingbird Jem, Scout, and Atticus show courage in childlike, and adult ways. There are many ways to define and show courage. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, she defines her own form of courage…

In Harper Lee’s novel, the title “To Kill a Mockingbird” is directly referred to early in the book when Jem and Scout are given air rifles for christmas. They are told by their father, Atticus, that to kill a mockingbird would be a sin. To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee. I think the meaning of the title to kill a mockingbird is a mockingbird itself is a delicate, peaceful, innocent, and pleasant animal, what I think it means is that characters like Boo Radley and Thomas Robinson the story…

Shurrie 2015/11/24 ENG2D0-D To Kill A Mockingbird Everyone gets old, whether it be physically or mentally. In the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, many character show maturation. All characters show physical maturation, and mental maturation. Some characters stand out. The characters that stand out in "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, are Scout, Jem, and the people of Maycomb. Scout shows maturation when she stops fighting, realizes that Maycomb is different, and the fact that…