Harper Lee

want to be if they were a kind black man, as Harper Lee shows all of us through the Tom Robinson trial and how it affects Maycomb. As the novel progresses the readers see the town’s friendly neighbors, malevolent neighbors, and the town african americans that are trying to get some approval from the white townspeople. One man, Atticus Finch, understand this problem. Throughout the novel Atticus Finch works to prove Tom Robinson’s innocence.Harper Lee says that racism has caused people to behave…

The Building of To Kill a Mockingbird Among all of the books Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird was the one book that connected to past events. Harper Lee was inspired by the past events. She used actual past-events as inspiration to write her novel To Kill A Mockingbird. There were connections used in the book from the Jim Crow laws, mob mentality, and the issue of racism. The first example of America’s history used in the book is the Jim Crow law. Jim Crow is a set of laws that were put…

Jem and Scout learn a lot from their father. Lee explores the theme of racism through the Tom Robinson court case, where Tom is convicted because it is a white woman’s word against that of a black man. Early on in the novel Atticus tells the children ‘shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit…

To Kill a Mockingbird Analytical Essay The book To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, shows a lot of inequality. It is set in Maycomb, Alabama during the 19th century. The book is trying show the readers of the injustice of that time. Harper Lee uses the main character, Scout, to show the readers of these inequalities. Scout is very young and naive which means she doesn’t understand a lot about the society. Thus, she is perfect for showing the readers of the inequalities in To Kill a…

involves dropping hints about an event which is going to happen in the story. In To Kill a Mockingbird is possible to notice this technique when Harper Lee wants to warn the reader about Bob Ewell’s attack the Finch’s. For example when Aunt Alexandra has a negative feeling about the Halloween parade, manifesting it with the words “someone just walked on my grave” (Lee 339). Significant is also the attack from Cecil Jacobs which forewarns the reader about the future events of the book. The author…

PrejuDICE Isn’t Just a Game of Chance To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel about a young girl, Scout, growing up in the Deep South during a time where racial prejudice is rampant. It's set during a period of Scout's life where she begins to see the world and starts to find her place in it. Scout begins to see the nature of people and no longer sees the world in black and white. Harper Lee demonstrates that prejudice is not able to be overcome as it is part of human nature, intensified…

this time… it’s because he wants to stay inside”(Lee 304). A younger Jem could not even fathom why someone would choose to stay inside. But Jem has now seen the ugly racism of Maycomb and is starting to understand the world around him. To show this transition from child to adult Harper Lee uses many literary elements. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Lee uses characterization, symbolism, and setting to show Jem’s coming of age. In chapter 22, Lee uses characterization to show Jem maturing…

Mockingbird, we will see how the examples of Atticus and Judge Taylor show their fight for justice. On the other hand, however, those of the jury and Mayella Ewell represent those who were caught in the prejudice “norm” of society back in the 1930s. Harper Lee thus expresses how justice is served by those who want it. One event that shows how justice is served only by those who want it is when Judge Taylor assigns Atticus to defend Tom Robinson, making sure he gets a fair trial with someone…

Southern Tomboy In Harper Lee`s To Kill a Mockingbird, the young Scout is one of the main and most important characters. Mostly caused by the influence of her older brother, she has become a tomboy. She does not go by her real name Jean Louise and prefers breeches over skirts. Everyone who cares about her wonders if she will ever mature into a young lady. That is due to her many rampages and getting in trouble. Besides being a tomboy, Scout displays spunky, outspoken, and…

Without a doubt Harper Lee uses setting in her advantage for moral courage, because we are able to see the actual struggle which makes seeing them overcome an obstacle so much more satisfying when reading. “Atticus said professional people were poor because the farmers were…