Harper Lee

Speakers Evoking Empathy Have you ever wondered how a speaker awakens feelings of empathy in the reader? Both the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and the Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. given by Robert F. Kennedy use rhetorical devices to reach out to their audience in a certain way. They have a goal. Harper Lee’s character Atticus and Robert F. Kennedy both evoke empathy in their audience to either generate understanding or inspire action with the use of logos…

Prejudice In To Kill a Mockingbird “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy...That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 90, ch. 10). This quote, though simple, is absolutely bursting with meaning. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story detailing the lives of two children living in 1930’s Alabama through the Great Depression. During this, they learn various life lessons crucial in enabling them to develop their own morals and values, a skill…

gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). This quote is relevant throughout To Kill a Mockingbird because the mockingbird is a symbol that is through the whole book. Taking place in Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story about two kids learning about the importance about life in Maycomb. Many people relate to the mockingbird in many…

the author develops throughout the story. Some of these themes include hypocrisy, innocence and racism. Atticus illustrates the characteristics of bravery in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird by doing what he knew was right when people were against him and standing up for Tom during times of crisis for African Americans. One way Harper Lee creates the theme of bravery is through Atticus Finch, a lawyer that has to defend, Tom Robinson, an African American man. After Mrs. Dubose death Atticus…

In the award-winning novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, praises the acceptance of all types of people, regardless of social classes, race, and gender. Racism, discrimination, and social classes were explored into this book. Despite the taboo topics, it also has a moral meaning behind the story; acceptance. The protagonist, Scout, learns to accept all types of people throughout the novel even though she grew up in a Southern town where most white folks are racist. To Kill A Mockingbird…

The mockingbird is but a solitary bird. It keeps to itself and does no harm unless attacked. In Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, she creates a metaphoric picture of innocence using a mockingbird. In a conversation with his son, Jem, Atticus Finch says, “Shoot all the blue jays you can, but it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”. In this award winning classic, Harper Lee shows many examples of mockingbirds. Perhaps most prominent among these are Tom Robinson, Jem and Scout, and Arthur…

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee presents many human rights issues such as racism, prejudice, and sexism. First of all, Harper Lee uses the character Tom Robinson to expose the racists issues present in Maycomb. The jury believes anything Mayella Ewell says since she is a white woman who claims that Tom Robinson, who is a black man, raped her. Tom is found guilty because most of the jury believes that black people cannot be trusted. This demonstrates that many of the citizens in Maycomb do…

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the theme is that everyone should be treated equally, no matter the color of their skin, gender or social class. As Atticus is questioning Mayella Ewell in the courtroom, he treats her like he would treat anyone else even though she is white and a woman. When the questioning first begins, tensions begin to rise as Mayella refuses to answer and begins to cry Atticus states, “Let her cry if she wants to, Judge. We’ve got all the time in the world.” (Lee 185)…

As perceived in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, in order to sincerely give dignity, one must be mature and charitable. Race does not interfere with the ability that every person has to wholeheartedly grant dignity. Dignity is the quality of being worthy of esteem, honor, and worthiness. Dignity is our inherent value and worth as human beings; everyone is born with it. The desire to dignify a person transcends all difference: appearance, gender. and even religion. In the novel, we see…

To Kill a Mockingbird Essay - Racism It doesn’t matter what race you are. In the dark we’re all the same color. In Harper Lee's book, To Kill A Mockingbird, there are many examples of racism. During this time in history racism was acceptable. Racism is a key theme in her book. Not only those who were black, but also those who joined with blacks, were considered inferior. Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell, and Jem faced a lot of affects of racism that the people in Maycomb were extremely showing it…