Jane and Finch

As Jean Finch or in other words Scout narrates the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, she creates a unique perspective on how she see’s everything. The book starts off when Jean is six in the 1930’s, yet her narration makes her seem like she embodies the wisdom of an adult. This is unusually since most of the kids in Jeans first grade class have been held back and still can’t read. Jean then starts off giving a little background information about her life and makes the reader conclude…

carefully eaten by avoiding the nails, leaving bits and pieces of mangled rubber at the bottom of the lake. The second front was the leaky roof with another indomitable spirit. Jane filled buckets of tar adding dollops older temporary patching till she could get her local fix-it man, Henry Jennings, to do a more permanent…

situation in an unorthodox perspective, their position can be altered. This concept is presented in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel, Lee displays varying perspectives on a court case between a black man and a white family. Atticus Finch, the lawyer appointed to the case, changed the perspectives and beliefs of individuals regarding equality, by getting them to look past the promoted beliefs of society. The majority of Maycomb residents see themselves as a higher class of…

Harper Lee was born in Alabama in 1926. She was the youngest of four and considered herself a tomboy (similar to Scout). Her mother suffered from a mental illness and rarely left the house (similar to Boo Radley). Lee studied law (similar to atticus) and then published To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 during the Civil Rights Movement. Her novel went on to win the Pulitzer Prize a year later. In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the social and gender inequalities are the main issues. Lee approaches…

Maturity is shown throughout many parts of To Kill a Mockingbird, especially after the trial and everything the town has been through. One way maturity is shown is when Scout Finch beat up Walter Cunningham because he ruined her first day of school. Even though Scout stuck up for Walter and explained to Miss. Caroline that he is too poor to afford a lunch and shoes. Miss Caroline said, “You’re starting off on the wrong foot in every way, my dear. Hold out your hand” (Lee28). Miss. Caroline got…

Which character is one of the “mockingbird” in the story (pick one) and why? There are many characters in the novel that are mockingbirds. A character in the story who is a “mockingbird’” is Tom Robinson. I think Tom Robinson’s case is like killing a mockingbird. I believe this because “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. That 's why it 's a sin…

being a tomboy (Shackelford 6). In Maycomb, the old fashioned thinking was that young girls had to behave like young ladies. Mrs. Dubose was another woman who made comments to Scout. As previously mentioned, Mrs. Dubose would yell rude phrases to the Finch children. She would direct comments to Scout about how she was not a lady and how she should shape up. For example, Mrs. Dubose said if Scout did not wear dresses and change her ways, she will be stuck as a waitress in the local cafe (Lee…

children do not grow up until they are on their own. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, two kids face many difficult decisions and actions between the trial of Tom Robinson, having their black cook, and getting along at school. Jeremy Finch and Jean Louise Finch are average children. They grow up not really understanding the world and how things work. As the book develops, the kids learn how the world revolves and they eventually grow up. They learn how people think and why people act the way…

There are a many characters Harper Lee used in 'To Kill a Mockingbird ' to help spread her message, in this case the ‘Coexistence of Good and Evil’. All the characters are created to have their own unique character and different roles in order to bring out the message. Through the adult Scout, the author stated that everyone in Maycomb County is somehow related since people were so close during the time, where they married within their families. The character Lee used to express these ideas…

It is hard to fully understand any story, especially the dramatic, yet deeply moving To Kill A Mockingbird. However, Harper Lee elucidates the story’s theme and plot line by letting a six year old become the narrator of the story. As Scout narrates the story, she not only explains the events, but also shows the impact of the events along with showing a child’s perspective of common prejudice in her hometown, Maycomb. As a result, as time passes, the reader can witness and understand the process…