Lee Kim Lai

We all need to understand what courage really is. What is the real meaning of courage? How can we understand it better ourselves? Well, in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee she shows courage through her book. Lee actually defines courage with her characters. She has them test their courage throughout the book. Lee also tells us how they feel with other characters. Some of the characters that show courage are Scout Finch, Jem Finch, and Dill Harris. They mainly show their courage with or at the…

Undeserved Prejudice The sixteenth president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln, explained that "[w]hatever you are, be a good one." Lincoln was implying that no matter what skin color you are, you should be the best you can be and be fair to all. Unfortunately, in Harper Lee's To Kill Mockingbird, Tom Robinson, a black man, faces prejudice, because the white men in the jury cannot be their best selves and vote fairly. Though he did not rape Mayella Ewell, a poor white woman,…

A theme that occurred throughout the entire novel; the Outsiders was that loyalty is unwavering in both good and bad times. This is demonstrated when Johnny and Ponyboy went to Dally after Johnny killed the Soc. Dally didn’t have to help Ponyboy and Johnny, this posed a great risk to himself and his reputation if he was planning to get involved. Even though there was a risk to himself, he put Johnny’s and Ponyboy’s safety before his and helped them get away. Also when the cops came to Dally he…

The Other Side of The River, by Alex Kotlowitz, is a story about a young black boy, Eric McGinnis, who was found dead near the river. Throughout the novel, the reader is given the chance to analyze the different perspective of social audiences on how Eric McGinnis died. We see the views of the citizens of both sides of the river, formal and informal audiences. The river, which splits the two cities, Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, symbolizes for the union that is forced upon two cities, regardless…

Published in 1960 by acclaimed author Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird obtained immediate success and received the prestigious Pulitzer Prize, an accolade for accomplishments made in the arts one year after the novel had been published. Told through the eyes of a young girl named Scout Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird follows the story of young children who grow up in the 1930s within the Southern United States who undergo inconceivable circumstances. As the story takes place over a three year…

• Nature is a symbol of guidance, conveying messages and advice to those who want it. o “[T]he sky speaks to those who look and listen to it . . . [and in it] there are always answers and explanations for everything” (Beah 166).  When he was a child, Beah’s grandmother told him that • Components of nature react and reflect to the events Beah witnesses and experiences o As Beah and the other boys discuss the atrocities they suffered before they met, “[t]he moon hid behind clouds to avoid seeing…

Boo killed Bob Ewell in a self defense move for him attempting to kill Jem and Scout, only because atticus went against Bob Ewell in the court case trying to do the right thing, while Bob Ewell was trying to hide the fact that he was beating his own daughter. But she knew if she would’ve told the truth Bob would’ve beat her, so instead she lied on Tom Robinson to get herself out of trouble. If Boo Radley had killed Bob Ewell purposely, Sheriff Tatis would’ve arrested him on the spot, but since…

Every person on the world had his or her own unique quality. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, every character had defined and expressed different type of personality. One of the main characters called Atticus Finch had attracted and impressed many readers while reading the novel. Atticus Finch is a single father of two children, Jem and Scout. He also has another identity, which are the Maycomb attorney and the state legislative representative. Throughout the book, Atticus had…

Boo Radley was totally misunderstood, they made a lot of rumors about him, one rumor was that he stalked around only at night and peeked in there window, another rumor was that he stabbed his father in the leg and that’s why he never came out of his house in the daytime. They called him a creature other than a human being. “You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.” At the end of To Kill A Mockingbird, Jean Louise Finch finally understands Arthur Radley…

A few points in the book made me think that the Finch kids will not meet Boo. One reason is that people said Boo existed but Scout and Jem had never seen him. There are many rumors about Boo Radley and the Scout and Jem believed every one of them. It is hard to believe that Scout and Jem considering that some of the adults in town have never layed eyes on him. One of these rumors was that Boo only came out at night, which makes me think that Scout and Jem wont ever see Boo. Another thing that…