Harper Lee wrote, “ You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” In her novel To Kill a Mockingbird used the character Scout, who tells the story of what is . in Maycomb. Throughout the novel Scout starts to grow older, even though she might not fully understand what is happening in her town. As she’s growing, she’s losing her innocence throughout the novel. By looking at Scout’s lose of innocence,…
Hidden Power Some of the most influential literature written in the history of mankind often addresses controversial issues with powerful themes. These books often change the perspectives of society by revealing the darkness under the facade of complacency. Timeless themes often connect with people on the deepest of human levels due to their relatability. Truly great literature can capture and control these emotions through the use of themes that will never disappear. In Harper Lee’s, To Kill A…
Medical practices have changed tremendously throughout the years. Thanks to the many medical advances and innovations, problems that would arise in the past are solved before they even happen. However, doctors and medical professionals have been taking advantage of those that are oppressed in society. The method of choosing the least well off in society for medical studies are extremely unethical and those who are already victim to the many injustices of the medical field are owed reparations.…
What is felt when reading a novel? Love or Hate? Agreement or Disagreement? In To Kill a Mockingbird, that was the question the whole book revolves around. While reading this essay, the same questions will be asked. But this time just think about, “I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays if you want, if you can hit'em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(119) Mockingbirds do nothing but sing and make music for…
Growing Up Scout, an immature six-year-old. Jem, a childish ten-year-old. They learn many valuable lessons in this book and mature while doing so. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird shows how the kids, especially Jem, grow and mature during the course of the whole novel by their childishness in the beginning, then seeing them grow over the three years in which this novel takes place, which leads to Jem protecting his sister in the fight and Scout learning that Boo isn’t as scary as he seemed.…
In writing, it is important to be able to see a situation from different character’s perspectives. This is critical in shaping a reader’s opinion of the characters and the situations they experience. Many authors write from one point of view, allowing them to use this to his or her advantage. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the author writes from the perspective of Scout, a young girl. This unconventional point of view enables the reader to form unique opinions about the characters and the situations…
Atticus Finch, a distinctive character in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The setting of this book takes place during the 1930s in Maycomb County, Alabama; In this period of time, the Jim Crow Laws still existed, especially in the South. The Jim Crow Laws were regulations that enforced the racial segregation between the blacks and whites. Besides this, the country was going through the Great Depression. This was the worst economic downturn in America. About 15 million Americans were…
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is an award winning novel that tells the story of the Finch family in 1930 Maycomb, Alabama. In their neighborhood there is a house at the end of their street, the Radley house. Rumor has it Mr. Arthur, also know as Boo Radley, is a monster and Scout and Jem Finch are curious to find out more. Meanwhile their white father, Atticus Finch, is defending an innocent black man, Tom Robinson, in the racist environment of the South. This book portrays many of…
which is the bitterest.” (Goodreads). In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the children in the story obtain a lot of wisdom in these three ways. When their father is asked to defend an African American in their small prejudiced town in Alabama they learn many lessons. These lessons are heartbreaking and painful, but the characters come out of the book as better individuals. The book shows that wisdom is gained by experience and learning from others, and that even though wisdom is…
How did Atticus Finch take care of his children, and was he good at it? To Kill a Mockingbird takes place during the Great Depression in the racially divided town of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus Finch, a highly respected lawyer in the town of Maycomb, was the widowed father of two children, Jem and Scout. As both a father and a lawyer, Atticus had many responsibilities, one of which included raising his children responsibly. While Atticus took his job as a father very seriously, the methods he used…