Mockingbird

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee develops the theme of morality through the characters Atticus, Calpurnia, and Miss Maudie. In the book, Scout and her brother Jem spend their time playing with their friend, Dill, and spying on their highly secretive neighbor, Boo Radley. In addition, morality can be defined as principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong. Through these characters’ lives, Lee develops the theme of morality. To start, Lee conveys the theme of morality…

To Kill a Mockingbird is based on events that took place in 1931 in Alabama, Harper Lee was motivated to write the book from the “Scottsboro Boys” trials that took place in the 1931. The “Scottsboro Boys” trial where all the African America boys were all accessed for allegedly raping two white girls in the midst of the fight. All of them stated that they didn’t rape the two girls they all were still placed on trial and found guilty by a jury which contained 8 white jury members and one African…

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee was an instant bestseller back in 1960 and it also won the Pulitzer Prize. To Kill a Mockingbird was formulated by Harper Lee’s creativity of constructing a storyline regarding her own personal observations about society and human nature. She achieves such depth and accuracy in her publication through her character analysis, plot, dialogue, and description. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird describes human nature through her story of the Tom…

How has the investigation of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird educated your thoughts regarding the topic of preference?" “Harper Lee's widely praised novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," looks profoundly into the flaws and qualities of people and furthermore, investigates how preference can impact individuals' points of view and be an obstruction to “comprehension. This content has altogether expanded my perspective of the diverse sorts of bias in 1930's and has demonstrated to me how the lessons…

“Discuss how the character of Scout develops and changes throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and how she exemplifies the theme of growing up” Trevor Liu Elsa High School “Discuss how the character of Scout develops and changes throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and how she exemplifies the theme of growing up” In Harper lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” we see the main character Scout ( daughter of Atticus Finch) changing from a young innocent girl into a…

Have you ever considered what other people value the most in their lives? In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, many of the characters throughout the plot take into consideration different values. The word value means relative worth, merit, or importance. If a person has values, it shows significance in how they live their lives and who they are. Characters in To Kill a Mockingbird all have values of their own and show them in the story. One example of people showing their values…

“Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and it deserves to be met head-on and stamped out” (Pierre Berton). Throughout the two famous books To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman Harper Lee constantly reminds her readers that Atticus is a true racist through hints. In both books it shows the struggle of growing up in the Southern states of the U.S. and how difficult it was for the black community. To Begin with, Atticus only…

Emily Webb learns that the living don’t realize how much life is worth. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel about a little girl named Scout Finch, her brother Jem Finch, and their father Atticus Finch. Scout and Jem’s Father, Atticus takes a case where a white women was allegedly raped by Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is a crippled black man. Atticus chose to defend the black man. Atticus knew…

Lee arose to fame. She wrote one of the most pivotal, influential, successful novels known to date. To Kill a Mockingbird…

Forty million is an unfathomably large number. Forty million also happens to be the approximate number of copies of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird sold since its release. This novel contains fictional events with parallels to real life in order to draw readers into it and make them care. Not only is it an American classic, but it is also loved by current high school students across the nation. This novel should be kept in the IB English curriculum due to its high readability, important…