Monroeville, Alabama

In the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, many different families are depicted throughout the book. These families, and especially the children, show how the values of the parents are reflects in their children’s behavior. Many of the children in the book act in ways of which Harper Lee clearly disapproves, while others seem to be struggle to embody the good values their parents demonstrate. In particular, Scout and Jem, Dill, and Burris Ewell provide clear examples of…

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are many times that Harper Lee shows compassion, sympathy, and tolerance through the characters of the novel. Lots of times in the novel Harper Lee shows compassion, sympathy, or tolerance through key events in the story including: Atticus has compassion when he defends Tom Robinson, who is a black man, to the best of his abilities. Atticus shows Tolerance when Bob Ewell spits in his face, by not doing anything back. Jem shows sympathy to…

Small-town Alabama, 1932. Atticus Finch is a lawyer and a widower. He has two young children, Jem and Scout. Atticus Finch is currently defending Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. Meanwhile, Jem and Scout are intrigued by their neighbours, the Radleys, and the mysterious, seldom-seen Boo Radley in particular. During the first half of Mockingbird Harper Lee constructs a sweet and affectionate portrait of growing up in the vanished world of small town Alabama.. Lee,…

Many people in the world tend to live a much finer life when they are taught valuable lessons by their family and friends. Written by Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird is set in the 1930’s, and focuses on the Finch family in a small fictional town of Maycomb County. Scout is a stand-out character in the main events of this story. A black father is convicted for an illegal act he did not commit, and the children continue grow up learning about the effects of racism and stereotyping. Many…

To Kill A Mockingbird: Jem’s Maturation Jem has a childlike innocence like scout, but as the story progresses he grows as a person and starts to see a new point of view toward Maycomb. As Jem matures, he’s faced with different situations where he acts maturely even though his friends might look down on him. In chapter 3, Scout beats up Walter Cunningham in the school yard in a way to get back at him for getting her in trouble. Jem sees what Scout is…

To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, shows the growth and maturity of brother and sister Jem and Scout. Jem, being the older and more responsible sibling, changes and adapts much faster than Scout. Jem starts off as a playful, naive 10 year old boy, and under the good parenting of Atticus, re-emerges at the end as a mature and responsible young man. One aspect Jem changes is his view on bravery, starting off with a childish concept of courage, and evolving to having a different form of…

times in the novel, a quote said by Atticus; “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.” The novel is set in Maycomb County, a tiny town located in Alabama. The series of events in the book leading up to how her brother, Jem, broke his arm are narrated by Scout. The novel teaches that empathy has to be developed as you grow and people who haven’t learned to be empathetic, usually can be prejudice…

Think about a town where everyone is separated by color and is completely unfair to colored people, but still find love? That's what Maycomb county is like in the book To Kill a Mockingbird . During the book Harper Lee tries to give you the message of what a good family should be (The Finches), and what they shouldn't be (The Ewell's). Harper Lee also makes the three children, Scout, Jem, and Dill, another factor of love in To Kill a Mockingbird because they would die for each other.…

Chapters seven and eight of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee reflect the central idea of growing up by dealing with the complications of the adult world through the novel’s plot. Jem’s actions pertaining to an event in the story help readers understand the struggles of coming of age, and having to deal with adult issues and ideas. Throughout the novel, Jem and Scout send out and receive objects and messages with Boo Radley through a knothole in a tree in the Radleys’ yard. The Radleys are…

Bravery Through Time At the point when Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird starts, Scout begins by recalling on the end of the story when Jem breaks his arm. In spite of the fact that Jem and his sister Scout frequently bicker, Jem turns into a decent sibling through his coming of age. He keeps her safe, and serves as one of her closest companions. Numerous things change Jem between the beginning and conclusion, his physical attributes as well as psychological. In the course of the story…