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To Kill A Mockingbird The story, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee is one of the most influential novels of all time, it is even relevant in today’s society. The story not only captures what racism was like back in Alabama in the 1930s, but also captures the people that went against the society and did not believe everything that society believed. There are so many life lessons from this story that are still relevant in today’s time. There were three main life lessons that absolutely stuck…

The discriminatory opinions and prejudices of individuals and society can be challenged through the perspectives of the innocent. The innocent have the potential to alter antipathetic perceptions of society as they've not been corrupted by inherent prejudices. Harper Lee explores this concept in her novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, through the perspective of the protagonist 'Scout', a young girl growing up surrounded by bigotry. Harper Lee utilises symbolism in the naming of the young female…

“In short heroism means doing the right thing, regardless of the consequences”- Unknown Author. There are so many concepts about heroism in society today, but this quotes sums up what it really is. Heroism in about doing the right thing, no matter of the cost or who’s looking. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, she explores heroism and what it really means to be a true hero. Lee’s novel is set in a small country town in Alabama in the 1930’s, it explores the adult attitudes towards…

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the “Master’s House” is reinforced by Bob Ewell as he compels Mayella into accusing Tom Robinson of rape and by the all-white jury that finds Tom Robinson guilty. Bob Ewell, the father of Mayella, forces Mayella to accuse Tom Robinson of rape in order to protect them from the social disgrace due to Mayella's actions. This demonstrates patriarchy as Bob Ewell has power over Mayella. Moreover, Tom Robinson faces racial prejudice as he had tried to help…

Pat Barker, the author of Border Crossing, explores the central theme of questioning if people can really change. Set in the 2000’s in England, the novel is a psychological thriller which follows the story of a child killer named Danny Miller, put into prison by Tom Seymour, who is put into a correctional institute and comes out of prison with a new identity. Barker conveys this theme to an audience of intelligent adults, as she utilises a variety of techniques to convey the element of people…

In the short story “The White Circle” Anvil is a bully, but does he deserve to live? This story was written by John Bell Clayton. This story takes place on a horse farm in Virginia. Two boys, Anvil and Tucker, meet in school but find out they have a disliking for each other. Anvil bullies Tucker, but at the end of the story Tucker tries to kill Anvil. Anvil deserves to live because he does not try to seriously injure or kill Tucker. My first reason why Anvil deserves to live is in a scene…

Harper Lee gives her readers of To Kill A Mockingbird a clear and well formulated idea of social prejudice, how it happens and it's effects throughout the novel. We explore these ideas through the eyes of Scout, a six year old girl growing up in the town of Maycomb where most of its people are racist and discriminatory. In the first chapters of the novel, Scout's views on Boo Radley are merely based on rumours and town gossip. She thought of him as monstrous and almost supernatural being who…

“I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit’em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” A quote made by Atticus that means it's a sin to kill a mockingbird because all they do is try to please people and produce beautiful music. It is a sin to kill a mockingbird because they just try to help and don't harm anyone. The book “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee referred to good people as mockingbirds.…

Standing up for others Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, Harper Lee's, To Kill a Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior, to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, and the struggle between blacks and whites. Atticus Finch is a lawyer and single parent in a small southern town in the 1930's. Atticus stands up for those who are not able to stand up for themselves. Atticus stood up for Tom Robinson when they accused him of raping Mayla. He knew…

When a child sees evil for the first time, a piece of their innocence is forever lost. Harper Lee shows this concept of innocence lost because of iniquity through the young Scout. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee tells the story of Scout Finch, a young innocent child, and her coming of age encounters with racial prejudice and inequality. Scout starts as an innocent little girl, but when her father Atticus, a lawyer, is appointed to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of rape, she, her…