Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

The mockingbird symbolises innocence and purity in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Set during the Great Depression, the story follows the childhood memories of the main character Scout Finch. Throughout these years the characters learn lessons and one in particular includes the symbol of a mockingbird. In the book a mockingbird represents innocence and makes an appearance frequently. The mockingbird symbol best represents the book as a whole because it connects perfectly with the characters…

Throughout this journal, one can predict the kids will not meet Boo because he is locked up and they are scared of him. First, they are scared of him in many ways. In addition, the narrator says “But to climb the Radley front steps…something their neighbors never did” (Harper Lee 11). The quotes from the book shows how the neighbors are scared of them by never climb their front steps and say hey to the Radleys and the neighbors might affect the kids. Next, there are rumors about Radleys that had…

In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee uses the characters to represent racism, morality, and justice. Atticus Finch representing morality, Sheriff Tate standing for justice, and the low life of the town Bob Ewell represents racism. Throughout this novel she often uses symbolism to display all of these themes. “I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit’em but remember it is a sin to kill a mocking bird”…

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, social injustice is a common idea .Growing up in the rural South during the 1930s could not have been easy. The enticing story of racism in America is told through the eyes of a young Scout Finch. Throughout the novel, Harper Lee develops the theme of coming of age and the loss of childhood innocence with two important characters, Scout and Jem. “Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him.”(9). At the…

In the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee there are 2 main children called Jem Finch and Scout Finch. Both of these children have a father that is a lawyer of maycomb named, Atticus. Atticus is a single parent but has a Black maid named Calpurnia who comes there day to day taking care of the household members. Atticus is a good father and good friend to some but not to all. In the book Atticus is shown as a more calm and collective man. For example on pg.96 Atticus says, “I haven’t shot…

Everyone has heard of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and everyone needs to read it. The easiest and best place to learn in depth about To Kill a Mockingbird is in class, so why would people want to take away from a great learning opportunity? To Kill a Mockingbird is a must read for all students. To begin To Kill a Mockingbird should continue to be taught in school because It teaches many valuable life lessons. For example, on page 119 when Miss Maudie Tells Scout and Jem That it is a…

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…

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” (Lee, 39). This is one of the key lessons everyone learns when they begin to grow up. As for Scout Finch, this has turned out to be one of the hardest. But soon enough, everyone learns the necessities they need in order to survive the world. For Scout, she showed signs of growing up when she first realized the flaws with her teacher, Miss Gates, when she was able to act like a lady for Alexandra, and when…

This excerpt from Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively express the relationship between rivaling children and their mother. The excerpt has the children looking for fossils when Claudia, the girl, falls and gets injured while trying to get past Gordon. The mother then tries to sort out the incident. Lively utilizes tools such as varying perspective, dialogue, and description to dramatize the relationship of all three characters. In the excerpt the reader experiences the incident first from Claudia’s…

“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…