Pulitzer Prize for the Novel

By definition, courage is to act in accordance to your beliefs regardless of difficulty or criticism. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the strong-willed lawyer, Atticus, appointed to defend Tom Robinson in a trial of accused rape. He fears he might lose, but he does not step down. When Tom was moved to a new jail before the trail there was a risk of being attacked and Atticus did not leave his side. Even with the aftermath of the trial, Atticus was threatened and he did not…

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, the author, uses two young characters and their experiences to suggest motives behind the actions of the antagonists. Throughout three summers, two kids named Jean Louise (Scout) and Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem) grow up learning about different lessons and people in a southern town called Maycomb with the help of their father, Atticus Finch, and nanny, Calpurnia. In the book, several characters demonstrate cruel characteristics through their actions,…

manifest throughout the story in Scout, Jem, Boo, and Atticus’ actions. Bravery doesn’t necessarily have to be out in the open, for some acts of heroism are done in the shadows in the Radley Place. Arthur Boo Radley is introduced into the novel…

Josh Kennelly Mr. Mariano English 9 18 December 2017 Conflict and Purpose In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout encounters many conflicts throughout the story. Scout interacts with many people in Maycomb County. The troubles and problems she experiences are part of growing up. Her father Atticus helps her trough many of these problems. These conflicts better shape the way she is. Some of those problems include Scout failing to convince her father to not let her go to school, Nathan…

Willy’s Recognition of his Failures In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Willy struggles to get through while constantly having to deal with his failures that he has experienced in his life. Although Willy Loman is a good person in some extent, it is still evident that he knows that he has failed but the thoughts Willy plants in his head stops him from recognizing some of his failures. Throughout the play Willy’s failures are seen by his job, by recognizing that he has failed…

person”. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the Finch family, consisting of Scout, Jem, and their father Atticus, are unlike most families in the prejudice and racist town of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. Different from other families in their small town, the Finch children are taught to tolerate other people’s differences through empathy, and to not judge people based on what they see on the outside, rather than on the inside. Throughout the novel, young Scout…

Jem Finch is a courageous, smart, and tough character from To kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. Throughout the book Jem ages from ten to thirteen over the course of three years. As the novel progresses, Jem’s idea of bravery dramatically changes. At the beginning of the novel, he thinks he is being brave by touching the side of the Radley house. His point of view of bravery then changes greatly when he sees Mrs. Dubose fight her addiction and go though withdrawal, and when Scout confrontation…

“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand”, Neil Armstrong.Mischievous curiosity has bewitched a young girl in the town of Maycomb, always eager to discover. This boundless awe to understand has led Scout to search for justice in an unforgiving bigoted town, which shows positive role modeling influences one’s true nature. First, when Scout realizes that Atticus has more abilities than she thought. Scout begins to grow a deep respect, correctly nourished it…

Particular events often alter people's personal perspective on how they view and handle the world. In this award winning novel, Lee displays this at the beginning of her novel when a six year old Scout is portrayed as very self absorbed and conceited young child that is not intersect or affected by others personal emotions towards her. This drastically changes when Scout starts school and is embarrassed when her teacher confronts her about already knowing how to read and write…

of racism led up to the trial of Tom Robinson in Maycomb County, Alabama. Harper Lee wrote this great novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. This story takes places in Maycomb County, Alabama in the 1930’s. This story shows the main character, Scout Finch gradually growing up. Her father Atticus, has different views than the majority of other people in this time period. This makes this a bildungsroman novel. Within To Kill a Mockingbird, several life changing events and pieces of advice from Atticus,…