Southern Literary Messenger

In To Kill a Mockingbird, the author Harper Lee shows her astounding writing skills by using universal themes from which anybody can learn. Even more astounding, the themes she used in To Kill a Mockingbird can still be applied today. For example, one theme that still applies today is the problem with racism and how to deal with it. Even though it is not like it was in the 30s, people nowadays still deal with racism and even look down on others that are different. Another theme we can still…

Imagine being a six year old child, and watching brutal racism and injustice growing up, while trying to hold on to your innocence and own opinions. That’s the struggle of Jean Louise Finch, who prefers to go by “Scout.” In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, friend Dill, and brother Jem, must face friends and family turning on them, as father Atticus makes a life changing decision of defending a black man in court in the 1930’s, a time of racial injustice and segregation. Also…

I am a coward for being ignorant of the harsh realities that I support because I do not want to be conspicuous. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch takes on a case where he finds himself defending a colored man from the accusation that he raped a white woman. Moral Cowardice if found in 99.99% of the population were no one takes a stand to make a change. A person’s ignorance can lead them to a life they never wanted. The three most prominent themes in To Kill A…

Mockingbird" which clearly cast out the innocence, prejudice, evil and good in the society. Harper Lee through this scene tries to convey the readers about the social situation in southern states of Alabama. The novel is similar to Lee's personal life therefor she is able to write the novel in such a way she uses q literary features such as Foreshadowing, Rising Symbols ,Climax, Action, Falling Action etc. The fact that the novel sketch of her personal life that actually makes the reader believe…

Mark Twain uses satire in the novel to confront the ideas and people that he believes are corrupt. Through the combination of theme and satire, Twain hopes to project just how corrupt society is. Twain’s main focus is the corruption of southern society and how morally wrong the South is. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain satirizes mob mentality, religious hypocrisy, and gullibility in order to illuminate the corruption of society. Mark Twain satirizes mob mentality to attack…

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it” (Lee, 33). Atticus says this to Scout after she gets mad that Miss Caroline does not understand Maycomb’s ways. This theme can be seen all throughout To Kill a Mockingbird because the book includes real life examples of racism and hardships. Empathy is very important in this book because there is a lot of discrimination, especially against African…

Imagine being a six year old child, and watching brutal racism and injustice growing up, while trying to hold on to your innocence and own opinions. That’s the struggle of one Jean Louise Finch, who prefers to go by “Scout.” In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, friend Dill, and brother Jem must face friends and family turning on them, as father Atticus makes a life changing decision of defending a black man in court in the 1930’s. They must learn how to deal with their situation…

The King of Kites (adapted from prescribed text “The King of Kites” by Judith Heneghan and Laure Fournier) CHARACTERS: NARRATOR 1 NARRATOR 2 ANIL MOTHER FRIEND 1 FRIEND 2 VILLAGERS STAGE DIRECTION: CS- CENTRE STAGE CRS- CENTRE RIGHT STAGE CLS- CENTRE LEFT STAGE USC- UPPERSTAGE CENTRE USR- UPPERSTAGE RIGHT USL- UPPERSTAGE LEFT DSC- DOWNSTAGE CENTRE DSR- DOWNSTAGE RIGHT DSL- DOWNSTAGE LEFT SCRIPT: ACT Scene 1 Setting: Backyard of Anil’s house Characters: Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Anil,…

It has been said that to achieve something, you have to experience it first. Throughout the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Scout and her brother Jem grow up in the south. During the story, they are presented with many challenges, such as the trial of Tom Robinson. They learn how to best overcome the obstacles, how it affects them, and others around them. Therefore, it could be argued that, throughout the story, real life gives more valuable lessons to Scout and Jem than their school…

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the characterization of Atticus helps to reveal the theme. Jem and Scout have just met Mrs. Dubose, an elderly-racist woman with an ill temper, Jem believes she is a bad woman, and Atticus admires her for her battle with standing up against her morphine addiction. They have also just met their cousin Francis which irritates Scout and tells him things Scout abhors and doesn’t want to hear. Both of these characters have been calling Atticus a nigger-lover, a…