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perspicacious man, and a character in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. His care for his children respect for Calpurnia, a black housekeeper, and taking on a case deemed impossible because of his defense of a black man at a time where racism was prominent shows this. Atticus perseveres through many obstacles, whether small, such as Scout, his daughter, not wanting to go to school, or a major issue throughout the story such as the case of Tom Robinson. To Kill a Mockingbird is set in The…

The speaker of “Do Schools Kills Creativity?” is Sir Ken Robinson, he is a British author and speaker. The specific purpose of the speech is to show how creativity is just as important as other academic subjects to a student. The central idea is to inform adults, specifically teachers and parents, on how schools kill creative minds by tapping on the more technical subjects such as Math, Science, and literature. He employed impromptu when giving the speech and used topical as his organizational…

approximate number of copies of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird sold since its release. This novel contains fictional events with parallels to real life in order to draw readers into it and make them care. Not only is it an American classic, but it is also loved by current high school students across the nation. This novel should be kept in the IB English curriculum due to its high readability, important themes, and relevance in today’s society. To Kill A Mockingbird’s high readability…

I chose To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee because it’s one of my personal favorites and the message behind it is hard to ignore. Released at the height of the Civil Rights movement, it gave a different perspective on the tense racial issues of the time. Numerous articles have been written on its impact, and still controversial to some today it’s one of the most frequently challenged books in the U.S. Topics including rape, social class, and racial stereotypes are all very relevant, sadly even…

their hearts out for us.” (Lee, 119) With an abundance of events in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird it is clear to see who our beloved characters really are. Specifically, who can be considered mockingbirds. By analyzing Atticus Finch's clear conscience, Tom Robinson's frank kindness, and Arthur "Boo" Radley's hidden affection, it is clear the three can be considered "mockingbirds" by the definition given in To Kill a Mocking Bird: innocence. A general theme throughout the novel is…

Harper Lee wrote the stunning novel To Kill A Mockingbird during a time in the United States that was tragic. In the South, if you were not white or rich you had no rights. African-Americans were discriminated every single day. Citizens of the South did not trust black men. White men believed that African-Americans just wanted to steal your money and rape your women and children. This was an awful stereotype, and sadly, it still can be found in America today. To Kill A Mockingbird brought to…

To Kill a Mockingbird is based on events that took place in 1931 in Alabama, Harper Lee was motivated to write the book from the “Scottsboro Boys” trials that took place in the 1931. The “Scottsboro Boys” trial where all the African America boys were all accessed for allegedly raping two white girls in the midst of the fight. All of them stated that they didn’t rape the two girls they all were still placed on trial and found guilty by a jury which contained 8 white jury members and one African…

“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing” (Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird). Harper Lee wrote her books and published To Kill a Mockingbird in the literary period known as Modernism. Modernism came to be as a result of people wanting to separate themselves from the past. They believed that their way of life, including their customs, traditions, and culture, was something that was more efficient and capable than that of any past civilization. Harper Lee was a…

Was Scout racist? No, she was the product of a culture that believes in white supremacy. Her use of undoubtedly racist language isn’t a reflection of her but rather the people around her. Often after hearing a rude remark about a black man, a friend of hers was upset, but Scout explained to him that, “he’s just a negro.” (Lee 199) . When Jem and her decided to build a snowman, there wasn’t enough snow for their snowman to be as big as they wanted and wished. So Jem, in the process of scooping…

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee was an instant bestseller back in 1960 and it also won the Pulitzer Prize. To Kill a Mockingbird was formulated by Harper Lee’s creativity of constructing a storyline regarding her own personal observations about society and human nature. She achieves such depth and accuracy in her publication through her character analysis, plot, dialogue, and description. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird describes human nature through her story of the Tom…