To Kill a Mockingbird

Courage The dictionary definition of courage is “the ability to do something that frightens one” (courage). But maybe that is not the only definition. The concept of courage is essential to understand the book To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee develops the theme of courage throughout the actions of the characters Atticus, Mrs. Dubose, and Boo. Atticus displays a great deal of courage from the beginning of the book until the very end. He first demonstrates…

Discriminate- make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age. To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb County, Alabama during the Great Depression. The story follows Scout, the tomboy daughter of lawyer Atticus Finch who is given the task to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of rape. During the time the story takes place, there were many racist and prejudice impressions, primarily…

grew up over 80 years ago in the 1930’s? To Kill a Mockingbird is a book written by Harper Lee, it is about two kids, Jem and Scout growing up in a small southern town called Maycomb county. Jem and Scout grew up during the great depression with only their father raising them. They also have a very good friend who visits them in the summer, who is called Dill. In the book the setting also plays a big role in developing the characters. In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee uses the setting along…

Harper Lee was a American novelist widely known for her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel became a success when it was first published in 1960, and when it won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize (Wikipedia). Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature. The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird is characterized by the roots of human behavior. Lee’s novel, being told from the point of view of a child in the Maycomb, Alabama, allows her to present the prejudice of humans. Some present prejudices…

after she stayed seated when asked to leave her seat for a white man. Her courage to stand up to social norms gave way to equal rights for all races. In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, there are many acts of courage that reflect modern-day events with others standing up for what they believe in. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is about a racially charged court trial in a small town called Maycomb during the 1930s from the perspective of a young girl named Scout. One of the main lessons…

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story that follows a young girl named Scout Finch narrated by her older self. She grows up in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. The biggest event the book follows surrounds the court trial of a Black man that Scout’s father is legally defending. The book revolves around the racism that is involved in the case during the Great Depression era. The first literary device shown in this book flashback. The book seems to be mostly in flashbacks from Scout’s…

Those that have seen the true world will know that racism is still a very big problem. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch has to protect a black man from being accused of a crime he did not commit, and protect him from the racist views of the town. Atticus, the black mans defense attorney, uses strong emotions and facts to try to persuade the jury. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus is walking in front of the jury when he asks the judge if he can take off his: watch and…

targets of Bob Elwell, the father of Mayell, who tries to kill them one Halloween night on their way home from school, but Boo Radley--who the children have never seen--shows up to save them, killing Bob in the…

Most people define courage as a man with a gun. In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird we follow the characters Atticus Scout and Jem Finch. Through the book Jem figures it out the hard way and scout gets is kind of easy. Jem showed his courage by helping scout when ever she needed help. Scout shows courage by standing up for her dad when the kids in her school called him a nigger lover. Through the character of Atticus Harper Lee shows the reader what true courage is. Courage is doing some thing…

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the author Harper Lee uses conflict to express the idea that having the courage to fight can make people hate you. This means that when you are fighting for someone you can make others around you hate you. It could also mean that when Atticus fought for Tom Robinson the people around him where he lived thinks that he is traitor and they hated him for what he has done. Even Mayella and Bob Ewell hated him for what he is doing. Atticus was hated by people of…