To Kill a Mockingbird

Tolerance is one’s ability to accept other people’s ideas or methods, especially those that they do not agree with. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the character Scout is taught about tolerance as she is being introduced to an environment different than what she is used to. She has to learn how to control her actions as she matures, which leads to her having to adapt to changes in the way she acts around people. Atticus had to teach Scout how to tolerate people, even if she did not…

Strictly-defined gender roles are prevalent throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel presents these gender roles through Scout’s conversations with other boys. When talking with her brother, Jem, about her reluctance to disobey their father’s request to stop dramatizing the life of Boo Radley, Jem tells her that she “was being a girl, that girls imagined things, that’s why other people hated them so . . .” (45). Similarly, after Jem retrieves a tire from the Radley Place that…

immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, many sins are committed, but one sin stands out against all others. “...but remember it is a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). A mockingbird is an innocent creature that only provides beautiful song for the world; a creature that deserves no hate or punishment. Scout recognizes Boo Radley as the mockingbird in her life, and she grows up with a strong curiosity to learn more about…

To Kill A Mockingbird connects to the reader in many ways one would not expect. In this book, Harper Lee shows many diverse themes such as empathy, loss of innocence, innocent victims, courage, and prejudice. Though the book does in fact show all of these themes, one of theme definitely shine throughout the entire book. The main theme, arguably, would be loss of innocence. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows loss of innocence through the rough experiences and mature events in…

To kill a Mockingbird can cause courage when you do something or helping someone in need that almost cause your life. There are three characters that really shows courage, they’re Scout, Jem, and Boo. They can show many different way that can shows courage to help and protect. They’ve know that can do something about this story that just only about courage from To kill a mockingbird. Jem shows courage by standing up to Atticus with all of guys who trying to kill Tom Robinson. He tried to…

Courage shown in To Kill a Mockingbird Courage is a core principle that is shown throughout American history and in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Courage was the essence of Atticus’s personality, he never questioned his morals and continued to believe in his truth. He continued to show respect to everyone no matter the situation and makes the teachable moments for his kids. This is shown throughout many issues including; accepting Tom’s trial, defending Tom, and supporting him in the trial.…

Within this journal, I will be evaluating the themes in To Kill A Mockingbird. To begin, one of the themes displayed in the novel is the coexistence of the innocent and evil. One way the book conveys this is when the evil jury kills an innocent black man, Tom. I say this figuratively because the prison camp actually killed him, but the jury got him there. The jury knew Tom was innocent but back then, blacks were always guilty no matter the situaton. The people that believe this theory are the…

To Kill a Mockingbird Essay The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, confronts many intercultural conflicts. The story depicts the people of Maycomb County to be very ethnocentric. A majority of its inhabitants believe that white people are superior to black and the rich are superior to the poor. This becomes a very prominent barrier that prevents many people from trying to see things from another’s perspective. Many of the town’s residents contain a strong hold onto their traditional beliefs, in…

Kang 1 Mr. Shurrie 2015/11/24 ENG2D0-D To Kill A Mockingbird Everyone gets old, whether it be physically or mentally. In the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, many character show maturation. All characters show physical maturation, and mental maturation. Some characters stand out. The characters that stand out in "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, are Scout, Jem, and the people of Maycomb. Scout shows maturation when she stops…

Love is one of the many ways to describe To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus shows love for Tom Robinson through every bit of the court case. Calpurnia demonstrates love for Scout and Jem, which aren't even her kids. The book is an emotional roller coaster for anyone reading and any character in the book. Love isn't just romance in this book, it's taken to a new level shown through compassion. I think it's most astonishing by how Atticus shows bravery and sympathy for Tom Robinson, through the…