To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee focuses mainly on innocence throughout the novel, the mockingbird came to represent the idea of innocence. Killing a mockingbird means a loss of innocence I the eyes of the reader. Throughout the book many of the characters can be identified as mockingbirds. Jem, Scout, Dill, and Boo all lost their innocence as they grew up in a town such as Maycomb. Tom Robinson is another example of a mockingbird in this book because of the injustices he faces being a…

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee demonstrates to us how gender and class affects people in a myriad ways. The social issues are shown through the eyes Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch, our young female protagonist. Through her eyes, the effects of class and gender in the 1930's are revealed so they can be compared to the issues society has today. Gender and class issues impact people in the time time period of To Kill a Mockingbird as well as in the present day just in different ways. In the…

Harper Lee, an American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird, was born in 1926 and passed away in 2016. The youngest of four children, she grew up as a tomboy in a small town. Similar to Atticus Finch, her father was a lawyer, a member of the Alabama state legislature, and also owned part of the local newspaper. For most of Lee's life, her mother suffered from mental illness, rarely leaving the house. Atticus, the father of Jem and Scout, is one of the only white people in all of…

Author: Harper Lee Title: To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Level: 8-12 (790L) Sophistication Level: 11 To Kill a Mockingbird is an American literary classic, published in 1960. The story takes place between the years of 1933 through 1935, during the Great Depression era. It takes place in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama and tells the story of Scout Finch and her father Atticus, who is a widowed lawyer. Scout, her brother Jem, and their friend Dill are all captivated and simultaneously…

The 1930s was a time in American history that truly depicted injustice, racial inequality, and unrest. This was when the iconic story of Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, was written. In this revolutionary novel, Harper Lee revisits her fascinating childhood in a more fictitious way. In her book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes and details the life of a little girl called Scout, and her older brother, Jem, who live in the town of Maycomb, Alabama during the time of the Great…

the sense of who we are. They develop over time and are influenced by family, religion, education, peers and life experiences. This is why it is important to surround ourselves with people with sound advice that aligns with our beliefs. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus explains how you should not judge another person until you “walk in their shoes.” This is advice everyone should practice. Imagine how different our society would be if we tried to understand why others act the way they do.…

everything they know while also emphasizing how they are perceived by others. Furthermore, perception can bring people to wrongly judge what they see in the world. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses the perception of a child in a town full of rumors to fully affirm Arthur “Boo” Radley as the true mockingbird. Considering that the perspective of the novel is told from a child, it can be hard to see Boo Radley as anything more than a menace in the beginning. At the end of the…

The famous author, Sail Sheehy, once said,“If we don’t adapt, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” These ideas are relevant in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Considering the circumstances of the novel, when people struggle, the ones around them will most likely struggle also. When people are contempt, it is most likely owing to the fact they believe they are superior and think that person is misanthropic. However, in reality, they inhabit the following…

distinguish one another between genders. Harper Lee’s, To Kill A Mockingbird manifest conflicts on segregation and ideal images based on what is already perceived. Scout’s character in To Kill A Mockingbird is seen as unfeminine, causing the people of Maycomb to want to make Scout more ladylike. As the novel progresses, Scout starts to realize the gender role set up in Maycomb County and the role that is required of Scout. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee focuses on Scout’s point of view…

To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird is about a non-racist family trying to survive a racist community. They encounter many issues such as Atticus having a harder time at work, the kids getting made fun of, and being judged by others around them. They have to overcome hardships while not getting in trouble. The kids all struggle to get along with everyone who is racist because they’re not. The main focus us that they had to overcome the judgmental people and stand for what they believe.…