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The author of To Kill a Mockingbird is Harper Lee who also wrote Go Set a Watchman. The story of To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Alabama during the 1930’s, which was also during the Great Depression. Atticus, one of the main characters, is a lawyer who has two children named Jem and Scout. A boy named Dill comes to Alabama to visit his Aunt every summer. Dill, Jem, and Scout have started to become interested in Arthur (Boo) Radley and who he really is. The three children had heard rumors…

In 1960, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, To Kill A Mockingbird was published. This excellent book was written by a well-known author, Harper Lee. The setting of the novel takes place in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama during the early 1930s. The narrator of the book is Scout, she lives with her brother Jem, her father Atticus, and Calpurnia, an African American servant who is like the mom since Scout’s mom died when she was little. Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird because she was…

Among the major themes in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is the quest to comprehend the interactions between people and groups of people in other words the senses of Otherness. The Other varies from a person to another and from a generation to another, The first thing we have to do is to identify the Other by exploring it in Lee's novel, Claudia Durst Johnson states in her book In To Kill a Mockingbird: Threatening Boundaries that the work "invites the conclusion that we reach some sense of…

"Here's the dirty little secret." Tam Lin bent down and whispered, as though he had to hide the information from the swallows, the duck, and the dragonflies." No one can tell the difference between a clone and a human. That's because there isn't any difference. The idea of clones being inferior is a filthy lie." In the dystopian world of The House of the Scorpion, one of the key debates is in regard to the humanity of clones, centering around Matteo Alacran, clone of the drug lord El Patron.…

The Lemon Orchard captures the essence of apartheid condensed down into this short story. It focuses on a colored man who is dragged from his home like a prisoner by four white men, who force him to walk through a lemon orchard where they torture, abuse and kill him. The author has effectively composed character within this passage through their actions, thoughts, dialogue and the narration. The setting provides an accurate backdrop in which the action is played out, he has created it by…

To Kill a Mockingbird Essay - Racism It doesn’t matter what race you are. In the dark we’re all the same color. In Harper Lee's book, To Kill A Mockingbird, there are many examples of racism. During this time in history racism was acceptable. Racism is a key theme in her book. Not only those who were black, but also those who joined with blacks, were considered inferior. Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell, and Jem faced a lot of affects of racism that the people in Maycomb were extremely showing it…

Standing up to a bully, trying something new, putting one’s life in danger to save another, standing up against prejudice, and facing a fear of public speaking. There are grand acts of courage, and then there are smaller courageous acts that can sometimes go unseen. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird explores different examples of courage through its characters. Mrs. Dubose, Atticus Finch, and Arthur Radley were all presented with opportunities to show courage. Whether these actions be big or…

The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is about how a prejudice town in the south voted against an innocent African American man. Atticus, the father to the youngest Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, and older Jem Finch. As a child is young, they learn how to mature throw people and experiences. Many people in this novel have this effect on the character "Scout". Scout learns to mature through the court case involving Tom Robinson, the innocent African American man in the story, as well as an…

Elizabeth Janeway says “Growing up human is uniquely a matter of social relations rather than biology. What we learn from connections within the family takes the place of instincts that program the behaviour of animals”. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee that tells about civil rights and racism in the 1930s. The story takes place in a small town in the south of Alabama. The main characters are Jem and Scout, who are two siblings living in that town. Their father, Atticus, is…

Why Atticus is a Good Parent in To Kill a Mockingbird There are many people who think that Atticus is a good parent but some feel he is a bad parent. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a great book that is filled with many good stories and messages. One of the biggest debates however is whether Atticus is a good father or not. While Atticus may make some mistakes as a parent, overall he is an admirable father. Atticus is a good parent for so many reasons, for example one of the positive…