Who have you learned the most about life from? Is it your father, mother, siblings or other significant figure in your life? In “To Kill a Mockingbird” (TKM) by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch was one of the most influential characters mentioned in the book. Atticus teaches his two children, Scout and Jem, then at the end of the book learns a valuable lesson himself. This essay will identify and explain key scenes that shows Atticus has helped others in coming of age.…
The reason Atticus said ¨It is a sin to kill a Mockingbird¨ is because the mockingbirds do not do anything to us but sing. Atticus is also comparing people to being a mockingbird. Just like Boo Radley because it is not his fault he is a recluse, he leaves the house just to save Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell, therefore risking become the town hero. What Atticus is trying to say is that to not judge people by what they look like. Have standards and stick to them no matter what happens to them. He says it is not a sin to kill a bluejay, because bluejays represent bullies, racism, and the anger in everyone. Some of the examples for the bluejays are Bob Ewell, and the mad dog that Atticus attacks. When someone kills a bluejay it represents stopping…
Scout Finch is a young girl who has no clue of the racism and segregation present in her world. She was born in a time where African Americans weren't respected by many white people, but her father is someone who goes against that. Atticus Finch is a very well liked lawyer, until he takes up the case of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of assaulting Mayella Ewell. The Ewell’s claims of Tom Robinson assaulting her all seemed a little fishy, but Robinson was wrongly accused of the crime and was sent to jail. During the trial, Atticus tells Jem, “In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins” (243). Boo Radley has a huge role in the themes in the novel, as well.…
As Atticus said, “it's a sin to kill a mockingbird”, because they have done nothing to anyone but try to please. There are many people in the world and in stories that symbolize mockingbirds, that were killed innocently. There are not many mockingbirds in Maycomb County, but until Boo Radley showed up no one knew that he was a true mockingbird. Mockingbirds do nothing but try to please humans by singing, and try to help. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout goes through many hard times and learns what it is to be like a mockingbird, innocent. In the end of the book, she realizes Boo Radley is a mockingbird, just like the gray ghost, a character in a book Scout and Atticus read. Innocent.…
No matter which conditions they grow up in, almost all children and adolescents have someone that they want to be like. They have someone that inspires them and pushes them to do their best all the time so that one day; those children can achieve their dreams about becoming like their role model. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is an ideal role model to his children, Jem and Scout Finch. He is someone who shows them how to stand up for what you believe in, someone who teaches valuable lessons, and someone who treats everyone equally.…
In the book, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Atticus teaches his children the extremely important golden rule. He basically says, “Treat others the way you want to be treated,” as Jesus told us many many years ago. The reason that prompts his words is when Scout comes home from her first day of school. She is complaining about her teacher, Miss Caroline, and Walter Cunningham until he stops her. He is trying to help Scout consider that there might be a reason that nobody can see for way people act the way they do. Wayne Dyer says “You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat.” People may have been taught to treat other people differently than they were treated, and all one can do is try to understand where they are coming from. Atticus hopes his children will learn to treat people with respect all the time no matter what they person is doing to them. His words do have effects on his children because Scout becomes upset at Jem for not talking to her, and she decides to “jump into his skin,” and she backs off.…
The life of an author can greatly influence and inspire their work. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Scout 's life, the protagonist, parallels Lee 's life in many ways, such as from the similar mischievous personality, rape case, and the familiar setting of where the character was born, which gives background information. It is clear from these many similarities how Lee 's own life is influential and reflected in her work.…
A world where women didn’t receive equal pay for the same work, couldn’t apply to the same colleges, or have equal job opportunities as a man, or even serve in the military (except in nursing positions) is an idea completely unthinkable to many citizens of the United States today. Although a society where these restrictions are customary is immoral and oppressive, before the 1930s, it was widely accepted. In the late 1920s and early 1930s many women began to make a strong effort to gain rights in The United States of America. Because of the efforts of these women, during the 1930s women began to receive more rights. This trend continued as women’s roles in society became greater and more important over time and up to this day. The women who stood up for their rights in the 1930s have significantly affected the rights and responsibilities that women have in modern times in the United States. The rights that women had in the 1930s are shown in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird by the prejudices and expectations of women in Maycomb, Alabama.…
“She was white, and she tempted a Negro. She did something that our society is unspeakable: She kissed a black man.” (272) this quote from chapter 20 just shows how racist and prejudiced the town Maycomb was. The society just cannot accept that a white woman likes a black man. The words illustrate a major theme in the novel that of the existence of social inequality. In my written evaluation I plan to discuss a main character and at least one of the novels central themes.…
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, reveals the development of Jem's character throughout the novel. The reader watches Jem undergo a metamorphosis during the three years that the novel spans. Boo Radley, Jem's family, and the Tom Robinson trial, shape Jem into what he becomes by the end of the book.…
There are usually differences in two different versions of something. This can often be seen when a book is formatted into a movie. There are many similarities and differences in the book and movie versions of “To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.”…
Within the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, courage is represented in a number of ways from a range of characters. The novel follows families in the town of Maycomb and shows the different ways they stand up for or against racism. A court case with one of the white men in the town defending negro man ‘Tom Robinson’ challenges the values and attitudes of many of the people living in Maycomb. In the novel courage is presented as people not only being able to fight physically but to know when to stand up for what they believe in and break conformity in order to be true to yourself and your values. It shows that courage is not always who is willing to fight others but also knowing when to step back and use knowledge rather than fists.…
The lessons we learn accumulate over time to create who we are. The earlier we learn these lessons, the more effective they are. Having the help of someone who already knows these lessons is helpful. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, a young, curious girl named Scout learns lessons and experiences that grow her into a better person.…
Maycomb people gossip about Boo Radley because he chooses to secluded from the rest of Maycomb, while Maycomb stereotypes Tom Robinson because of his skin…
The book “to kill a mockingbird,” written by Harper Lee, uses the mockingbird to symbolize innocence. There are people in widely different situations who are innocent, such as Jem and Scout, Tom Robinson, and Arthur “Boo” Radley. The story takes place in a small town called Maycomb, in Alabama. There are two kids who go by the names Jem and Scout. Scout is the narrator of the story, and Jem is her older brother. They’re young, and still very innocent. Tom Robinson is a black man who has a loving family. He was accused of a crime that he did not commit. Arthur Radley, Boo, is a man who is looked after by his older brother after his dad died. People in the town have spread many different bad rumors about him that aren’t even true. Scout, Jem, Tom, and Arthur are all Mockingbirds as they are innocent to what happens. All this is related to today’s society where many people are accused of something that they never did.…