Character Analysis: To Kill A Mockingbird
Sylvia Collier
Mrs. Voran
Sophomore English
6th hour
3-10-13
““Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. “Your father’s right,” She said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” “Why not kill a mockingbird? Why kill it? These small descriptions are what make the small picture that gets you hooked and helps describe the setting. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses a mockingbird to symbolize innocence combined with details that describe how it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird which persuades the reader to think about why a mockingbird and to picture how it is to live in a small town. …show more content…
The southern talk they use lets you know it’s a small town and everyone knows each other, and if you’re not from there then you will stick out. Values in Maycomb are the mockingbird and putting yourself in someone else’s shoes. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”. The most important is the value there gossip. If they didn’t have it what would Maycomb be? In this story as you read that people from big cities and major places look down on small towns as if they are just there for nobodies. They do this because they think I made it to the big cities and that no one needs the closure of a small town they need the real deal I am rich I need all these people. People who live in a small town have it easier they don’t have to worry about being mugged or getting killed because everyone knows each other. They say that small town America is a symbol of life because it is similar to a perfect society. And people expect life to be
Mrs. Voran
Sophomore English
6th hour
3-10-13
““Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. “Your father’s right,” She said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” “Why not kill a mockingbird? Why kill it? These small descriptions are what make the small picture that gets you hooked and helps describe the setting. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses a mockingbird to symbolize innocence combined with details that describe how it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird which persuades the reader to think about why a mockingbird and to picture how it is to live in a small town. …show more content…
The southern talk they use lets you know it’s a small town and everyone knows each other, and if you’re not from there then you will stick out. Values in Maycomb are the mockingbird and putting yourself in someone else’s shoes. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”. The most important is the value there gossip. If they didn’t have it what would Maycomb be? In this story as you read that people from big cities and major places look down on small towns as if they are just there for nobodies. They do this because they think I made it to the big cities and that no one needs the closure of a small town they need the real deal I am rich I need all these people. People who live in a small town have it easier they don’t have to worry about being mugged or getting killed because everyone knows each other. They say that small town America is a symbol of life because it is similar to a perfect society. And people expect life to be