In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, she said, “you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it” (Lee). Harper Lee was the famous author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s award winning book gave readers many life lessons. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007 for her work, which is the highest civilian award someone can get in the United States. Harper Lee was a very influential person; she brought attention the the prejudice and unfairness going on between black people and white people in the South at the time, she showed that anyone can speak out for what they believe in, and she showed that everyone should show empathy
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This individual shows what Harper Lee wrote about, even though it wasn’t as blatantly stated as this person said. White privilege, violence against people of different races, and racism in generally were shown all throughout Harper Lee’s book, it was easily seen around the main characters that readers have grown to love in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” These are things that happened in the United States past, but everyone ignored it up until Harper Lee said something by writing a book. Continuing, the author of an article says "To Kill a Mockingbird" gave an accurate depiction of life in the South. It dared to speak the truth about the immorality of Southern society” (Sutton). Nowadays, people recognize that the things spoken about the South in “To Kill a Mockingbird” were true. However, people weren’t always aware of or didn’t care about the hateful events taking place in the South 50 years ago. Thanks to Harper Lee, …show more content…
To start, an an interview about how “To Kill a Mockingbird” impacted people’s lives, an Australian author says “It presents racism, violence and prejudice as not inevitable or inherent, but the natural consequence of fear, insecurity and selfishness, and courage as the willingness to remain kind and merciful when you would be persecuted for it.” (“The Impact of To Kill a Mockingbird”). Someone must have courage to help people who deserve it when it puts themselves in danger. Harper Lee showed readers this in her novel, and many readers have said that this message impacted their lives. Additionally, the author of an article says “This daughter of Monroeville, Alabama, had something to say about honor, and tolerance, and, most of all, love — and it still resonates. "To Kill a Mockingbird" has influenced the character of our country for the better. It’s been a gift to the entire world” (Sutton). “To Kill a Mockingbird” changed the world because it taught people how to show love and compassion to people. Ultimately, it changed the world for the better. Finally, a magazine says “Harper Lee demanded that we share perspectives, and that we empathize with each other. She demanded that we be better human beings to each other, and we are forever grateful for the lesson” (Ward 65). Harper Lee changed people’s perspective on the world and taught people how to show
This individual shows what Harper Lee wrote about, even though it wasn’t as blatantly stated as this person said. White privilege, violence against people of different races, and racism in generally were shown all throughout Harper Lee’s book, it was easily seen around the main characters that readers have grown to love in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” These are things that happened in the United States past, but everyone ignored it up until Harper Lee said something by writing a book. Continuing, the author of an article says "To Kill a Mockingbird" gave an accurate depiction of life in the South. It dared to speak the truth about the immorality of Southern society” (Sutton). Nowadays, people recognize that the things spoken about the South in “To Kill a Mockingbird” were true. However, people weren’t always aware of or didn’t care about the hateful events taking place in the South 50 years ago. Thanks to Harper Lee, …show more content…
To start, an an interview about how “To Kill a Mockingbird” impacted people’s lives, an Australian author says “It presents racism, violence and prejudice as not inevitable or inherent, but the natural consequence of fear, insecurity and selfishness, and courage as the willingness to remain kind and merciful when you would be persecuted for it.” (“The Impact of To Kill a Mockingbird”). Someone must have courage to help people who deserve it when it puts themselves in danger. Harper Lee showed readers this in her novel, and many readers have said that this message impacted their lives. Additionally, the author of an article says “This daughter of Monroeville, Alabama, had something to say about honor, and tolerance, and, most of all, love — and it still resonates. "To Kill a Mockingbird" has influenced the character of our country for the better. It’s been a gift to the entire world” (Sutton). “To Kill a Mockingbird” changed the world because it taught people how to show love and compassion to people. Ultimately, it changed the world for the better. Finally, a magazine says “Harper Lee demanded that we share perspectives, and that we empathize with each other. She demanded that we be better human beings to each other, and we are forever grateful for the lesson” (Ward 65). Harper Lee changed people’s perspective on the world and taught people how to show