To Kill a Mockingbird

do and apply it to the visual image of other men. In the book To Kill, a Mockingbird which is a classic novel by Harper Lee is able to use the character of Atticus Finch as a modeled parent to his daughter, Jean Louise Finch, by doing what is right for him even though his morals might not be accepted by other…

Southern Tomboy In Harper Lee`s To Kill a Mockingbird, the young Scout is one of the main and most important characters. Mostly caused by the influence of her older brother, she has become a tomboy. She does not go by her real name Jean Louise and prefers breeches over skirts. Everyone who cares about her wonders if she will ever mature into a young lady. That is due to her many rampages and getting in trouble. Besides being a tomboy, Scout displays spunky, outspoken, and…

particular idea of someone or something, used to describe or distinguish them, usually negative. Stereotypes, they are the disparaging commodity of our society. It's what fuels narcissist and egotistical people. Represented best by Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, stereotypes can be the rapid cascade of any community. In this story Lee shows us how sexist, social class, and racist stereotypes affects the small, once innocent, town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s. All scrutinized through the…

Examples of Courage in To Kill a Mockingbird Courage is a theme that has been used in literature since the beginning of writing itself. One of the many forms of literature are novels. Novels use courage as a theme to show a character or group being able to overcome their fears and reach their objective. A very well known novel, of the 20th century, is Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee conveys courage in characters such as Atticus, Scout, and Jem to show one’s ability and will…

Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird and Their Eyes Were Watching God, the path to maturity is very significant. Jem Finch matures throughout the To Kill a Mockingbird and it helps the audience feel emotions about the events. Janie Crawford’s path to maturity, in Their Eyes Were Watching God, is quite different than Jem’s path. Janie matured in the aspect of love, where as Jem matured in the aspect of life. Jem and Janie’s paths to maturity are very significant to both novels and helps the audience…

Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, in an interview, described the acclaimed novel as a “simple love story.” Initially, I had strongly disagreed with this statement, because I presumed Harper Lee was referring to a romantic love. However, I shortly realized that Harper Lee was referring to a different type of love. What Harper Lee refers to is not the traditional romantic love typically associated with novels, but more of a selfless, benevolent love. This unconditional,…

targets of Bob Elwell, the father of Mayell, who tries to kill them one Halloween night on their way home from school, but Boo Radley--who the children have never seen--shows up to save them, killing Bob in the…

Believe it or not To Kill a Mockingbird is a love story in numerous ways. This novel shows love by the way characters treat each other and care for others. Atticus cares for his kids and treats them like a loving parent would. Jem, Dill, and Scout care about each other like best friends should, and they also care about others. Atticus's devotion to Tom Robinson's case is a great example of how To Kill a Mockingbird is a love story. To begin with, the way Atticus treats and cares for Scout…

From what I have noticed from reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the theme of gender equality affects the way females are portrayed and even treated. After retrieving the tire from Boo Radley’s front yard, Jem, Scout’s older brother says, “I swear Scout, sometimes you act so much like a girl it’s mortifyin’” (page 50). Jem implies that being a girl is portrayed as being an annoyance or even dead weight to him as well as not wanting to hang out with them at all. This correlates with how…

A. The major symbol of the novel is mockingbirds. B. Mockingbirds stand for innocence and those who only bring joy into the world. 13. A. To Kill a Mockingbird is to destroy an innocent soul. B. When Miss Maudie says “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy… That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (Lee, 103), it means mockingbirds only bring good to the world. Therefore, there is no reason to kill an innocent soul. C. The…