Prejudice and courage…Welcome to Maycomb, Alabama. Few people move in, fewer move out. It is the same old families doing the same exact thing generation to generation… Meet the Finches: Jean Louise (Scout), Jeremey Atticus (Jem), and Atticus Finch. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout and Jem, , a six year an eleven year boy, spend their summers with their friend Dill Harris, trying to get behind the enigma of the Radley Place, and the person who lives in it, Boo Radley. Meanwhile, Atticus
characters Atticus, Jem, and Scout Finch exhibited courage when facing the inevitable problems of life. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch displays courage when he simultaneously stands up for what he believes in and accepts the Tom Robinson case. Atticus knew that he would lose the case from the beginning; it was a white man’s word against that of an African American man. During the 1930s, racial prejudices were extremely strong at the time. In spite of being aware of this, Atticus defends Tom
“Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.” These are the words of Atticus Finch, a lawyer in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. The novel follows the fictional case of Tom Robinson, seen through the eyes of Jean-Louise “Scout” Finch, Atticus’ daughter. Atticus has been tasked by the judge to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a young white woman. Because of the discrimination of the time, Tom Robinson was ultimately found
what racism is, while also learning what it means to grow up without prejudice. An example of this would be the “Mad dog” scene. The author, Harper Lee, uses many literary techniques, such as symbolism, conflict, and setting, to drive the themes home. And they come into play on how it talks about racism in the U.S, and the coming of age of characters throughout the book. In the mad dog scene, one of the main characters, Atticus Finch, is forced to shoot a rabid dog in the middle of
Mockingbird by Harper Lee explores the themes of conscience, courage and conviction through the eyes of Jean Louise Finch (Scout). Over the 3 years of the story Scout experiences many events beyond her years including racism, prejudice and injustice. As Scout Matures she begins to comprehend the ways of Maycomb county throughout the Great Depression and the social structure in the town. Atticus Finch, the single father of Jem and Scout uses the events that take place as a chance to pass on his morals and values
Says Atticus Finch, one of the main characters in “To Kill A Mockingbird” (as he is involved with the main problem of the story). In a similar way, Kathryn Stockett’s The Help presents this message, in which both novels focus on the ability to view from another’s
Set in Maycomb, Alabama from 1933 to 1935, the story focuses on six year old Scout Finch, her elder brother Jem, and their widowed father Atticus. Although set amidst the Great Depression Atticus is a skilled and highly respected lawyer, and their family is wealthy and prominent in the community. Scout and Jem befriend a young boy named Dill, who stays in town with his aunt during the summer. The three act out scenes from stories and play games together. The trio becomes fascinated with their
Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930’s Depression Era. In the novel a black man named Tom Robinson is falsely convicted of raping a white girl and Atticus Finch is appointed to defend him. Throughout the novel many injustices occur which add to Atticus’s struggle to defend Tom. The author Harper Lee uses irony throughout the novel to reveal the theme of injustice. Atticus does everything he can to defend Tom in court, despite being aware of the obviously biased jury. “Thomas Jefferson once said that all men
. . . . . If the world saw it’s reflection in a broken mirror, it can fill in missing pieces to make it whole, but there will forever be a crack. Scout Finch, an eccentric and credulous little girl lives in a tattered and aged town by the name of Maycomb during the 1930’s. Atticus Finch, Scout’s wise and mostly recluse father, is a lawyer in the town with a good reputation and even better morals. Unfortunately, Maycomb is “cursed” with the harmful ideas of racism and classism. And to make matters
Atticus Finch as a father In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the character Atticus Finch plays the role of a father. When a child comes into the world, the father receives many responsibilities. A father loves, provides for, and protects a child. Through Atticus Finch, Lee demonstrates how a father must care for his children. Throughout the novel, Atticus provides for his two children, Scout and Jem, in many ways. In Celebrate the Family by Gary Smalley and John Trent, Ph.D