thing to do. When someone has hurt us, especially repeatedly, we as humans typically find forgiving to be against our nature. Likewise, feeling compassion or sympathy towards someone who has wronged us in the past takes patience, understanding, and love, which is not only difficult to do, but difficult to want to do. Scout and Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird are surrounded both by people who love and care for them – figures such as Atticus, Calpurnia, and Arthur Radley – and by people possessing hearts
derogatory use of language offends many. In fictitious Maycomb, Alabama, of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the word nigger appeared often. In fact, store owners removed this 1960, Pulitzer Prize novel off the shelves for a time because of its immoral nature. In this book, one definitely sees human kind’s intolerance on display. The theme of racism exists throughout To Kill a Mockingbird as evidenced by Alexandria’s response to differences in others, Calpurnia’s church member’s reactions
lessons are learned. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, she displays many different life lessons. Lee’s novel was published in the 1960’s, but was set in the 1930’s. Which is when she grew up. The south in the 1930’s was a very harsh place. This is during times of the Great Depression; the Depression was hard on everyone. Not to mention that colored people in the South were still treated lower than white people. Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird portrays many life lessons, but the most influential
The carefully selected settings of Great Expectations and To Kill a Mockingbird were periods of immense inequality for the poor and colored, resulting in opportune conditions for characters to experience and learn from unfairness. Specifically, Great Expectations occurs within a time near the Victorian Era of Britain. The
Oxford University to pursue a writing career. She published her first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird at age 34. Throughout the novel Harper Lee evokes a jovial and indignant tone. Told in first person, Lee generalizes the themes through scenes of death. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee utilizes scenes of death to portray the major themes of the novel, courage, racism, and good vs. evil. Mrs. Dubose is an excellent example of courage because, she knows how to push through in difficult situations. She
Max Hsiao Mrs. Perry-Boatwright Literature and Writing Period 6 March 17, 2015 Is TKAM a Classic? Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is arguably one of the most popular novels in american history. A classic in the most traditional sense, Lee’s book is, “noteworthy of its kind and worth remembering.” (Dictionary.com). This implies that in order to be a definitive example, the reader must experience a sense of interest and remembrance. Their attention must be held while sparking an arousal of curiosity
oneself. As well, humans can have biased and sometimes hateful qualities at one point in our lives, and these qualities possessed by that one person or group is most likely caused by ignorance and lack of education. A fine example of this is in the fictional town in To Kill A Mockingbird, Maycomb. Where Scout, the main character, learns about the racial inequalities deeply rooted in her hometown, with these issues still found in the modern world. So, what can we, as a society, learn from Scout's experience
To Kill a Mockingbird is a hero because he is calm when dealing with irrational people, intellectual when dealing with the court case, and compassionate when dealing with his children and the community. Showing calmness is a trait that Atticus has throughout the entire book. My favorite example is when Atticus wipes his face and says, “I wish Bob Ewell wouldn’t chew tobacco,” (Lee 217) after Bob spits on him. These actions show that Atticus is calm and thinks before he acts. Another example that
and white, good versus evil morphs into hues of gray as the child gains insight into the best and worst aspects of humanity. This loss of innocence is perhaps one of the greatest themes of Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, with the primary protagonist, Scout Finch, being the best example of this. Yet this “loss of innocence” is not universally bad, indeed, an evolving worldview also aids Scout in her discoveries of the basic goodness
Mockingbird essay What makes a hero? In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the story is told through the eyes of a six year old girl named Scout (Jean Louise) Finch. She and her brother are being raised by their widowed father, Atticus Finch, and housekeeper, Calpurnia. The story revolves around a criminal trial where Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson, a black man, who has been accused of raping a white girl. In this book, Atticus shows many qualities that any literary hero should have