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 guilty and shot. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents the idea that morality is demonstrated by following one’s own moral
As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective.” This quote is one of the many applicable to the American classic, To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee introduces the reader to the Finch family consisting of Atticus, Jem, and Scout. The book is told from Scout’s point of view, which adds an interesting component considering she is six when the story starts. She is very intelligent for her
evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages” (Thomas Edison). Every person needs to know morals and ethics. It is what makes commendable behavior and not making the same mistake more than once. Morality and ethics help create a better you. To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is about courage and that it reveals to keep persevering and to have bravery, even in challenging situations. “Courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you
In Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, symbolism is used throughout the novel. The novel takes place in the 1930s in Alabama, in which racism was at its peak. Harper Lee uses her characters to symbolize justice, morality, and ethics: Tom Robinson symbolizes the mockingbird because of his innocence; Atticus Finch symbolizes morality because of his refusal to back down from his principles; and the blue jay symbolizes Bob Ewell. Miss Maudie explained, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music
Using symbolism in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee emphasizes justice, morality, and ethics through the characters Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, And The white snowman. Tom Robinson, a character in To Kill a Mockingbird, portrays injustice through Scouts eyes. Scouts father, Atticus Finch, becomes Tom Robinson’s lawyer. Tom Robinson, along with some of his friends, are caught up in a rape trial that they did not commit. Throughout the trial, Scout comes to realize the hypocrisy and racism
multiple running themes that would keep the reader tied onto the book To Kill A Mockingbird. Also, Harper Lee found a way to keep her character’s interesting and then have an underlying reason for a particular character to be stagnant. The way in which she was able to do this was through the characters that stayed racist and the characters who were beginning to leap over the racial divide towards equality. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, there were several themes that stood out from amongst the rest in
preserving morality, as in To Kill a Mockingbird. Without absolute truth, none of these things would exist, and the world would be thrown into chaos. It is the denial of absolute truth that ultimately causes destruction. Inception displays the importance of accepting and acknowledging natural law. Natural law encompasses the rules and laws that
To Kill A Mockingbird illustrates the importance of moral education Discuss Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird illustrates the importance of moral education whilst depicting the Southern life in 1930s as a world of prejudice and immoral justice. Lee throughout the novel demonstrates the ramifications of a world without education and the effect it has on a small society but also the benefits of moral education. Furthermore Lee displays the dominance of prejudice due to cruel poverty, ignorance and
To Kill a Mockingbird Critical Lens Essay John Stotz Mr.Connell Period 5 “Most accounts of integrity agree that the person of integrity must have a relatively stable sense of who he is, what is important to him, and the ability to stand by what is most important to him in the face of pressure to so otherwise. But does integrity place any constraints on the [morals] that the person of integrity stand for? (Graham, Jody L. “Does integrity Require Moral Goodness?” ratio, V13 n3 (2002):234-251)
Harper Lee explores racism in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird through several literary devices, including point of view. Readers learn the story of To Kill a Mockingbird through the point of view of Scout Finch, the six-year-old daughter of a lawyer who defends a black man. In a criticism titled Racism in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Dorothy Jewell Altman writes, “[Harper] Lee believes that children are born with an instinct for truth and justice. Their education, which is the result of observing