“ You can kill as many blue jays and robins as your heart desires, but don`t kill a Mockingbird, that is a sin.” - Atticus Finch Pg, 93. Through the works of Harper Lee in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, we are introduced to the question, it it worth taking a stand for yourself, and for others. The book “To Kill A Mockingbird” deals with a post reconstruction era in the south, and the effects of racism on the court system, with the main protagonist Scout dealing with the effect of the town lawyer
READING: This past year I have read many amazing books and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was my favorite. The story touches on themes like racism, coming of age and that are necessary for young readers to learn and understand. Scout, the narrator provides an innocent look at life and the reader is able to see how she grows and progresses from her interactions with Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. As a young adult, I can remember and reflect on what life was like for me when I was that young
Literary Devices, 11 Mar. 2015, literarydevices.net/diction/.) Example- “You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ’em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” (To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee) Function –Here, Atticus is speaking to Scout. In this choice of wording, it shows the close relationship Atticus has with Scout. He uses phrases such as “don’t let ‘em get your goat” casually in order to let Scout know that she
“Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.”-Tony Blair. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch realized this very truth. When someone approached Atticus about defending a black man named Tom Robinson, Atticus had a serious decision to make. MayElla Ewell recently accused Tom of raping her, and Atticus would have to prove otherwise. In this time, white people thought of black people as lower than them and did not treat them fairly. Atticus
in our queer tendency to disregard our faults, just to have the sense of perfection, like an infant, we push away the issue then accuse and punish the innocent to have self-satisfaction of a thought victory. Such as the fictional town in To Kill A Mockingbird, Maycomb. Where Scout, the main character, learns about the racial inequalities deeply rooted in her hometown, and consequently these issues can still be found in the modern world. So, what can we, as a society, learn from Scout's experience
I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In this section, the children learn facts about their father, Jem is forced to read to Miss Dubose after killing her flowers, and Calpurnia takes them to her church. Also, Aunt Alexandra moves in to give the children a feminine influence, and Scout helps defend Tom from a mob. I will be characterizing Atticus, and questioning whether Calpurnia or Aunt Alexandra is a better mother figure. I will be characterizing Atticus using two adjectives
situation could have been handled. Including the consequences of handling issues in different ways. Sadly the Finch kids did not have that opportunity. in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the book sheds light on many struggles and enemies, including the struggle of growing up and what can come with it including new enemies. To Kill a Mockingbird shows all the struggles Scout and Jem face and even shows the results of their actions as a whole. One of the conflicts Jem and Scout
Mockingbird is a realistic fiction book by Kathryn Erskine. It is told by and revolves around a ten year old girl with Asperger’s Syndrome, Caitlin. She sees life in a different, confusing way, but her brother Devon guides her through it. When Devon dies into a devastating school shooting, Caitlin doesn’t know how to deal with this tragedy. In this book, she searches for ‘closure’ ( The act of bringing to an end; a conclusion). While searching, her character develops empathy and she learns how to
Harper Lee, the writer of To Kill a Mockingbird, uses perspective as one of the main themes by letting Scout learn new values about thinking about other people’s view. To Kill a Mockingbird portrays a society that is supremely, staggeringly unfair; U.S. South in the 1930s was when racism was part of the very fabric of society. In this story, people like to spread rumors and judge people by its looks or color without even getting to know them. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout changes her perspective
of biggest lies we are told, and that we tell. Yes, words are wind, but they are coherent thoughts that we express with wind and vibrations. In the historical fiction novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are examples of how words can make people question, doubt, or even just plain out hurt. To Kill a Mockingbird is a bildungsroman, about Scout Finch and her early years in the sleepy town of Maycomb, Alabama. Once befriending Charles “Dill” Baker Harris, who visits every summer, Dill, Scout