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 is assigned
In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, racism and prejudice were prevalent themes. Colored people were forced to go to a colored church, they had a colored neighborhood, and they couldn’t work in a non-colored industry. They also had less privileges. For example, they had less funds and less opportunity for learning. “‘Cal,’ I whispered, “where are the hymn-books?’ ‘We don’t have any,’ she said” (chapter 12) Not only did they have enough funds for hymn-books in their church, most probably didn’t
HOW DOES HARPER LEE USE CHARACTERS IN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, TO EXPLAIN SOME OF THE ISSUES IN ALABAMA IN THE 1930’S? Harper Lee use many characters to explain some of the issues in Alabama in the 1930’s. The character of Tom Robinson is used to teach the reader about racism and corruption within the judicial system. Aunt Alexandra and Scout represent how important people thought it was to become a lady and the sexism in that era. Aunt Alexandra is also used to show the significance of social classes
As I am reading this story, I predict that the kids will not get to meet Boo. One key reason that the kids will not meet Boo is because he is locked. Not many people have ever seen Boo before. Both Scout and Jem have never seen him before in their lives. Scout told us “People said he existed” (Lee 10). That means there are rumors and doubts about if he even exists. Also, that means just a few people have actually seen him and know that he exists. Scout, Jem, and Dill also mentioned how they would
Atticus displays multiple qualities that every parental figure could learn from. He does this by showing himself to believe in equality, tolerance of others and their differences, and he also displays a huge amount of admirable attributes that make him an excellent father figure. Equality and tolerance are two virtues that every parent should possess, and every parent should also be able to be a good role model for their children. Atticus is a fervent believer in equality. This is especially noteworthy
This story complicates the idea on how a woman feels about her career and the man she loves versus how she should feel to the audience. Initially we are led to wonder if she is sad because of her job for the simple reason that she loses loved ones, whether it is friends or her potential life partner. She is constantly pondering if I tell him, will he leave as well. “My work is purely and simply a game played for the benefit of myself in my workroom. Why then have I bothered to form this hope in the
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 see it through no matter
In the early and middle 1900's discrimination and prejudice were very common. Prejudice in To Kill A Mocking Bird were displayed by acts and misunderstanding because of a person's skin color. Colored people were the majority that was treated most unfair during this time. They couldn’t go to the same schools as whites, use the same bathrooms, drinking fountains, eat in the same restaurants or even sit in front of the buses. Even though there was much discrimination toward backs, there were many accounts
Pride and Prejudice follows the life of the Bennet family and their struggle of trying to get there two eldest daughters married. Along the way they encounter many people, some great and some not so great. Many of them had been affected from being very prideful and being prejudice because of themselves or the other person. It appears very often in the book. It appears between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, between Elizabeth and Mr. Collins. It even appears between Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Bingely. In those
In many genres of novels or films the author creates suspense to make the reader or viewer curious and interested and to want to find out what is going to happen next. Suspense is successfully created in pages 42 and 43 in To Kill A Mocking-Bird when Jem, Dill and Scout are playing with the tyre and Scout lands and falls out in front of the Radley’s house. Suspense is also present when they are playing the ‘Boo Radley’ game and Atticus catches them playing. In this extract I will be analysing Scout’s