To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Introduction

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a young mongoose who washed up in a garden after a storm. He fought a “great war” to protect a small English family in an indian bungalow. Nag and Nagaina two fierce cobras who ruled this garden. Rikki fought and killed both of them along with their eggs. Rikki was protective, brave and curious while he was protecting the family and garden from the cobras. Rikki was very protective in the garden when he saves Teddy’s life from Kariat. Rikki saw Kariat creeping up on Teddy so…

Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird chronicles the childhood of Scout Finch, specifically, her father, Atticus Finch, and his involvement in Tom Robinson’s rape trial. Atticus Finch, virtually the moral compass of the novel, and his decision to seek justice for Tom despite the sensibility he has on what the outcome of the trial will be ultimately speaks not only to his character, but also frames the novel with the theme of balancing good and evil. Despite the eventual loss of the case, Atticus…

In some books they have characters that gives the book a theme. In the book called To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, she shows the theme of isolation from three characters in a town called Mayacomb, Alabama. The Isolated characters are affected by each event one way or another and these isolated characters are Boo Radley (true name is Arthur Radley), Dill (Charles Baker Harris), and Mayella Ewell. These characters rarely express their true nature Because of their aloofness, but they can show…

In Sophocles’ play, Antigone, Haimon uses metaphor to express the idea to his father Creon, that men that are stubborn and are not flexible in their mind will eventually face their downfall. After knowing Creon is going to execute Antigone because of her disobedience, Haimon suggests that, “It is not reason never to yield to reason! In flood times you can see how some trees bend, and because they bend, even their twigs are safe. While stubborn trees are torn up, roots and all… The reasonable…

Freedom in “The Strangers that Came to Town” Many people would agree that when growing up, it is common to feel the need to be accepted. In his short story, “The Strangers that Came to Town”, Ambrose Flack shows that true freedom is about being accepted. One reason why true freedom is about acceptance is that with freedom comes value, and the townspeople saw the Duvitches as worthless. Another reason is that the townspeople did not acknowledge or respect the Duvitches basic free rights.…

“And then in Earth Sciences I heard a name:’Stargirl.’ I turned to the senior slouching behind me.’Stargirl?’ I said. ‘What kind of name is that?’” At the beginning of the novel, everyone was questioning, what kind of name is that. Stargirl is the new kid in Mica High School and she is a little bit different. Stargirl would sing happy birthday at lunch with her ukulele and a pet rat on her shoulder. Other people started to like her then started the shunning and the mean girl Hillary Kimble…

Use of symbolism in the “Jury” and “Lottery” is to create a direct meaningful image of what that symbol represents and means. In “Jury” they use the symbol of a canary is a symbol of Minnie’s life before being married and a bird cage to represent Her life now being married to her husband. In “Lottery” they use the symbol the black box meaning a tradition that they follow but do not follow how it used to be long time ago. The reader will know that symbol is important in the story and get a more…

used in stories and novels for the longest of times. Throughout the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout, the main protagonist, grows up in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930’s. Scout sees the ugliness of the world throughout her childhood as she is exposed to racism, injustice, and cruelty of society. The trial and death of Tom Robinson is the pivotal moment where Scout matures in the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, because she sees how Tom experiences racism, injustice and cruelty of…

The mockingbird is the dominant symbol throughout the novel. All mockingbirds do is sing, and bring pleasure. They don't destroy plants. All mockingbirds do is try to bring joy. Some people can be described as mockingbirds too. Boo Radley, for example, has never hurt the town since he shut himself away, yet nasty rumors have sprung up about him. Despite his normal diet, Jem believes that every evening he dines "on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch." (p. 16) Jem thinks Boo's hands are…

To Be Respected, One Has To Be Respectful Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, presents the idea that respect is demonstrated by using manners with oneself and others, even though others may not use their manners. Social justice requires respect because if one is respectful to another, it is a start to everyone being equal. The character of Atticus Finch displays respect and social justice by the way he treats others equally regardless of their social class, gender, and race.…