Alabama

“Discuss how the character of Scout develops and changes throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and how she exemplifies the theme of growing up” Trevor Liu Elsa High School “Discuss how the character of Scout develops and changes throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and how she exemplifies the theme of growing up” In Harper lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” we see the main character Scout ( daughter of Atticus Finch) changing from a young innocent girl into a…

How did Atticus Finch take care of his children, and was he good at it? To Kill a Mockingbird takes place during the Great Depression in the racially divided town of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus Finch, a highly respected lawyer in the town of Maycomb, was the widowed father of two children, Jem and Scout. As both a father and a lawyer, Atticus had many responsibilities, one of which included raising his children responsibly. While Atticus took his job as a father very seriously, the methods he used…

Harper Lee designs Jem and Scout to learn from their father, Atticus in her historical novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She uses the conflict of growing up during the Great Depression in the south, a place full of prejudice, which Atticus is trying to steer the kids away from, as he calls prejudice Maycomb’s disease. At the beginning of the novel the kids have very childlike thinking, a good example is thinking whoever lived in the rundown Radley house was evil, they assumed this based on the very…

The novel takes place in Alabama during the Depression, and is narrated by the main character, a little girl named Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Her father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer that sees racism in a different way, but the white community in Maycomb looks down at his ideas. To make sure that the Klan was present in Alabama there needs to be a small conversation of the Klan or a reference of it. Well according to the novel…

Martin Luther King Jr., a man of great power and influence felt a hint of responsibility to help the people of Birmingham through their crisis by writing a letter to the clergymen about their actions, to hopefully gain their trust and friendships. When it came to civil rights there were many powerful leaders that informed the world of their beliefs on equality. The famed reverend Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” He did not intend for his…

and how people slaughter one another, but yet we never truly understand what is beneath the sugar coated lies. To Kill a Mockingbird forces you to wash away that coat and deal with the harsh reality of our world. The novel takes place in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. It describes a rape case and how racism was the true culprit behind both it and its conclusion. The author, Harper Lee uses a mockingbird in the book to express how in this harsh world, there are a few people who try to maintain…

Harper Lee was born in Alabama in 1926. She was the youngest of four and considered herself a tomboy (similar to Scout). Her mother suffered from a mental illness and rarely left the house (similar to Boo Radley). Lee studied law (similar to atticus) and then published To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 during the Civil Rights Movement. Her novel went on to win the Pulitzer Prize a year later. In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the social and gender inequalities are the main issues. Lee approaches…

There were many African American influencer as time passed by, one who stands out the most is, Booker T. Washington. He was the founder of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in 1881, now called Tuskegee University in Alabama. Booker T. Washington was known for his intelligences. He has influencer many African Americans and wanted to protect his people from the abused they suffered. He led many important movements that helped African Americans gain rights and be equal. His way of taking…

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee that’s placed in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. The story is mainly focused around the adventures of Scout and Jem Finch and their friend Dill. One of their biggest adventures is the trial of Tom Robinson, a case which affects them personally. Atticus Finch, Scout and Jem’s father, is a lawyer who defends Tom Robinson, an African American man who is accused of raping a young girl. Even though evidence points to Tom being innocent, he is…

Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression, one of America’s darkest moments. Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch is the narrator/main character of the story. Scout goes through life with her family and brother Jem while discovering the what the outside world really holds and that even the most innocent have a dark side. Which leads to the main idea of the death or loss of purity, which is clearly represented in this book similar to reality. Kids…