Harper Lee

be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” In the novel entitled To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee a novel that focus on innocents, with a straightforward sense of what's good and what’s evil. There are many historical events happening. The novel is set in Maycomb county, Alabama, and it deals with racial and social class prejudice. Throughout the novel Harper Lee divides it into three historical events: racial inequality, the Jim Crow South, and the Great Depression.…

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, racial stereotypes were very abundant. Have you ever asked yourself,“Do these racial stereotype remarks still exist even though we aren't in the 1930s?” The author Harper Lee put these racial stereotypes in the book for a reason. One of the biggest racial biases in the book is the Tom Robinson court case. This case was about Tom Robinson, who was being accused of raping a white girl. There was so much evidence that there could not be a reason why he's…

said, “Maturity comes with experience, not age.” This simple quote illustrates how maturity does not only come as a person gets older but also with the things we see and experience. This is also shown in the famous novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In this book, a young brother and sister named Scout and Jem are approaching puberty and begin to understand more things that go on during the 1930’s in a small town called Maycomb. In the close-knit community of this town, their single…

Another internal conflict is Scout and Jem having to cope with everyone calling her dad a “nigger-lover” (Lee, 107). Scout and Jem eventually learn that some people are racist and that their opinions should not harm or change you. 11. The theme of the novel is the innocent versus the evil. 12. A. The major symbol of the novel is mockingbirds…

Scout learns to do the right thing in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Throughout the novel, Scout transforms from stubborn to mature due to experiencing many tough situations. At the beginning of the novel, Scout is stubborn. Scout displays that trait when the narrator says “catching Walter Cunningham in the school yard gave me some pleasure but when I was rubbing his nose in the dirt Jem came by and told me to stop” (Lee 17). Through this quote, it is clear that scout will be…

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird love is a major part that Harper Lee illustrates. Just like how Atticus Finch has such a powerful love for his children. Atticus finds love through the trial with trial with Tom Robinson. This isn't a love story about a girl and a guy, it's one about finding the true person behind everyone. Atticus Finch is a man who understands and believes in the power of love. Atticus wants his children to understand that there is no greater love than to want what's best for…

To Kill a Mockingbird was first published in July of 1960, this novel tells the story of six-year-old Jean Lous Finch, commonly known as Scout, and her adventures with her brother Jem, and the neighbor kid Dill. In the small fictional town of Maycomb Alabama. Scout talks about dodging the strange shut in named Boo Radley, refusing to act like a lady, and all the life lessons and great advice from her father who is a lawyer, Atticus Finch. Spanning from the years 1933 to 1935 and this book…

Harper Lee uses grammar in To Kill a Mockingbird that reflects the dialect they would use. Lee does this to help the reader gain an understanding of the character as well as having an impact that otherwise would be lacking with proper grammar. Lee helps the reader comprehend the character on a more personal and realistic level. An example that Lee uses is, “‘why do you talk nigger-talk to the- to your folks when you know it’s not right?’ ‘Well in the first place I’m black’” (Lee 167). This…

it. This novel To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee features multiple descriptive characters in which some are simple and some are complex. One of the big town lawyers, Atticus, Scout and Jem’s father, is faced with a tough court case, a black man accused of rape. Scout and Jem go through the struggles of growing up and being the son and daughter of a man who believes all are to be treated equal. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee uses conflict and characterization to show…

is supported in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus one of the main characters teaches his children that all men are created equal and not to be prejudice. Atticus represents the brave actions people take because he defended a black man in court while everyone was against him defending a man of color. In modern society ,children are influenced by what their parents believe , whether they are good or bad. Ihe idea of racism is a major role in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Racism…