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Intro: Everyone no matter who they are or their age, we are always learning something. In the wonderful novel to kill a mockingbird [TKAM] Jem and Scout are constantly learning what it means to be a kind and true person. The setting is based in the south in a town called Maycomb county, Alabama. It takes place during the great depression in the mid 1930’s, during these hard times there are many lessons to demonstrate to Scout and the reader. Thesis: In Harper Lee’s novel [TKAM], there are…

Life is not fair anyone could be against you.During the book To Kill a Mockingbird they show how life really was back then during the depression. Not everyone was treated the same. Whether it was women or African Americans. They show social inequality and racism throughout the entire book. Some things today are the same as they were in the Depression era as shown in the book, but some things have come along and changed. In the book to Kill A Mockingbird they show racism toward all African…

Matthew Ng Mrs. Gabbard Honors English 9 15 October 2014 To Kill a Mockingbird & Summer Reading Theme Essay To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper E. Lee and Flight by Sherman Alexie both show senses of hate. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the setting of the story is in Maycomb, Alabama. The trial of Tom Robinson shows the hatred of the white people against the blacks. In Flight, the story begins with a 15 year old Native American named Zits. He is an orphan with a history of abuse and an instinct…

world on a daily basis. Some individuals in the world are discriminated against because of their race; however, race is not the only form of prejudice. In the world, several people will also judge on one’s gender and age as well. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, one is able to identify the prevailing theme of prejudice. The novel is set in the early 1930’s, in a small town of Maycomb. It is about a little girl named Jean Louise Finch, but everyone calls her Scout In the story, Jean’s…

‘To Kill a MockingBird’, a novel set in the early 1930’s, Alabama, is written by Harper Lee. It a story of a young girl named Scout Finch and her older brother Jem Finch, who's father (Atticus Finch) is a lawyer, and about to undergo the process of defending an african american man in court, despite the prejudice views of people from the time. Harper Lee explores multiple themes throughout the novel whilst also using techniques, to show how this young girl Scout grows and and matures, and how…

To Kill a Mockingbird Essay The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, confronts many intercultural conflicts. The story depicts the people of Maycomb County to be very ethnocentric. A majority of its inhabitants believe that white people are superior to black and the rich are superior to the poor. This becomes a very prominent barrier that prevents many people from trying to see things from another’s perspective. Many of the town’s residents contain a strong hold onto their traditional beliefs, in…

change. In To Kill a Mockingbird the community showed that it really was a part of the South when it wrongfully convicted Tom Robinson of rape. Finally, in the Scottsboro Trial, the entire South came together to make sure that African-Americans knew that they would not get the justice they deserved in the South, quite yet. All three of the scenarios had their own aspect of the southern gothic genre, it being gender specific roles to the sickness that lies deep in the South. In To Kill a…

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…

Most people define courage as a man with a gun. In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird we follow the characters Atticus Scout and Jem Finch. Through the book Jem figures it out the hard way and scout gets is kind of easy. Jem showed his courage by helping scout when ever she needed help. Scout shows courage by standing up for her dad when the kids in her school called him a nigger lover. Through the character of Atticus Harper Lee shows the reader what true courage is. Courage is doing some thing…

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the author Harper Lee uses conflict to express the idea that having the courage to fight can make people hate you. This means that when you are fighting for someone you can make others around you hate you. It could also mean that when Atticus fought for Tom Robinson the people around him where he lived thinks that he is traitor and they hated him for what he has done. Even Mayella and Bob Ewell hated him for what he is doing. Atticus was hated by people of…