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Demonstrating the innocence and downfall of a mockingbird in the novel and generating the title, To Kill a Mockingbird, is Tom Robinson. The mockingbird metaphor represents a lack of justice for the defenseless, or harming the innocent. As a result of stereotyping and discrimination, people are still killing mockingbirds today, specifically people from the Middle East. The author calls this novel To Kill a Mockingbird because people knowingly prey upon the innocent, groups of mockingbirds…

To kill a mockingbird is a book that was very different then what we see and hear today.and the KKK connect to this article.Because the whites weren´t very fond of blacks.And neither was the KKK .So that tells you they have one thing in common with the book and that they want the same thing. The KKK started in Pulaski,Tennessee. It is made up of members that only believed in whites.And that hated or disliked. the other races and the people with different religions. The KKK was…

In life people will misunderstand you not everyone will understand what your saying or doing. In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” shows misunderstanding in society because the characters don’t understand why one of the characters is defending a negro. This is shown in a child’s point of view because this child went thru all these misunderstandings in society. People will misunderstand what you will say because they might understand something else then what said. For example,…

contradiction can spawn a new view of the gift-giver. Gifts given in Harper Lee 's To Kill a Mockingbird have properties of both physical and emotional meaning, and the characters use these gifts to create a new view for themselves, new relationships, and crucial developments in the plot of the novel that drive the story and allow the plot to advance. Perspective, or how one sees something or someone, is a theme in To Kill a Mockingbird that is easily altered by gift-giving. Atticus Finch…

are used for the good of the people. Atticus Finch is the epitome of a modern-day superhero in the eyes of some. His bold acts of defending a black man amid the peak of prejudice and segregation are seen as minor transgression. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird depicts Atticus’ lesson of having courage and finding courage in others, and his lessons are undoubtedly valuable, especially in Tom Robinson’s trial, the children’s encounters with Boo Radley and real life prejudice. Atticus…

Courage in To Kill a Mockingbird The main theme in To kill a mockingbird is courage and it is shown in many places throughout the book along with putting a huge impact on the book. There a three major places where courage is shown as in Chapter 1, when Dill dares Jem to run up to the Radleys house and hit it, when Atticus sticks up for Tom Robinson and defends him in court on the trial against Mayella and he sits outside the police station waiting for him, and once again near the end of…

To Kill a Mockingbird Acceptance “ You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee 39). Atticus is trying to teach Scout the importance of not judging people on their choices, but to try and understand the intentions behind their actions. “He wants Scout and Jem to be able to look past the color of people’s skin, their wealth, gender, and to understand the situations they're in, and the problems…

shown when challenged and under pressure, not in the comfort of his home.This statement is supported by the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee through characters like Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell. The novel, told through naive Scout’s perspective, follows the trial of Tom Robinson,the mystery of Boo Radley, and the ups and downs of Maycomb. Many characters in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird face conflicts such as judgement, the case against Tom Robinson,and embarrassment,…

Race is shown often in To Kill a Mockingbird and is used in many ways. Some way race are shown is Jem and Scout are taken care of by a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Another way race is shown is Atticus is a lawyer and he is representing Tom Robinson which is a black man accused of raping a white woman. Tom Robinson goes to court and pleads guilty to rape because of his race and he gets killed by the sheriff because he didn’t listen. Many people in the town of Maycomb do not respect Atticus…

Empathy allows people to understand others. Empathy is represented in the novel To kill a Mockingbird. Throughout the book characters are taught empathy and some learn how to have it over time with maturity. There are numerous events that show the empathy the characters use to understand others. In To kill a mockingbird a family lives in a racist community named Maycomb. In the community there is a court case held between a white man with a torn family and a black man named Tom. Atticus, the…