Analysis Of Harper Lee 's ' Kill A Mockingbird '

Jem and Scout, throughout “To Kill A Mockingbird,” learn to consider things from other people’s perspectives. Atticus, Jem and Scout’s father, says “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” (Lee 39). They learn this through experiences with their neighbor Boo Radley as they mature beyond their years. At the beginning of the novel, Jem and Scout make fun of Boo and assume that all of the rumors going around about him are true. However, later on in the story the children grow an admiration for Boo and learn to understand him. As they matured, Jem and Scout naturally learned many life lessons of appreciation, respect, and courage

“Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square. Somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. Men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum...There was no hurry, for there was no where to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb.” (Lee 6) In Harper Lee’s classic story To Kill a Mockingbird,

“If there’s just one king of folks, why can’t they get along with each other?” (Lee 259). These words were spoken by Jem Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. In Harper Lee’s novel, Jem has a loss of innocence, a repeated theme in the book; this happens during the Tom Robinson trial, from Jem’s mood, and because of the character, Boo Radley.

redujice is not something we are born with; it is something that we grow to learn from who and what surrounds us, things that help to form our identity. Prejudice is an integral theme in Harper Lee’s, To Kill A Mockingbird. Prejudice is evident throughout the novel, not just in the appalling racism but also through, prejudice against different sexual orientations, gender constructs and feminism. Society had certain constructs that had to be met. Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird, Lee breaks the bounds to overcome barriers, and challenge social constructs.

To kill a mockingbird can mean many things. It’s the title of a book that has been bought 40 million times. But, it also has a definition. To kill a mockingbird means to destroy innocence. The theme of my literary analysis is mockingbirds. Mockingbirds in TKAM are innocent things tainted by the skewed society of Maycomb. Some of these mockingbirds are Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and the children. To Kill a Mockingbird is a book set in a small Alabama town in the 1930’s. The main character and narrator is Jean Louise Finch, but is almost always called by her nickname, Scout. Scout, her brother, and her summer friend Dill get into all kinds of mischief while living in the racist society of a 1930’s Alabama town. Scout’s dad, Atticus, is a prominent lawyer in Maycomb and is appointed to a controversial case, and is defending a black man. Scout and her brother, Jem go through many troubles and learn many lessons from the days leading up to, and during the trial. The trail makes their family some friends and a lot of enemies. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story of courage and despair. Throughout TKAM, mockingbirds are used as an example of something innocent being tainted by the skewed society of TKAM. Some great examples of these are Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and the children.

“ I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless. I am Divergent” (Roth 442). This quotation display a certain substance we all need understand about ourselves in life; we are more than one thing, one personally, and one judgement, we are all divergent. Divergent is a powerful word in which means that we are all different than what the world may want you to be or how you are portrayed as to the rest of the world. Divergent means, you are not just one human you are one different human being who has many aspects that make you the person you are. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, judgement is evident when characters Arthur Radley, Atticus Finch, and Dolphus Raymond are misjudged for the way they community sees them, which is being

According to the Alabama Academy of Honor Archives, Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama to Amasa Coleman and Frances Finch Lee. In the south, it is customary to be called by your middle name. Therefore, throughout the rest of this paper, Nelle Harper Lee will be referred to as Harper Lee.

“I could take being called a coward for him. I felt extremely noble for having remembered”(102). In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee, explores the racial predicaments of the 1920’s and how the matter affected the community of Maycomb County.

When children grow up, they learn about moral lessons through experiences. Five years old kid usually are innocent and believe that everyone is fair and kind. However, they learn to distinguish between good and evil as they continue their journey of life. This is also true for the two young protagonists, Jem and Scout, in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In their small town called Maycomb, they learn various lessons from neighbors like Mrs. Dubose and Boo Radley, while observing through a trial where an innocent, black man named Tom Robinson gets convicted for a crime. With scenes like these, they learn the true definition of human nature and become less innocent through the wisdom of Mrs. Dubose, Boo Radley’s protection, and Tom Robinson’s fate.

“Or didn’t you scream until you saw your father in the window? You didn’t think to scream until then, did you?”

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, one of the main characters, Scout, goes through multiple coming of age experiences that help her develop an understanding of equality and the importance of fighting for what is right. Each event Scout experiences allows her to live in a mindset free of prejudice and racism, which is common in her society. Scouts coming of age process ties into the overall message of the novel to develop a strong conflict and resolution.

While ideals that pertain to salient values such as insight and understanding are believed important by many, these same ideals are unexpected from some people because of different backgrounds and lifestyles. However, people who are younger, come from an underprivileged place, and people who come from a lower social status can still have the same insight and understanding regardless of their age and background. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses many of her characters to show that despite their differences, they still can have the same ideals that other people have. As the main character, Scout is a principal example of this. She illustrates these points through her actions in the story, even though she is only six years old at the beginning of the novel.

Good-morning/afternoon, fellow peers and Mrs George. Throughout our lives we are presented with various memorable and forgettable but interesting books. This statement can be supported by the contentious quote from John Ruskin which outlines the durable nature of books. “All books are divisible into two classes: the books of the hours, and the books of all Time.”. He asserts that books can be separated into the novels which are popular and relevant for a certain period and the everlasting books which hold far greater value and are more memorable. In my opinion, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee can be definitely categorised into the ‘books of all Time’, as this is determined through it’s great literary value. Literary value is primarily

Throughout the years women have always been seen as a lesser value on comparison to men. Women are always shaped and molded a certain way to society’s liking. They have been told to act and behave a certain way because that is what is expected of them. Of course there is also the view of certain women that like to fit those expectations. Yet for men, they are influenced and respected when they act as they please and stand out from other men. It is extremely unfair to discriminate women and push them into being a certain way when women have so much potential to offer. Women back then and even now are being limited to a life that is already chosen for them. They are given an ideal as to how a women should behave and

Do you have the courage to stand up for good when evil lingers all around? To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the great depression, while facing social status discrimination, racial discrimination, prejudices, and stereotyping. However, there remained courage by some to see good in all. While Atticus Finch was of a higher social status as an attorney in Maycomb, he always displayed the courage to stand up for what was right, or for good, even when evil lingered in the shadows. While this story was from great depression, these same issues are still in the world today. Prejudices and stereotyping are very common especially when one looks, or dresses, or talks differently than others. Courage comes into play when one is willing to stand up for those being criticized or for those perceived as being a lower social status. Having courage can show more about a person and who one is regardless of social status even if it is a lower social status.