Analysis Of ' Kill A Mockingbird ' By Harper Lee

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.

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

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.

The 1930s was a frightening and very prejudiced time in United States history. Harper Lee, the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”, tells the incredible story of a young girl and her family as they fight against prejudice during the 1930s. Scout, the narrator, travels through Maycomb having to mature faster than ever. Her father, Atticus, is defending a black man accused of rape. Harper Lee takes the reader throughout the journey of Scout Finch and her surroundings. Lee depicts many fascinating themes throughout her novel, one being courage. She describes the story of many rising up and being truly courageous. Courage is a strange thing. Some people radiate with courage and others have to find the courage deep within themselves. Atticus and Boo

It is a sin to kill a mockingbird. The mocking bird only makes music. It does not poop on you or build its nests in unwanted places; it just sings. They do not do any harm to you or your well being. Therefor, a mockingbird does not deserve to be harmed.

Many times, can read the tittle of the book and able to know what to expect from the story but ‘to kill a mockingbird’ is different. It is little confusing to indicate which characters are indicating the tittle of the book. At one point, Ms. Maudie explains, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee,98). The title refers to innocent people like Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. But the tittle especially refers on Atticus who, is like the mockingbird. His characters of strong believing in justice, compassion and forgiveness toward others, and how he raised his children by his example has shown that Atticus only wish to bring a little happiness into a harsh world.

Our past influences everything we do; from day to day life, to the creative projects we share with the world. This certainly holds true for Harper Lee and Albert Camus, both of whom are authors of award winning novels. These authors allowed their backgrounds to shine through in their writing. Even though some points are more obvious than others, it is easy to find references to the authors’ lives in their stories.

A lot of books that get banned are due to having real world events, and certain words that are censoring students from history, and reality. “Harper Lee’s book has been challenged by black parents who object to the use of the word “nigger”.” (Rohrer). Although the word is disrespectful to use, it’s a part of history that can’t be erased. “To Kill a Mockingbird” uses the word 58 times in the book, but without it, the book wouldn’t have an accurate representation of that time era. The fact that some religions, origins, and ethnicities get offended by this is understandable, but by trying to ban the books from schools it is restricting information from the whole student body not only their child. The history that is being shown by the use of “nigger” only teaches the time era we have lived and points out how far we have come from. History is what has happened in the past, and what has shaped us today. The past defines us and is a reminder of where we came from, but also shows us what we learned from our mistakes. It initially builds our moral values and is memories of time eras and accomplishments. Parents can’t just erase the events that they don’t like, otherwise, they aren’t allowing their children to know the truth of what has happened in our past. This takes away knowledge from students and ultimately makes them naive. Covering the issues of this world with rainbows and butterflies. When books are censored because of their use of harsh vocabulary or content that can be

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.

Immigrants from all over the world come to America with the idea of freedom in mind. Frequently, people think of the type of freedom found in America as a life without constraints, a place where they can express their opinions and act without judgement. The New Oxford English Dictionary defines freedom as “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint” (“Freedom”). The promise of freedom in America brings hope, but this hope is not always necessarily fulfilled. Throughout American history, people have fought for many freedoms. While the government integrates these freedoms into laws, people hoping for a life “without hindrance” may find that many times, they still run into obstacles that challenge their

Lessons that children are taught at a young age, are crucial to how they will be and treat others later in their adulthood. Harper Lee’s award winning novel takes place in the early 1930s over the course of two summers in Maycomb, Alabama. Two children named Scout and Jem learn multiple lessons. As they mature, they discover what the world is like and see the propaganda and prejudice occuring in their own town. With the racism, the sexism, and the judgements, these children are taught lessons and morals from adults and mentors. The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, demonstrates how by learning respect, courage, and empathy Jem and Scout are forced to grow up through meaningful lessons and conflicts that they experience and learn in their childhood that last a lifetime.

When people think about the Southern United states during the twentieth century they often think about the racism and prejudice that engulfed it. However, it is important to realize that this intolerance and hatred was perpetuated not by the majority of people, but by a loud spoken and violent minority. This concept is one of considerable emphasis in To Kill a Mocking Bird and comparably in contemporary issues unfolding right now in Syria and Afghanistan, whereby the masses stand idle, in morbid fear of a radical minority. The same concept applies to Harper Lee 's novel, for every character who demonstrates prejudice, keeping people outside the community, there is another character, if not more, who act as community builders. The conflict between Bob Ewell and Atticus, Calpurnia, and even women and children in general, all demonstrate how the matter of prejudice and racism was one of stark division at the time.

The quote "People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for" was written by Harper Lee, an author widely known for her book To Kill a Mockingbird. In fact, the quote was said in this book by Judge Taylor during a court section. He was warning the people in the room about what they might hear, telling them to stay at their own risk. He provides many life lessons by saying this. For example, he teaches that people only see and hear what they want to, people feel and interpret things differently, and that people are closed off from what is really happening.

Historically, women have spent time living in the shadows of men, purely because of their gender. Women are oppressed and expected to conform to certain gender roles/expectations because of their sex, just like men. Caitlyn Jenner is a transgender female. Her name was Bruce Jenner however she felt trapped in a male’s body when deep in side she knew that she was a female. Caitlyn Jenner did not fit well into the stereotypical description of a male. Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird around the 1950s. Men and women had their separate unique roles where they were expected to look and act according to their gender. Caitlyn Jenner is one of the few individuals who are not afraid to express themselves. However if Caitlyn Jenner tried to do that during the 1950s, she would have certainly been eliminated from the world. In To Kill A Mocking- bird, Harper Lee expresses the issue of strict rules by using the symbol of the prison.

Tom robinson said “I felt sorry for mayella”. When tom was on trial they asked him if she ever gave him money and he said no “I felt sorry for her. Tkam teaches us that everything is not fair and that you can’t lose hope.