Atticus's Relationships

The book "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a story of life in an Alabama town in the 30's. The narrator, Jean Louise Finch, or Scout, is writing of a time when she was young, and the book is in part the record of a childhood, believed to be Harper Lee’s, the author of the book..

To Kill a Mockingbird is a book written by Nelle Harper Lee. It’s set in a fictional town in Alabama called Maycomb during the Great Depression. This story follows The Finch family (Scout, Jem and Atticus) during a case that Atticus takes on. Mayella Ewell and her father accuse a man of rape. Since this man, Tom Robinson, is african-american all the occupants of maycomb assume he is guilty. Eventually,

Racism, Segregation and ill-treatment of coloured is major theme explored in the text by Harper Lee. This problem in the little town of Maycomb is just a tiny reflection in the corner of the mirror, of America at the time. And even the world, with references to Nazi Russia in the novel also bringing to light segregation in other parts of the world. She comes right out to say that the world is a racist world, with this novel and she writes to show others what is happening and that it is actually not right. And she does so in a great way by highlighting one great injustice rather than the many and bringing to a realization how irrational and unfair the entire American Justice system was. But we also see a development in the white characters which a representative of the entire America in a sense (and the world) as thoughts and ideas change and people’s views about coloured people change, not abruptly but slow of course. The black characters in To Kill A Mockingbird contribute to the development of the white characters rather than appearing as individuals in their own right. Racism is learnt, and with this we can see that Racism can

Imagine being persecuted your entire life. Having to constantly respect someone even though they were rude to you. This is what many African-Americans had to go through during the 1930’s. Racism is a major aspect in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The main character, Scout, has to deal with this problem everyday. Bob Ewell, Mr. Cunningham, and other characters are very racist, and don’t approve of Atticus defending a “Negroe”. This causes Scout to be bullied in school and even attacked by Mr. Ewell. Also, characters such as Tom Robinson are negatively affected by racism in Maycomb. Tom is killed just because of his skin color. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s use of point-of-view, irony, and symbolism help to develop

Atticus is an important character throughout the novel, he has a large influence of the community of Maycomb County that he is strongly valued in. He is revealed to us through his words and actions as a courageous and unprejudiced man with good values and morals. At the beginning of the novel Atticus Finch takes Tom Robinson’s court case, Tom Robinson is a black member of the Maycomb town who has been accused of rape of Mayella Ewell. In the 1930’s this was a very controversial case for Atticus to be supporting as throughout the community and the Unites States there was a problem of racial inequality. Blacks were not seen to have equal rights as whites and were seen as the lower class and “trash”. Atticus says that “When it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins”. This shows that although he is exposing himself and his family to the anger of the white community, he would rather stand by his moral values than join the rallying community of racially

The Story to kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a book that took place during the Great Depression. The story talks about a town in Maycomb Alabama with Scout (Jean Louise Finch), Jem Finch, Atticus Finch, Calpurnia their housemaid , and later their Aunt Alexandra Finch Hancock along with the trials and tribulations that they encounter throughout the story in a racist town that is trying to change their beliefs of the people who suffer because of the community of the town.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee set in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s tells the story about a family coping with racism and prejudice in the south as Jim Crow laws are enforced. Also, the children of the Finch family have a constant theme of growing up because of morals and knowledge obtained from influencers such as Atticus, their father. Another key character is Boo Radley although he is in only a few chapters he is in the background of most chapters silently influencing the characters. Arthur ¨Boo¨ Radley’s role in To Kill a Mockingbird is to serve as a symbol of a Mockingbird, introduce mystery into the novel, and set up a theme of heroism. He proves these to be true by being innocent the entire novel, being rumored to be an ominous

To Kill a Mockingbird Do you know what it’s like to go through racism? It’s one of the worst experiences anyone could ever go through. Racism presents itself in many ways in the town of Maycomb. “ I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”quoted by Martin Luther King Jr.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a little girl nicknamed Scout and her older brother Jem. Scout and Jem mature over the course of this novel. They go through many ups and downs that come with life in the 1930s the time of the Great Depression. It is set in a fictional town by the name of Maycomb, Alabama. They have to ignore prejudice and criticism throughout the trial their father is working on for Tom Robinson.

A Father is like a hero to his children during their young years.. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, takes place during the childhood of Scout Finch during the Great Depression. Our main character, Scout Finch, shares her story of growing up in Maycomb, Alabama where she is the youngest child of two. Throughout the story, Scout learns to respect others by listening to Atticus explicitly. Jem and Scout learn to be mature because Atticus teaches and explains how your prejudice will normally lead you to make false conclusions.

Throughout the second section of the book we experience a shift in perspective, as the author changes focus from Boo Radley and the children to Atticus and his court trail. The second section starts off with Atticus accepting a case to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. As, in that day and age the black race was heavily frowned upon by the white community, with Atticus accepting a court case to save a black man, the people of Maycomb start to mock and ridicule the entire Finch family. Even Atticus believed that it would be nearly impossible to save Tom because of the white jury. Throughout the chapters the Finch family also starts to grow apart from each other as Jem starts to resent scout and tells her to start

During the Great Depression, racism was a common practice in the southern states of the US. Negros and those who opposed the intolerance were often discriminated by the rest of the bias and ignorant society, who believed in white supremacy and superiority over the other races. Maycomb, a racist town, exemplify this discrimination, imperiously judging others they view as being dissimilar from themselves. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, the author, weaves a brilliant story of prejudice, discrimination, and racism shown through the novel’s several characters and events, producing a mirror reflection of America’s racist society in the 1930’s.

Atticus has been asked to be lawyer of his case as he is the only one compatible to do so, and a new journey begins. The trial had involved rape and abuse along with lying under the oath of honesty. The trial was very hard to the point where the jury had decided that Tom Robinson was guilty even if the facts and logic were as clear as day that it could hurt someone’s eyesight, but the word of a black man could never be trusted against a white woman’s. It was surprising for the folks of Maycomb that the Ewell’s, also known as “trash” in the county of Maycomb could have won the case. It was even more unexpected that even after the astonishing and realistic speech from Atticus about equality and rationality the case was denied. Even after having the chance to actually turn the tables, Tom was killed with seventeen merciless bullets. An unexpected visit has come before all of the trial had happened and the name of the new character is Aunt Alexandra, the sister of Atticus Finch. As soon as she came she had tried to shape and change the already stable family in the traditional Finch’s. Although she does this, she’s quite one of the most extraordinary strong woman in this

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is about two young siblings that live in the town of Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s. During The Great Depression, Scout and her older brother Jem live with their father Atticus and often their housekeeper, Calpurnia. One day, Jem invites Walter Cunningham, one of Scout’s classmates, over for dinner. As they’re eating, Scout criticizes Walter for wanting syrup to put on his meat and vegetables. Calpurnia calls her into

“To Kill A Mockingbird”, a story by Harper Lee, tells the tale of a young girl named Scout. She lives with her father Atticus Finch, who is a lawyer, and her older brother Jem in Maycomb, Alabama. This story follows Scout through the journey of growing up over the time period of a few years, and also shows us her learning some very crucial life lessons.