Book Review : Harper ' Kill A Mockingbird '

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout’s father, Atticus demonstrates his self-control and empathy towards Scout and her problems which makes him a positive role model in his daughter’s life and maturation growth. After school, Scout exclaims to Atticus that she does not want to attend school anymore due to the fact she had a dreadful first day of the first grade. She complains to Atticus about her teacher, Miss.Caroline and how she disapproves of Scout’s competency of reading and writing. Miss.Caroline expresses to Scout that she should not be literate at her age and now has to undo the damage that has been done by her father; this statement is ironic because teachers are supposed to encourage learning and help further advance their

The tiny, sleepy, worn-out, dingy, slow-moving town of Maycomb, Alabama is where the novel takes place. The novel takes place in the early 1930s, during the Great Depression.

Scout(Jean Louise) is an adventurous young girl who narrates the story To Kill A Mockingbird. She stands as an unreliable narrator because of her actions while eating dinner with a past friend. Mr. Caroline offered Wallter a penny for lunch but he refused to take it. In response to other students telling Scout to talk, she stepped in and tried to explain why the Cunninghams don’t borrow from others. The planned backfired as Ms. Caroline thought it was an insult to the Cunninghams. Scout showcased being an unreliable narrator when she had a conversation with Calpurnia, “‘He ain’t company, Cal he’s just a cunningham.’ ‘Hush your mouth! Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny, and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’

By talking up about the point and being valiant, this demonstrates his standards are exceptionally solid. In this scene, Dill is acquainting himself to Scout and Jem; he appears out of the blue to converse with them. He converses with Jem and scout and right away gets to be companions. “Dill was a curiosity. He wore blue linen shorts that buttoned to his shirt, his hair was snow white and stuck to his head like duck fluff…”(9) Scout describes Dill as a unique character that stands out from the crowd. She says, “Dill was a curiosity,”this is demonstrating that he was altogether different from others since he stood out from the group. She includes bolstering how extraordinary he was by contrasting his hair shading with duck fluff. By scout portraying Dill along these lines, this demonstrates he values being one of a kind and not quite the same as the group. At the time, everybody around the local area wore comparative garments while there were a couple of anomalies, for example, Dill. By continually doing things another way, his guideline of uniqueness appears through his methods for being not the same as other people. At this time of the book, Jem had quite recently wrapped up the historical backdrop of the Radley house to

  Early in the novel, Scout illustrates the courage she embodies.  On her first day of school, Scout acts as an ambassador for the entire class.  She takes the duty of informing Miss Caroline of Walter Cunningham's situation.  Miss Caroline had just scolded Scout for her ability to read, however, Scout still feels the classes' need for leadership.  Most children at her age would fear speaking

Jean Louise Finch, or better known as Scout Finch, is very naive. In the book, Scout was very frightened when she looked out the window one morning and saw snow. She said “Next morning I awoke, looked out the window, and nearly died of fright. My screams brought Atticus from his bathroom half-shaven. ‘The world’s endin’,

Throughout the novel, Dill shows his courage multiple times. Near the beginning of the book, Dill suggest that the Finch kids and him should try to lure Boo Radley out of his house. Ignoring all of Scouts warnings, Jem and Dill decide to attach a note to Boo Radley's window. Dills reasoning for doing this is “ ‘We’re askin’ him real politely to come out sometimes, and tell us what he does in there-we said we wouldn’t hurt him and we’d buy him an ice cream’ ” (Lee 62). Dill wants to talk to Boo Radley and see for himself whether Boo is really like the towns folk say he is.

Finally, Scout, being a little girl, shows tremendous mental courage and does not fear putting her life at risk to save other people. Early in the novel, Scout illustrates the courage she embodies. On her first day of school, Scout acts as an ambassador for the entire class. She takes the duty of informing Miss Caroline of Walter Cunningham's situation. Miss Caroline had just

Jem, Scout, and Dill had been fascinated by the stories about the Radley house. One day when they were all playing, Dill dared Jem to

After Scout fights with Cecil Jacobs at her school for calling Atticus a ‘nigger-lover’, she is told by her father to “ just hold your head high and keep those fists down.” (Lee, 76) Atticus is expressing that one should not let others get to them and stand up for themselves. She takes up the courage to do so the next time she is yelled at by the boy, although with much difficulty. Through this account, Scout’s willingness to learn and grow is portrayed. Also, Scout is able to stand by her morals when she confronts the mob with Jem and Dill. She demonstrates this by kicking the man who harmed Jem and eventually repressing the mob to leave the county jail, in order to protect her brother and Atticus. The ultimate fear Scout conquers was her unease of ‘Boo’ or Arthur Radley. In the beginning, she identifies Arthur as a mysterious and frightening person who lives on the other side of the street. After Arthur saves Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell’s attack, she realizes that Arthur wasn’t so frightening anymore and learns to embrace her fear. She does so by walking Arthur home and when she stands on his porch for the second time, not with fear, but with understanding. Scout was able to progress as an individual, stand up for her beliefs, and embrace her fears throughout the

Moreover, when Calpurnia says “Yo’ folks might be better’n the Cunninghams but it don’t count for nothin’ the way you’re disgracing' 'em,” she means that although Scout’s status is higher it doesn’t make her any better by misjudging an individual. Calpurnia wants to discipline and make Scout realize that being judgemental and disrespectful of people's financial circumstances, or their social status is not right. Throughout the novel Calpurnia simply restrains Scout out of love. On the whole, Calpurnia's strict upbringing develops Scout into a fine, disciplined

Scout loves to read which is why I chose a book. Before she started to go to school her father Atticus taught her how to read. This later caused her to get into trouble with her teacher who told her that she could no longer read at home. Scout loved reading too much to stop, so she asked if she could quit school instead. Atticus told her if she would continue to got to school then he will continue to read with her at home. Towards the very end of the book Atticus read to her “Gray ghost”. Reading was so important to scout which is why it was so significant to her.

Ms. Atkinson tells the kids about how instead of weeping over her home, she will make a new one with an even better garden. This help teaches Scout, that even after bad things may happen to you, you can always keep moving forward and rebuild what was lost. Likewise, Calpurnia also taught Scout valuable lessons through their relationship which prove important in

In the novel, Scout was mistaken about a lot of things and that includes when she didn’t understand why Cal was so upset at her for insulting Walter. Scout Didn’t understand that Cal sympathized with Walter because she has been in the same situation as the young boy.

Scouts relationship with the constant adults in her life helps to shape who she becomes. Her father is a big role model for her and she looks up to him immensely. Her housekeeper, Calpurnia, is also a teacher for her. She teaches her about things in the kitchen and basic things about