Decisions Based Personal Beliefs

"Before I can live with other folks, I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience" (Lee). This quote reveals many truths that are very critical to your life. Each part of the quote can teach you something different when you break everything down. Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is a very inspirational book with many life lessons woven in the text, and this quote provides much of the same.

What it Means to Kill a Mocking Bird: an in depth analysis of the morals in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience." Atticus - “.... Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Scout - Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough. Tate - “.... Let the dead bury the dead.” Atticus - “....This case is as simple as black and white.” | The significance of this quote is that it shows us why Atticus took the Tom Robinson case. He explain to Jem many times that if he did not take this case he could not look his children in the eye. He did this case because he knew it was the right thing to do. This quote is was a lot of the story revolves around. This is the first time the reference of a mockingbird is mentioned and shown to symbolize innocence. This quote shows how far Scout has come in her maturity. She now understands her fathers advise of walking in other people's shoes. This is a memorable quote because it is after Bob was killed by Boo and shows that Tate refuses to

Undoubtedly, one of the most controversial subjects in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, would be whether or not Atticus Finch should have defended Tom Robinson. However, in order to understand this controversy, a person must first be able to understand Atticus Finch himself. Atticus as a character is a very intellectual person who possesses the fortitude to stand up for whatever he believes is right and will not let other people’s choices affect his own. Furthermore, it is also important to understand that Atticus is not a racist, nor does he approve of the idea that one group of people are better than another based on their appearances in general, and because of this, a person can generalize that Atticus’s characteristic traits are why he did not complain when given the task of defending a black man, Tom Robinson, who had been wrongfully accused of raping a white woman. A man that he, as well as a small group of other people from town, viewed as the picture of innocence. In their eyes, Tom was no more than a mockingbird, “[and mockingbirds] don’t do one thing but make music for [people] to enjoy” (Lee 119). Knowing this, anyone with a reasonably strong sense of what is right and what is wrong can conclude that it does make sense for Atticus Finch to have taken the case due to his belief that it is a sin to kill the innocent as well as his courage that allows him to stay true to his ideas, even though when taking the case, he was inevitably going to be putting his

Harper Lee artfully crafted this in her novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” in the character of Mr. Atticus Finch. Mr. Finch was a lawyer in a small southern racist city. When a case was brought to court concerning a conflict between a white man and a discriminated black man, he volunteered to represent the black man. He could have chosen to either represent the white man, an easier feat, or to not be involved at all and save his children the stigma that came with his decision. But no, Mr. Finch chose the moral route therefore following his conscience. He believed that the man he had chosen was innocent and was willing to throw reputation away in order to exonerate this man who had been wrongly convicted. When two options were presented, an easier route driven by popularity, money, and power within the town, or a more difficult route powered by conscience and morality, Mr. Finch chose the conscience route providing evidence as to say that conscience is a larger motivator, as well as when I’ve seen it in my own

Imagine you are a lawyer tasked with an impossible case, and everybody in your community is against you, but still there is a shred of hope you cling to. What might that be you ask? That to which you cling are your morals. In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch had been given the Tom Robinson case, where a black man was convicted of raping a white woman. As a single father of two children, he continues to reinforce his values throughout the trial and during his daunting task of raising his children. In To Kill A Mockingbird what Harper Lee suggests about the nature of morals is that you should try to stand up for what you believe in even if people oppose or reject your ideals. Even when faced with an insurmountable opposition you should stand up for your morals because in the end if your don't follow your beliefs you are just contributing to the problem. We should try to create a voice for what we believe in and impress that upon the next generation so they can continue to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place.

Lee uses Scout’s situation to suggest that people’s prejudice mindsets about some individuals are forced upon by society. After Atticus reveals that the Cunninghams were in the jury, Scout asks Atticus a question."Why didn't Tom's jury made up of folks like the Cunninghams, acquit Tom to spite the Ewells" (Lee 226). Here Scout sees that the Cunninghams and the Ewells dislike one another, but does not understand that both of these families

In the extraordinary novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the writer, Harper Lee, characterizes the individual Mr. Heck Tate as an authority figure, who needs justice to be done to protect the innocent. But if you take a second, and climb inside of his own skin, you notice that he is a compassionate individual who thinks very highly of Mr. Atticus Finch, and regardless of his authority has a large bias towards the notorious Mr. Bob Ewell in the court case - because justice needs to be done. Mr. Heck Tate has many struggles to do with society; one being that the majority of Maycomb's residents are absolute racists, while he has to hide his hope for equal rights between races.

In the novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird" Atticus Finch adds a sense of inspiration as he shows lots of courage. Atticus begins to show his courage when he chose to take the Tom Robinson case. This was a very courageous thing to do because his family had already disagreed to taking the case. On page 140, Atticus says, “The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” This quote very clearly shows his courage.

According to the Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. Standing up for what you believe is right is a hard thing to do. Above all when everybody else is going against on what you think is right thing to do. Many people in To Kill a Mockingbird stand up for what they believe is right.

Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, revolves around the childhood of a young southern girl, Scout Finch. The story is centered around a court case taken by her father to defend a black man accused of rape. During the trial Scout learns many valuable life lessons, such as the importance and power of integrity within individuals versus the dishonesty of a group. Many characters in the novel act as a part of the group and partake in the “mob mentality,” but are ultimately taken down by the strength of individuals.

Atticus’s examples remind about Jesus and challenge people to be more like Jesus. First, Atticus’s difficult decision to fight for Tom Robinson in the jury, illustrates jesus choice to die on the cross for all human beings. When Atticus chose to protect Tom Robinson, people surrounding him suggested and enforced him to cancel his decision. His brother and sister suggested him to stop work for Tom.

Often the hero of the story is not the conformist but the one who stands independent in thoughts, values, and most of all, choices. Over the course of their stories, the following three characters consistently demonstrate that one should make their own choices rather than have their choices controlled by others: Atticus, whose choices are independent from a prejudiced community, Scout, whose choices are independent from a close-minded society, and Prometheus, whose choices are independent from a tyrannical higher power. Atticus is a man true to his values, and as a result, many of his decisions in To Kill A Mockingbird are made independently and according to his own morals. We become familiar with Atticus’ independence from his community for the first time when the character of Boo Radley

Moral values refer to a set of principles that guide an individual on how to evaluate right versus wrong. Every single person is different and as a result all the actions they take are also different. The moral choices we make are no exception. Our background, personality, friends and parents all influence the ways in which we make decisions. However, depending on the circumstance sometimes we take action following our feelings and emotions. Throughout the novels To Kill a Mockingbird 2 by Harper Lee and We Were Here1 by Matt De La Pena, the authors have shown that decisions that individuals make are subjective and very often influenced by their emotions. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird is about a young girl named Scout Finch and her brother Jem Finch growing up in an Alabama town in the 1930s who learns of injustice and violence when their father, a widowed lawyer, defends a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman. We Were Here is about a teenage boy named Miguel who is caught for a crime he committed. At sentencing, the judge confines him to a group home for a year with the additional requirement of writing a journal. As a result, both novels demonstrate that every choice that people make are personal and constantly affected by emotions.

This quote is relevant, because Harper Lee epitomizes two characters as mockingbirds, Arthur Radley and Tom Robinson. Arthur Radley is a conscientious figure to the children, while Tom Robinson is innocent for his accusation; they need to be respected. If somebody takes their virtuous lives away with noxious force they’re evil. The reputation of those two figures sets a boundary for moral standards in an exemplary convention, so the readers could compare and contrast the way of thinking, and refuse to assume their false identities. Another example would be how later on in the book, Atticus refers to Tom Robinson’s case: “They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions, but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” (Lee 139). Atticus articulates that the rule of democracy may determine how it responds, however, it doesn’t affect the deliberation of a human mind. This quote is also relative, because Tom may be identified guilty by any circumstances, and by