Throughout a person’s life, they are given lessons that make them into the person they are. To Kill a Mockingbird, the coming-of-age novel by Harper Lee, shows the reader how the lessons a person learns shapes them and ether changes them for the better or for the worse. An example of somebody who evolves throughout the novel is Scout Finch. In the beginning of the novel the reader sees her as a young innocent girl with not much experience in the world, but as the novel comes to an end the reader
Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird uses themes to help teach social life lessons for the reader to learn about during the early 20th century. The time frame is an essential aspect to teaching social lessons between ourselves and others. With the use of various themes and motifs, Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird is aimed to teach moral and social life lessons about innocence, perspectives, perseverance, social inequality, and the coexistence of good and evil. Harper Lee initially went
American’s injustice while the children learn valuable lessons from their father, Atticus and their housemaid Calpurnia, during the Great Depression. All the while, we are learning from it. To Kill a Mockingbird teaches us the lessons of morale, justice and equality. Harper Lee uses her novel to teach us important lessons from the characters presented in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus, a fair and moral character, whose parenting style is unique, lined with honest and example, teaches us to follow his ways
on Reading To Kill a Mockingbird? In the year of 1960, Harper Lee made her debut as an author with the classic, Pulitzer Prize winning book To Kill a Mockingbird. It has been 57 years since the book has been released, and since then the book has been taught and read in schools all over America. However, some people believe that the book is an inappropriate book to teach to students. Although this may be true, there are better reasons to teach the book. With it’s valuable life lessons, an accurate
Finch, The father of Jem and Scout, in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch was an extremely well-educated man, which plays a major role in teaching his children lessons that are crucial to growing up. Finch is a very important figure in the lives of his children throughout the entire novel. Considering the point of view of other people is a lesson passed down from Finch to his daughter, Scout 1. Avoiding racism is yet another extremely important lesson that both Jem and Scout receive from their
a fire should portray powerful symbolism. To Kill a Mockingbird is well known for its symbolic role models, heroes, stereotypical people, racism, and criticism. Those examples represent the best and the worst parts of American society. In my opinion, the two main reasons I would rescue To Kill a Mockingbird in a fire is: it captures American History, and it’s still relevant in today’s society because of the themes being taught. To Kill a Mockingbird took place in the 1930’s, during The Great Depression
“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience,” (Lee 120). This quote from To Kill a Mockingbird is a good representation of the book. The book is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. Jean Louise (Scout) Finch, narrates the story of herself and her family facing the racial prejudices of the time. When her father Atticus, defends an innocent black man in a rape trial, Maycomb turns on Scout's family. Atticus, Scout, and her brother
Racism breaks people down. In Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”,she tells the story of a racist incident that happened to a man named Tom Robinson in the 1930s in Maycomb, Alabama. Many people do not think the book should be taught because it shows how racism was during the 1930s. The book shows what can happen when a person reaches out and tries to help someone who is a victim of racism. It is important for kids to read this and learn this lesson.This novel demonstrates how discrimination
In To Kill A Mockingbird there are several reason why innocence becomes experience. Phys.com stated “Between ages 5 and 11, the researchers found, children become aware that many people believe stereotypes, including stereotypes about academic ability. When children become aware of these types of bias about their own racial or ethnic group, it can affect how they respond to everyday situations.” This shows that Scout and Jem are in a time of their lives when racism will take effect. Not only because
Tom Robinson the Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird is a book with many themes, symbolism and adventures. It gives us the point of view of a little girl named Scout Finch in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1903s and shows racial prosecution of a black man named Tom Robinson. This little girl’s father decides to defend this man and despite drawbacks for his own family, Atticus Finch was wise to defend Tom Robinson for many reasons. In the beginning of the story we learn of the life of Scout Finch,