Figurative Language To Kill A Mockingbird

During chapter 10 of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout and Jem Finch’s opinion of their father Atticus changes from them being embarrassed by him to them feeling admiration and pride for him and his hidden talents; this teaches the children that there are many things that make up a person and they should not have a narrow or single view of people. In the beginning of the chapter Scout realizes all their schoolmates’ fathers are much younger than Atticus, and this is embarrassing for her. She wishes he could be normal, especially now with all the attention on her father from the trial in which he will be defending a negro. According to Scout’s narrative, “Jem underlined it when he asked Atticus if he was going out for the Methodists

Atticus parents his children Jem and Scout as equals, seeing them just as children who love to play outdoors and have adventures. For example, he gives them the same gifts for Christmas, “Jem and me got air rifles” (107). Scout chooses to be a tomboy most of the time. This is why she spends a lot of time in overalls and, as her cousin Francis says, “running around with stray dogs” (110). Scout knows that her father does not really care whether she acts “ladylike” or not, as long as she is a good

You should keep in mind, that To Kill a Mockingbird shows two versions of Scout, the little girl experiencing the story and her as an adult, Jean Louise Finch who tells the story. when she grows up she can relate to what has happened and recognizes that her father is exceptional man. But as a child Scout complained and said that their father didn't do anything, he never went hunting, he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He would sit in the living room

In the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there was a lot of interesting parts and a ton of sign post but since you can only pick 3, the three that I am picking are Again and again, Aha moment and tough questions. In the story the things that mostly came up was how Scout lives her life at school and at home and how they see other people and see what is in her mind when she judges people too. Scout which her real name is Jean Louise lives with her father Atticus and lives with her brother Jem. She is very smart and in the time of the story she is considered a tomboy. Also there mother died when scout was young but Jem still remembers some parts of her and it makes him very unhappy. Scout’s dad atticus is Jem and Scouts father and is the

In chapter 3, the relationship between Scout and Atticus is presented through the way Scout has been taught. As Scout is educated by Atticus empathy is shown from Scout as her father explains to her why she should show empathy towards others. By Atticus saying “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” (Page 33) Scout realises that she should try to see things from other people’s point of view to understand what they are going through. This significant part of conversation from chapter 3 shows Atticus giving Scout moral advice that takes control of her development for the rest of the novel. Lee tries to develop the character of Scout as he feels like she should be mature when facing the trial

Scout was raised in a time with racial prejudices going on around her. This instilled in her the admirable qualities of courage and maturity. Her father, Atticus Finch, was fighting for the freedom of the opposing side, the one everybody despised. This caused her to be put in many dangerous and hate filled situations in public which included school and the

One thing that stood out was that Atticus was always encouraging Scout and Jem to become the best person they could be. Scout stated, “ I could not remember when the lines above Atticus’s moving finger separated into moving words, but I had stared at them all the evenings in my memory.” (18) This supports Atticus in the fact that he always was making sure to make time to not only teach his kids to read, but also it encouraged father and son/daughter time with his children which created an incredible bond between the family. Atticus also supported his children through their actions. Specifically, with Scout he always encouraged her to be the lady that she is and not to conform to society. Some examples would be dressing how she wants to dress and not becoming racist no matter what people say to her. With Jem, Atticus is proven to be an outstanding father because on page (272) it stated, “You heard what Scout said, there’s no doubt about it.” Shown in this quote, Atticus as a father is supportive and trusts his sons word over anyone else’s and this proves the bond and relationship between the two is stronger than anyone’s

Scout is a very strong and independent character who believes in who she is. She does not allow anyone to push her around even if that means she has to settle an argument in an immature way such as fist fights. Scout is unlike many girls in her town. She likes to play outside,wear pants and she doesn’t like to play with teasets or dolls. This appalls many adults who are not understanding of why Scout is different from the other girls. Many neighbors and relatives put the blame on Atticus for “not raising her right”. Atticus is often criticized because he took a different role in life than his siblings and left the Finch landing. The Finch Landing is a huge farm run by workers paid slim to none. Atticus’s siblings, Alexandra and Jack stayed at the farm and took in the money and watched the workers work. Generations and generations of Finches had done this with the exception of Atticus. Instead he felt there was more to life and decided to go to school and become a lawyer. He is now raising Scout and Jem. With Scout’s mom dead, many people feel they need to intervene with Atticus’s parenting to play a mother figure. Alexandra plays a big part in this and sits Scout down to chat. Alexandra tells Scout that she

in. Another example that shows Atticus honesty throughout the story is on page 87, he says”Jack! When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness’ sake. But don't make a production of it”. Atticus feels that children are better off when adults don't talk to them like children. He does not talk down to Scout and Jem, and he always explains everything for them. This way of treating children will make Scout and Jem feel that they are not little kids

Scout and Jems’ mother died when they were young, leaving them with their father and maid, Calpurnia. Their father is Atticus Finch, a well respected man among the community. When Atticus gets appointed to a difficult case, he has to take his young children through a rough time. Atticus is a good father because he shows courage, explains things to the kids, and is an honest man.

Scout's father, Atticus, had played a huge role on her development by teaching her life lessons and making her a better person. Atticus would always teach her life lessons on becoming a better person. Atticus would explain, “ Until you

To Kill a Mockingbird: Figurative Language Harper Lee described three essential character in the novel that serve as motherly figures and those that influenced Scout to be a Lady: Calpurnia, Alexandra, and Maudie. Calpurnia represents to Scout as righteousness and reasons, a clear example of motherly figure. For example, with Walter, when she disregards his habit of eating, Calpurnia taught her to never discriminate those considered as company and judge them by their status. Calpurnia represents piggy in To Kill a Mockingbird.

The first reason Atticus is an ideal father is because he reads to Scout every night. Atticus reads to scout every night before bed so she can read and write pretty well by the time she goes to school. He also supports her when the teacher at her school says that Atticus is teaching her wrong. This is important because Atticus is trying to give Scout

This dialogue also shows a direct discourse between the two. There is another use of direct discourse, when Scout tells the reader, what Atticus told her and Jem about killing a mockingbird. She reports Atticus exact words, so one understands better his characterisation and sympathises with him. While when she reports the gossip in school, she uses free indirect discourse, in order to produce the opposite of Atticus. She comments on the gossip, and makes the people who said it look unsympathetic and

The sentimental and thought-provoking story begins by establishing the nucleus of the film, the Finch Family, lead by the father Atticus Finch, who is the quintessential father, strong, honest, intuitive, and spoke with wisdom; whose character was consistently imparted to his children through small teachings on life as it unfolds. One such example shows Atticus hugging Scout as they swing back and forth on the front porch, He tells her, "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 it." In another scene after being teased at school for her father defending a Negro, Scout questions her father as to why he chose to take the case. He states that if he didn't he would be unable to "hold his head up high", or even tell his children what to do anymore. Given the standard of that day, Atticus was risking his reputation and even the safety of his children by defending a black man. These phenomenal displays of impeccable character are so rare that it causes the credibility of the role to come into question; Atticus, at times seems too stoic to be