Influence Of Society In To Kill A Mockingbird

Harper Lee is well known for her great contributions towards modern society through her astounding book, To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel is read world-wide, in high schools and colleges because of its in-depth look at the social classes in the south during the 1930's. The book was influenced by society, in particular the social order of the south during her childhood. Lee grew up during this time of controversy which is why she writes so passionately about the topic. Lee wrote the novel to make a point about race while basing much of the plot off a trial from her young age, her own father, and the society she grew up in.

Everyone in the world has their own identity; have you ever thought about what your identity is? Identity plays a big role in the world especially in America where not all identities are good. People might identify a wealthy person as “snotty rich” or a poor person as “defective” or maybe someone calls a man a woman when they're really a man. Or maybe you call someone a terrorist just because they are middle eastern. The list goes on and on and thats why social forces influence identities and can become dangerous. Gender, race, and social class are all forms of social forces.

Through the use of Scout’s innocent nature and the words and actions carried out by the townspeople, Harper Lee’s critical tone regarding prejudice is revealed.

The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is based on the experiences of one girl, Scout, growing up in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. The novel explains some conflicts in Scout’s life. Scout, the main character, learns that things are not always morally correct and is confronted with the reality of prejudice and stereotyping. Scout struggles with understanding the prejudice and stereotyping she witnesses. Atticus Finch, Scout's father, "with his strongly held convictions, wisdom, and empathy, Atticus functions as the novel's moral backbone." (2). Atticus tries to raise his children to be fair and nonjudgmental. It is through the lessons of Atticus and Scout's experiences with discrimination that the reader sees

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird particularizes the life of the relationship between a motherless brother and sister, Jem and Scout, and their level-headed father, Atticus, who decides to answer any question that their children may have, with ease. Scout Finch, having been a girl, has many masculine influences, which therefore motivate her to dress like a boy and be fascinated with being tough, guns, and adventure. Although improper, Scout’s upbringing shows her how good and evil continuously clash within her society. Through the entirety of the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee reveals how an immature tomboy can grow into a pure hearted young woman, who can tell her superiors about the difference from right and wrong, and who knows how to properly deal with the different kinds of people she will encounter later in life.

In the Bildungsroman novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the protagonist Jean Louise “Scout” Finch lives in Maycomb, Alabama. In Maycomb, races are segregated and people are alienated; Arthur “Boo” Radley was isolated by most of Maycomb, for example. In the novel, Scout met people in different social classes such as: Robert E. Lee “Bob” Ewell, Tom Robinson, Calpurnia, and Atticus Finch. Through the use of complications, imageries, and characters, Lee implies stereotypes and how a person’s development can be impacted by social classes.

During the civil war, the states had a very vast difference between their views on slavery. The south refused to give up their views of slavery, before and even after the war was fought. This shows that even with forced sudden change in society, it will still take time for years of habit to change. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, it shows a black man on trial for his life. Some will claim this is a reason why change should occur quickly, but the human mind is not keen to accept such drastic change. So this is why social change should occur slowly, because of the jury, the opinions of the town, and the actions of people like Miss Maudie.

Experiences are what shape and define who people are, what they have done, and what they will do. Throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee writes about just what kind of experiences can shape the main characters of her novel. Not everyone will be influenced by others, but many personas will change drastically from beginning to end. This is true in the real world as well when we forget who we are and allow the public to change us to how they see fit. The main examples of this are shown in Scout, Jem, and many other secondary characters. Scout will change the most through her father, Atticus. Jem however, does more changing by himself when he sees the

During the 1930's society still had its fair share of imperfections. They were very poor, especially the farmers. The farmers were poor because they kept planting more plants to pay their debts and taxes, but no one around them had enough money to buy their product. Next, the colored people and white people were still separated. The white society like to pretend they were equal and everything was fine, but they were not even close. They were separated in many ways like where they could sit on a bus, where they could eat and drink, and even where they went to church. At that time there was so much judgement coming from society. Our current society is also very judgmental, but it used to be much worse. it was very socially unacceptable for a

Now Although Atticus had an major impact on Jean Louise, and the perspective she has Atticus was not the only character who had an impact on her. In addition, she had the opportunity to leave her community and get an insight of somewhere new. Therefore, giving her the opportunity to use the experience to impact her as well. In the beginning, Jean Louise is in support of these Racist ideologies, but after seeing the Tom Robinson's case, having a motherly figure like Calpurnia, and spending time with someone who was deemed dangerous like Boo Radley, she learns better and spreads love rather than hate.

An individual's views are heavily impacted by society's principles. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the ways that an individual is influenced by society's dominant views are explored via various literary techniques. Another text that does this is Orange is the New Black, directed by Jenji Kohan, in particular, episodes 10 and 11 of season 3. Both composers have expressed the ways in which society's hegemonic standards regarding racism and gender have impacted an individual's self beliefs.

Harper Lee presents the idea that as children grow up, they learn and experience the harsh truths about the world they once did not understand or question. The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, encompasses the story of a girl named Scout along with her older brother, Jem, who go through the trials of growing up in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. Racism is rampant in the mindset of the townspeople, shown when Atticus, both a father and lawyer, takes on the case of an innocent African-American man. Through this, we can see young character development in where main characters Scout, Jem, and Dill undergo the theme of innocence and experience. Lee uses characterization to portray Scout as the embodiment of innocence, and soon after shows the

One theme that is prominent throughout Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird is that society’s harsh judgement often affects one’s actions despite one’s own thoughts and opinions. When society creates a rumour about someone, they often feel as if they cannot live that expectation up or down. At the beginning of the novel, Scout and Jem fear the infamous Boo Radley, a savage man locked away deep inside his frightening house. After Tom’s trial and a few close encounters with Boo himself, Jem says “I think I;m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time... it’s

To Kill a Mockingbird Society has a strong influence on our children nowadays. The people we are in the past, has built what they are now and shaped them to either be heroes or dropouts. It is said that the people one socializes with, changes them; teaches them. In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, his characters Scout and Jem Finch are shaped by the characters they are interacted with in the novel. The siblings change due to the characters, Dill Harris, Calpurnia, and Atticus Finch in ways they could not imagine as kids.

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. Scout, an innocent girl who teaches us what’s important in life. Tom Robinson, someone who is ostracized for being African American, can teach us the importance of equal treatment and awakens us to our surrounding society. Lee’s construction of characters gives us perspective to issues in our society today, how they still matter and what we can learn from the novel such as compassion, justice and understanding.