Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

“Human beings are poor examiners, subject to superstition, bias, prejudice, and a profound tendency to see what they want to see rather than what is really there” ~ Scott Peck. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird abounds with the injustice produced by social, gender, and racial prejudice. The setting of the book takes place in the 1930s, where racism is a big deal in society. In the novel Harper Lee uses a mockingbird as an analogy to the characters. The Mockingbird is a symbol for Three Characters in the book, Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley. The people of Maycomb only know Boo Radley and Tom Robinson by what others say about them. These Characters are then characterized by other people 's viewpoints. In the novel there are many themes that are adjacent to our lives, the one that is found in To Kill A Mockingbird is Human Conflict comes from the inability for one to understand another. “ You never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (39)

Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” is set in a small, southern town, Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The story is told through the eyes of a girl named Scout about her father, Atticus, an attorney who strives to prove the innocence of a black man named Tom Robinson, who was accused of rape and Boo Radley, an enigmatic neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed. Atticus does his job in proving there was no way that Tom Robinson was guilty during his trial, but despite Tom Robinson’s obvious innocence, he is convicted of rape as it is his word against a white woman’s. Believing a “black man’s word” seemed absurd as segregation was a very integrated part of life in the south. The social hierarchy must be maintained at all costs and if something in the system should testify the innocence of a black man against a white woman’s word and win then what might happen next? Along with the prejudice amongst blacks and whites, the story also showed how people could be misunderstood for who they truly are such as Boo Radley. Without ever seeing Boo, Jem and the townsfolk made wild assumptions on what Boo does or looks like. Even so, while “To Kill a Mockingbird” shows the ugliness that can come from judging others, its ultimate message is that great good can result when one defers judgement until considering things from another person’s view. Walter Cunningham, Mrs. Dubose, and Boo Radley are all examples of how looking at things

Scout Finch changes and grows significantly over the course of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. In the beginning of the novel, Scout is a young girl who hadn't thought much of the prejudice in the world and was quick to judge others. Throughout the novel she becomes more aware of the prejudice in her own community, more sympathetic and understanding of others, and learns to stick to her morals. These changes were largely influenced by her father's example, the trial he was a part of, and her experiences in school.

As Harper Lee indirectly characterizes him, Atticus Finch is a man of prevalent intelligence, serene wisdom, progressive politics, and admirable behavior. He guides his children with these qualities as they face the harsh realities of racism in the people they have grown to know and trust. When Atticus gives Scout crucial moral advice concerning her fellow classmates, 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 in it.” (Chapter 3). Atticus’ moral teachings such as this one not only governs the development of Scout’s character but it clearly stipulates his wisdom and reflects the straightforward manner in which he leads by his principles. His

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” Scout goes through many difficult experiences where she starts to understand judgement. She uses these experiences to develop her own opinions of the people she meets. Throughout the story, Scout evolves from a young naive girl to a girl with a better understanding of the world. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses the external conflict between Scout and Miss Caroline, the symbol of Tom Robinson, and the motif of Boo Radley to reveal three coming-of-age scenes where Scout learns to try to understand others based on what one believes, not what others think.

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.” (Lee) When standing on the Radley porch, Scout finally begins to understand what this lesson means because she realizes how important empathy is when trying to understand how one acts or feels. Furthermore, Scout learns that killing mockingbirds is a sin. (...) This lesson helps Scout to assure her father that Mr. Tate's decision to keep Boo Radley out of the limelight is correct, and shows that Scout has grasped how to understand and identify the good in the people around her. (...) Lastly, Atticus teaches Scout that you must keep persevering even if losing is inevitable. (...) Atticus exemplifies this lesson to Scout when he takes on the Tom Robinson case knowing he will lose because no white jury would ever acquit a black man against a white person's word. Despite all the infamy and ridicule him and his family endured, Atticus still kept fighting and followed through with what he perceived was just. As

As we follow 5-year-old Scout Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, we experience all her adventures and misgivings throughout her life. Throughout the book, we follow Scout on a pathway to maturity, shown through her personal perspective on the world around her and her morals developing and changing with each adventure she goes through. In other words, Scout comes into contact with events and people that change her perspective of the world, from her next door neighbor to a stranger charged with a capital offense, Scout learns that the world and everyone in it are not what it seems.

“‘...Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). After having read most of the book, I now see that this is a significant and meaningful symbol in the novel. It represents innocence, like that of Tom Robinson 's. In Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird, which is based upon a true story, Tom Robinson, a man accused of rape, Scout Finch, a tomboy and lawyer’s daughter that observes occurrences in Maycomb, resists racist comments, and does not always understand things, who is also the narrator of the publication, both in a childish fashion and in an adult like fashion, and Atticus, a lawyer who is intelligent, respected and respecting, and defends Tom Robinson in his time

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel that shows what racism was like before all people were considered equal. The main characters are Scout Finch, an indomitable six year old tomboy who was smarter than what many people thought, and Atticus Finch, the father of Scout and Jem, who is an extraordinary lawyer. The primary conflict in the story is that Tom Robinson, an innocent black man who is accused of raping a white woman. Atticus was assigned to defend Robinson, but it would be almost impossible to win, because a white man’s word is always taken over a black man’s. Atticus is trying to show the jury what the truth is, and that the court is made to find out the truth, not judge someone by what color skin they have. By the end of the story, the characters have all learned that the world is not always fair to some because of the way they look or talk. To Kill A Mockingbird is a book showing that the justice done by a jury isn’t always the right way.

The book “To Kill a Mockingbird,” written by Harper Lee was set in the 1930s in a fictional town called Maycomb County. Courage within that specific time period and town was seen as strength in the face of fear; whilst the way that Harper Lee has tried to convey courage throughout her book is as the act of doing something to benefit a specific person or a whole group of people, no matter what odds are against you, how uncomfortable you may find the task, and how dim the chances of succeeding are. Many characters in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird,” express this form of courage. This is demonstrated firstly by Atticus Finch when he went to trial defending a black man who had been accused of a rape he didn’t commit whilst systematic racism was still at large, purely to help an innocent man, to hopefully further the black rights movements at the time and to give his children a firm faith in the justice system. By Boo Radley when he stepped out of the comfort of his home to rescue Jem and Scout from Mr. Ewell, despite the fact that fighting was not at all in his nature. And lastly by Jem, when he and Scout were attacked by Mr. Ewell and Jem was needed to protect Scout at no matter what costs, as she was unable to fend for herself.

One of the most famous and iconic heroes in American literature is Atticus Finch, protagonist of the classic 1960s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. For decades, millions of readers around the world have admired him for his bravery and perseverance. The author, Harper Lee, has recently released a sequel to the original novel titled Go Set a Watchman. It discusses the problems that an adult Jean Louise (the narrator of the first book) faces when she returns to her hometown, and how she copes with the changes. One of the major issues she struggles with is finding out that her father, who she believed to have an equal view of everyone, is a white supremacist and racist. Atticus Finch 's iconic heroic character is altered and developed using descriptions, actions, and other characters ' reactions in Harper Lee 's novel, Go Set a Watchman.

During the Civil War period, a pro¬slavery mob chained Francis McIntosh to a locust tree, burnt him fatality in 1837. There are a lot of abolitionists, like Elijah Parish Lovejoy, who lost their lives when criticizing lynching. Elijah Parish Lovejoy showed both physical and moral courage fighting against inequality. The real courage of abolitionists during that time was gaining equal opportunities for African-¬Americans, and be treated the same as white people, no matter the consequences. Even after a century, there is no slavery anymore, there is still racism happening. In Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mockingbird, she shows the real meaning of courage fighting for equal rights in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression. Lee shows that the society is unfair and teaches people how important it is to have courage. The novel is narrated by an innocent girl named Scout, whose father, Atticus, is a famous lawyer, and tries to provide equal rights to the people. She lives with her father Atticus and her older brother Jem. The two siblings grow up learning about prejudice, unfair treatments in the society and they started to understand the moral of life. In the event of Tom Robinson, poor black men, is being accused of raping a white girl which is not true. He is being treated unequally, they stand up, show respect to the African¬-Americans and fight against racism. Atticus and his children display the real courage when the majority of people in the town is

To Kill A Mockingbird, an award winning, bestseller, is a novel that was written by Harper Lee and was first published in the 1960s. Also, “In 1961, Harper Lee 's "To Kill a Mockingbird" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction after being on the bestseller list for more than 40 weeks.” (tkamcreative.weebly.com) This book first follows the main character, Scout Finch, in her childhood explorations and adventures with her friends and family. It later introduces a court case taken on by her father, which shows the true prejudice and hardship of the time they are living in. As the kids attempt to adapt to the harsh events that are caused by this, they grow immensely and learn that there are hardships for everyone that spread from the economic depression to discrimination. The real source of tension in Maycomb is the ongoing rift between the country folk - poor white farmers who have been “hit the hardest” by the economic catastrophe and the city folk - merchants and professionals who are desperate to avoid slipping into absolute poverty. Caught in the middle of all this are the innocent characters - Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and Dolphus Raymond - who are just trying to mind their own business.

Scout Finch, the narrator of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, contrasts sharply with society in the early-mid 1930s; their differences are evident in her judgement, behavior, and family life. Throughout the novel, it is implied that she was much different from others, whether that be the school children mentioned near the beginning of the book or even the adults of Maycomb, whose position on common issues are exposed during the Tom Robinson trial. These elements caused her to stand out among other characters as she was presented with more predicaments to face throughout the book.

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