Literary Analysis Of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' By E. Lee

To kill a mockingbird can mean many things. It’s the title of a book that has been bought 40 million times. But, it also has a definition. To kill a mockingbird means to destroy innocence. The theme of my literary analysis is mockingbirds. Mockingbirds in TKAM are innocent things tainted by the skewed society of Maycomb. Some of these mockingbirds are Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and the children. To Kill a Mockingbird is a book set in a small Alabama town in the 1930’s. The main character and narrator is Jean Louise Finch, but is almost always called by her nickname, Scout. Scout, her brother, and her summer friend Dill get into all kinds of mischief while living in the racist society of a 1930’s Alabama town. Scout’s dad, Atticus, is a prominent lawyer in Maycomb and is appointed to a controversial case, and is defending a black man. Scout and her brother, Jem go through many troubles and learn many lessons from the days leading up to, and during the trial. The trail makes their family some friends and a lot of enemies. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story of courage and despair. Throughout TKAM, mockingbirds are used as an example of something innocent being tainted by the skewed society of TKAM. Some great examples of these are Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and the children.

Jem and Scout, throughout “To Kill A Mockingbird,” learn to consider things from other people’s perspectives. Atticus, Jem and Scout’s father, says “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” (Lee 39). They learn this through experiences with their neighbor Boo Radley as they mature beyond their years. At the beginning of the novel, Jem and Scout make fun of Boo and assume that all of the rumors going around about him are true. However, later on in the story the children grow an admiration for Boo and learn to understand him. As they matured, Jem and Scout naturally learned many life lessons of appreciation, respect, and courage

Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” is set in a small Southern United States community called Maycomb during the Great Depression era. The whole book primarily revolves around segregation and racism and how it relates to Maycomb’s history. It eventually leads to the trial of Tom Robinson where he is accused of beating up and raping Mayella Ewell. Even though it was clear that Tom Robinson did not do anything wrong he was convicted by an all white jury simply because he was black. The trial of Tom Robinson and its verdict shows an example of how segregation in the court system prevents fair trials from occurring.

redujice is not something we are born with; it is something that we grow to learn from who and what surrounds us, things that help to form our identity. Prejudice is an integral theme in Harper Lee’s, To Kill A Mockingbird. Prejudice is evident throughout the novel, not just in the appalling racism but also through, prejudice against different sexual orientations, gender constructs and feminism. Society had certain constructs that had to be met. Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird, Lee breaks the bounds to overcome barriers, and challenge social constructs.

By firelight Cherokee natives once gathered to tell a story of a fierce battle between two wolves ; one benign, the other malevolent. The myth tells that this conflict goes on within each person, and the wolf that a person feeds, wins this clash. The people of Maycomb experience this internal conflict, demonstrating both acts of bravery and bitter intolerance. As Tom Robinson’s trial inches slowly towards its inevitable inequitable conclusion, Scout and her brother Jem are exposed to the complexity of their town and its residents. The Finch siblings are made to question the morals on which they’ve been raised, as Bob Ewell spits words of hatred, Ms.Maudie bakes her cakes and the spectral Arthur Radley (Boo) watches over his children in the dark isolation of his own home. Through her themes of Discrimination, Integrity, and Courage in her work To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee highlights the coexistence of both benevolence and malevolence within human beings.

The concept of courage is more philosophical rather than something that is real. Its a fact that can’t be substantiated, courage is a non tangible feeling that lies within one's heart and psyche. It isn’t something that you're born with, it's something you work for as you grow older. When the day comes when you have to battle the inner demons that make your life discontented you’ll need to conquer in order to overcome it once and for all.After you overcome the thing that's pains you the most you’ll have the face of courage. The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it revolves around the idea of courage but to the farthest extremity. The characters are more than just literary entities that inhabit the book, they are individuals

After Mrs.Dubose died in To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus explained to Jem and Scout why he admired Mrs.Dubose’s courage even though she never showed courage physically,she showed courage morally by stopping her addiction. “I wanted you to see what real courage is instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand”(93). Atticus is trying to teach Jem and Scout that being courageous can be illustrated in other forms other than physical courage in order to be considered a hero. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses characterization to reveal heroism is not only about showing physical courage but it is also about showing moral and intellectual courage. Mrs.Dubose showed moral courage when she stopped her

Harper Lee grew up as a tomboy in a small town in Alabama. Lee’s father was a lawyer and a

Many women must hide their identities for equality and acceptance in society. In many cases women try to hide their true identities in order to escape ridicule from those who do not believe in equality for all. A quote from a book that explains this well is in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The quote is "Scout, I'm tellin' you for the last time, shut your trap or go home—I declare to the Lord you're gettin' more like a girl every day" (Lee 69)The previous statement is a great testimony to where thing used to be to where they are now while things aren't quite perfect times keep getting easier for women in society. Even back in WWII women were treated as animals inferior to men. A great example from a wonderful piece of literacy

what snow they had. The creation of the snowman by Jem can be seen as

A person’s actions are more important than what the person thinks. A person’s actions shine through the facade of their thoughts, and often show their true feelings. Instances of this are often shown in real life and in literature.

One of the most prevalent memories from my childhood would arguably be the time my favorite cat, Zhu, died. Unlike the other cats I had at the time, this cat actually enjoyed my presence, snuggling with me when I slept, and not scratching my face off every time I came to pet him. But being the naïve five year old I was at the time, I had no concept of death; I obviously knew it existed, but since I’ve never experienced or heard about a death within the family before, I felt all my loved ones and I were invincible. Well this was until Zhu died. When my parents first told me about the news, I was too much in shock to do anything or react. But once it finally sunk into me that something that was so close to me was gone forever, I cried nights on end. This incident helped me relate a lot to Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, in the sense that one of the most important themes she learns is that experiencing new things matures one’s mind.

The characters involved in To Kill a Mockingbird have influenced the way generations of people think. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird explains how the coexistence of people will always affect how a society functions. Although coexisting with rivals is a difficult task, it is an essential act that will have a positive impact on how people live. The ideas of respect, racism, and morals support how coexisting was, and will be a part of future generations’ lives.

Good-morning/afternoon, fellow peers and Mrs George. Throughout our lives we are presented with various memorable and forgettable but interesting books. This statement can be supported by the contentious quote from John Ruskin which outlines the durable nature of books. “All books are divisible into two classes: the books of the hours, and the books of all Time.”. He asserts that books can be separated into the novels which are popular and relevant for a certain period and the everlasting books which hold far greater value and are more memorable. In my opinion, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee can be definitely categorised into the ‘books of all Time’, as this is determined through it’s great literary value. Literary value is primarily

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee one often finds Aunt Alexandra acting as a paternal figure and dictating what Scout is and is not allowed to do. Though I believe there is some wisdom behind Aunt Alexandra’s words, I feel like the strong hold she has on Jem and Scout’s life is excessive and unnecessary. If one does not allow children to create and form new friendships on their own, then the child will never learn how to function by themselves and how to detect and form long-lasting friendships that are not forced. Contrastingly, it is still necessary for there to be a mature presence in a child’s life when it comes to friends, but the parental figure should not overpower and control the child’s every decision. In Alexandra’s case I believe