Outline For To Kill A Mockingbird Persuasive Essay

I believe that our convictions can be pernicious or used for malicious intent. When a clash of opinions is mishandled that there are frequently repercussions and often calamitous outcomes follow.

Many people see Atticus’ teachings or method for upbringing as being ‘wrong’, nonetheless little do they know what the outcomes the kids are having. Having people like Atticus and Calpurnia quite involved in their lives, even people like Aunt Alexandra help to build a sense of morality. These morals are built around who and what they are exposed to, and as Jem and Scout grow up, they seem to learn more about the world and about how people aren’t always as good as they thought that they were. However they also realise that most people are good. This is what they learn to realise not everything is as it seems or made out to be. A classic example is Boo Radley. To the kids, he was made out to be a terrible person, when ironically he was the one that saved them from evil. Arguably this wouldn’t have been possible or have happened if Atticus hadn’t given the kids as much freedom as they had, and then the kids would have still been numb to the idea of questioning things and would have just taken someone’s word for

Mayella Ewell is a tragic character in To Kill a Mockingbird. She is faced with many struggles involving her family and the people around her. Although Mayella is a poor white woman with an abusive father, no mother, and six siblings to take care of she does have power. Mayella Ewell is powerful as a character and continues to gain power in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird when it comes to race, class and gender. Despite Mayella being very poor and in a lower class of the society in Maycomb Alabama she uses her status as a white female to manipulate others into deciding in her favor when dealing with her court case against Tom Robinson regarding him being wrongfully accused of

By being the moral focus of the novel, this once again allows for Atticus to be the character that his children look to follow and emulate. Lastly, Atticus teaches his children extremely important lessons, such as to consider situations through another person’s point of view. Atticus explains that “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.” (Lee 33). By encouraging the ability to look at a situation

Tom Robinson, a black man in To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the main characters in

Atticus Finch represents the ideas expressed by President Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address by following the 14 Amendment and making sure he treats everyone equally. President Lincoln did not want the soldiers who died in the war to die for nothing, he wanted to make sure people followed the constitution and the rules made by the government. When Atticus helps Tom Robinson by working to with him on the case and treats him the same under the law he is also making sure the soldiers in the war fought for the right cause. While talking to the jury in order to persuade them in his favor Atticus delivers this phrase "I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system— I am confident that you gentlemen will review without passion the evidence you have heard, come to a decision, and restore this

“My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity” (Ashe). Throughout the novels, “To Kill A Mockingbird” and “Kindred”, the authors address important issues like social and racial injustice, racism, and discrimination in our history. In “To Kill A Mockingbird”, we follow young Scout and Jeremy as they began to discover the true meaning of discrimination. In “Kindred”, we follow a young woman as she travels back in time as a slave and discovers the true cruelty of racism. Although these novels were set in different time periods, the main characters from both books went through similar issues and learned similar lessons from their experiences.

There are many different types of symbols in our world today; in English literature as well as all around us on a day-to-day basis. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird we follow a little girl, Scout, as she faces the truth about the world and its injustice. The central and most obvious symbol of this novel, as well as the title of the book, is the mockingbird. It represents the innocence and injustice in this story, represented by Tom Robinson and the events surrounding the trial, but also sets the theme of racial prejudice.

Motivation is a huge drive in our society. After a sports team wins a big game, or a politician makes a risky decision, they will most likely be asked: “What was your motivation?”. The answers could range from, wanting to make their coach proud, all the way to the other end of the spectrum saying it was the best thing to do for the people. There are songs focussing on motivation such as Lady Gaga’s ever popular “Applause”, in this song she talks about how the applause of her fans is what she lives for and what drives her to do what she does. When viewing what drives a person, there is no clear answer. it all comes down to the person, the situation, and other outlying factors. So when the question is posed, “Is conscience a more powerful motivator than money, fame, or power?” one is unable to say yes or no,

My name is Samantha and I am a high school Freshman in the Bay Area. Recently in English class, we have finished the classic book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In the book, we looked at the symbolism and how it relates to modern issues. I quickly noticed that the book not only show the court system in the 1960s but also the court system standing today. By having a colored man convicted of a crime he did not relates to today's issue of the colored community getting harsher and longer sentences. You are one of the people with the most power in this country so I am asking for you to put an end to the racial profiling that goes on in this country by having the jury and judge not see the defendant during hearings.

When scrolling through Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter we see images of  people who we look up to because of their physical appearance, that we consider beautiful and reject those who don’t meet the “ideal” standards of society because we are ignorant and don’t consider their feelings. Society's standards are constantly changing, as we try to meet them we ignore the value of the people around us. Instead, we should focus and set a goal to get to know people who we think are different from us.  In the novel To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Harper Lee conveys the message of if we humans learn to accept one another and set aside our predisposed beliefs of others we are more likely to understand them better, avoid conflict and gain new perspectives and bonds.

As the world expands and our communities start multiplying, it seems to be arduous to interact with people who have a 50% chance to either be kind or cruel. Sometimes those vicious people can bring you down and make you feel so small ,but what can you do stop this? Courage comes around and pushes yourself forward through life’s challenges and obstacles. If you don’t know how to use it then there are some alternatives to help your quest to find the valor in you. The dramatic novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee has the most guidance in that area. Courage is the ability for people to attempt a risky task in their lives even when the likelihood of failure is very high.

     In my opinion theme with the most impact in 'To Kill a Mockingbird" is Hypocrisy as shown in three main incidents . These are the teachings of Ms Gates about the atrocities of Adolf Hitler whilst she hated blacks ; the missionary circle trying to show how Christian they are while believing that to be a brother of Christ you must be white and finally the hypocrisy of the American court system in the 30's by saying they stand for justice.

I grew up in a home where my parents taught us to serve our country, community and those around us. They taught me through example, my father was a scout leader when I was a child. He often took me camping and to merit badge Pow Wow’s. As a boy I began to dream about becoming a boy scout. When I became old enough I joined the cub scouts. While in Cub scouts I learned about being part of the pack, about working together to accomplish large projects, to work together to accomplish a larger goal. Then when I was older I was able to join the boy scouts they taught me about being a citizen in the community, about being a good neighbor. They taught me about doing a good turn daily, and being prepared. When I was 13, I became a life scout. Being a life scout is not anything special, other than I was able to start working on my eagle project.

Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”