Quotes From 'To Kill A Mocking Bird'

Power, it is something that everyone wants, it classifies us. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is about a powerless black man, Tom Robinson, accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell. Because of Mayella’s class and gender she is powerless, but her race makes her have a little more power.

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- '

Power is too overpowering sometimes especially for class, gender, and race. TKAM is a book written by Harper Lee in 1960. Mayella Ewell is a white, 19-year-old woman, who accused Tom Robinson, who is Negro, for rape. The book takes place in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s in the South during the Great Depression where there was a recession. Mayella is not a powerful character based on her class, gender, and race compared to Tom Robinson.

The book “To Kill a Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee is about Scout Finch and her older brother Jem living in Maycomb, Alabama during the great depression. Scout and Jem spend a lot of their time watching over Boo Radley's house with Dill, their friend. Scout and Jem's Dad, Atticus, agrees to help a black man, Tom Robinson, by being his attorney where Tom is accused of Rape. The theme, Do not judge a person before actually getting to know them, is show in many different ways.

Though the black community is sad that Tom Robinson was found guilty they are still faithful that Atticus will protect and defend the black community. Bob Ewell is not happy at all with the way Atticus questioned him and his daughter and the way he defended Tom Robinson. Miss Stephanie says that"this morning Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he'd get him if it took the rest of his life"t Jem's reaction to the verdict is that he leaves the courtroom and cries because he didn't think Tom would be guilty and he feels that it is an unfair verdict and he sees the town in an unfair way. I personally thought that this judging was just a way to seem like society was fair by giving a black man a “trial”. However, I think that they were going to say Tom Robinson was guilty either way.

“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one . . . just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had” (1).

The novel To Kill A Mockingbird is relevant in today’s generation because it helps teach the importance of empathy. One of the greatest lessons that you can teach in life is to have empathy for someone. Atticus teaches his children about empathy by getting them to consider the feelings of others. Atticus tells Scout, “ 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.”

“Hate is too great a burden to bear, it injures the hater more than it injures the hated.”

Scary houses, spooky people, and fun summer times are all a part of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. Set in the 1930s, this book describes the events of a broken elbow through the eyes of the sibling and narrator of the story, Scout. Up until chapter seven, Jem and Scout have been finding mysterious things in a neighborhood tree knothole. One day, they find that the tree’s hole had been filled in, suspecting that Nathan Radley did it to ward them off. There are a few gifts that I would have left Scout and Jem if I had an opportunity. Some of these gifts include a video camera and a million dollars.

Who would destroy something that contained a heart filled only with good? The answer to that can be found in the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee in an unjust time of unequal opportunity. The story follows the retelling of an 8-year-old girl named Jean Louis and those around her moral growth. She lives in Maycomb Alabama during the Great Depression. She has many chapters of growth including changing from afraid of a person to wanting to meet them, seeing people put on masks in order to avoid judgment, and watching an innocent man go to jail. Scout learns that to Kill a mockingbird is a sin for they have done no wrong, that people make that most meaningful mockingbirds, and the true significance of them because of the moral growth they bring about in people.

“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.”

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."

Jesus said “Love your enemies and bless those who persecute you.” In addition, Benjamin Franklin said you need to “Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.” Which means people you may not like will tell you what's wrong with you. For example, my teacher learned he had an angry temper when he was challenged by a bully. However, our enemies teach us to fight through our weaknesses. And now, I'm a stronger, better, healthier person because of the enemies I encounter in my life.

“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”

“Love is natural, hatred is taught” by anonymous. This quote was part of an image that displayed two children of different racial backgrounds approximately two years of age shaking hands and you can tell by their facial expressions that being different does not bother them at all, but in the end they just want to be friends. Their big grins and smiles said it all. So, this justifies the fact that we are all inherently good, but we are corrupted by society or forced to be changed. If we examine generations before us, we find out that they lived more of a secure life than us and no matter how much we believe we are heartless we all have natural emotions toward many things like the love of people and our environment causes us to change into