Relationships In To Kill A Mockingbird

In this story, the two main characters remind me of people that I know. Jem reminds me of myself because he always expresses his feelings of hatred towards injustice, as do I. When I hear or see injustice, I try to get it out of my head as fast a possible because I don’t want to remember something as horrible as somebody getting sent to jail even though they were innocent, whether it’s on a television show, or in real life. So, when Jem yelled at his sister Scout for brining up the injustice that happened to Tom Robinson I would have acted the same way because like I said I want to forget it as fast as possible or I will dwell on in indefinitely. Also, another thing Jem and I have in common is that we both want to be the

Children around the world are shaped and impacted by their families from the day they are born. However, countless families have drastically different values and morals when raising the children. Families should teach their children to have strong morals and a defined identity to help them grow to be responsible, respectful adults. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the author depicts two families, the Finch’s and the Ewell’s, which have completely different family values. The Finch family has a strong sense of morality and justice, whereas the Ewell family are portrayed as a poor, trashy family that is looked down on by the community of Maycomb.

Imagine you are a lawyer tasked with an impossible case, and everybody in your community is against you, but still there is a shred of hope you cling to. What might that be you ask? That to which you cling are your morals. In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch had been given the Tom Robinson case, where a black man was convicted of raping a white woman. As a single father of two children, he continues to reinforce his values throughout the trial and during his daunting task of raising his children. In To Kill A Mockingbird what Harper Lee suggests about the nature of morals is that you should try to stand up for what you believe in even if people oppose or reject your ideals. Even when faced with an insurmountable opposition you should stand up for your morals because in the end if your don't follow your beliefs you are just contributing to the problem. We should try to create a voice for what we believe in and impress that upon the next generation so they can continue to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place.

The criticism brought on by social roles negatively impacts one’s views on themselves and their actions. Maycomb’s strict social roles have lowered somes self esteem and has trapped people in a certain personality or financial stance. These social roles can get in a person’s head and change their views and actions in result. An example of this is shown at the school where Scout explains to Miss Caroline about the Ewells, ” He’s one of the Ewell’s...They come the first day every year and then they leave… You’re supposed to mark ‘em absent the rest of the year”(27). The Ewells have always left the first day of school because that’s who they are and who they will always be, but how are the children supposed to better themselves if this social role has been placed on them since birth. This normal behavior of the Ewells restricts the

Scout is saying that even though there were only twenty-four hours in a day it seemed longer because she had nothing to occupy her time with. Everyday was boring for Scout considering that she didn’t have anything fun to do and nothing new ever happened in Maycomb.

“Sibling relationships outlast marriages, survive the death of parents, resurface after quarrels that would sink any friendship. They flourish in a thousand incarnations of closeness and distance, warmth, loyalty, and distrust,” said by Erica E. Goode, a New York Times journalist. A sibling can be the best gift parents give. That gift can be a best friend, a protector, and a supporter all wrapped into one person who will be next to him from the beginning of life to the end of life. A sibling bond is a bond that is strong, and in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout Finch experience this bond. The relationship I have with my brother Jake is very similar to the relationship of Jem and Scout, and I am very thankful for that.

Nothing tests this family’s bond more than small simple things blown out of proportion by others around them, but the connection between them overpowers it each time. Jem and Scout have a relationship with their father, Atticus, but it is not considered “normal,” and it shows in multiple ways. When Jem and Scout spend so much time together throughout the summer, they develop an unbreakable bond which does not mean it can not be tested by others. Throughout the year while the trial that goes on, their bond cracks, but it will slowly be returned to be as strong as the one before. When their Aunt Alexandra came to help, it started to hurt their relationship, but by the end, it was stronger than ever because of the court case their father, Atticus, was going through. In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, the family’s bond is tested in more ways than can be imagined and not every way is the most pleasant situation.

Parent child relationship is a combination of behaviors, feelings and expectations that are unique to a particular parent and a particular child. Through the novel, this theme is portrayed in several parts of the book. For instance, a father to child relationship is seen when Jem and Scout go to Atticus if they needed anything or advise from him. “We were far too old to settle an argument with a fist-fight, so we consulted Atticus,” this shows Parent child relationship is also shown between Mr. Radley and his son Arthur Radley, Boo Radley, when Mr. Radley keeps Boo out of sight from the people in Maycomb; “nobody knew what form of intimidation Mr. Radley employed to keep Boo out of sight, but... Atticus said... there were ways of making people

In the middle of the visit with the Sheriff at my office, I got a call from Calpurnia, terror in her voice, claiming that a rabid dog was slowly approaching my home. I reckoned Calpurnia was right, for she was a wise lady. I quickly turned to the Sheriff telling him the news. Shortly after, we started headin’ to the house, we became nervous and overwhelmed. The thought of my children potentially being bit or attacked by the dog sent a fluttery feeling in stomach. Before I knew it, we arrived to the house, I dashed out of the car to Jem and Scout to make sure they were safe. I told them to stay inside with Calpurnia, I couldn't risk them gettin’ hurt. I turned toward the Sheriff who handed me the gun, my childhood memories

Friendship is a valuable gift, and some do not realize what they are giving or what they are getting. This is definitely shown in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The book is about two children, Jem and Scout Finch. They are playful children who continue to work on making Boo Radley, the ghost like character, come out.

Scout is talking about her brother, Jem. Jem is crying for himself and Boo Radley. He is upset that he had been making fun of Boo the whole time when actually Boo just wanted to be their friend. He is also crying because his communication with Boo has been disconnected. Nathan filled the tree up with cement, and now Jem and Scout can not send him letters, and he can't send them things. This is an example of how Jem is growing up. He realizes that what he has been doing to Boo Radley was wrong. He also realizes that Nathan is treating Boo exactly how Mr. Radley treated him. One can tell that Jem is really upset because he is crying- and boys never cry- except for when something truly bad has happened to

Growing up healthily, every child must require parental figures. To most, biological parents usually play these important roles. Which deals with the reason why it would always be a tragedy when a child loses a vital parent at such a young age as the characters Jem and Scout in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird did with their mother. However, even harder seems being left a single father balancing both work to provide for the remaining family and parental duties to provide companionship for his kids. Fortunately for Atticus, Calpurnia, the black maid who has been in the Finch family from the near beginning, responsibly took on the role of being a stern disciplinarian and a moral guidance for Jem and Scout while Atticus could not be there

Has there ever been a moment in your life where you find yourself constantly at your loved one’s aid when he or she is in pain? It’s probably because you want to do whatever you can to relieve the pain your loved one is suffering through. People would, at no limits, defend those they care about. This appears in stories including To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, “Once Upon a Time” by Nadine Gordimer, and “The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the story centers on a girl named Jean Louise Bullfinch, but is nicknamed scout she is a curious and ambitious 6 year old. The main idea is how Scout loses her innocence in the process of maturing and understanding the harsh realities of her world like inequality and discrimination in her community. Jem her older brother went through a broken elbow injury but he healed. Though his fears assuaged to never being able to play football ever again. Her father Atticus is a lawyer and protective of her, he taught her all that he knows that's how she became such an intelligent 6 year old. She never knew her mother and does not miss her as much but her brother misses her very much, he said that he adored her. The only kind of mother figure she ever had was calpurnia their cook. Scout could feel her tyrannical presence as long as she remembered. Dill was a curiosity that came to Scout and Jem that summer and gave them the idea of making Boo Radley come out. The Radley place was inhabited by an unknown entity the mere description of whom would make Scout, Jem, and Dill behave for days on end.

In Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Mayella Ewell, a young woman as well as the daughter of Bob Ewell, lives a life of insolence and isolation in the town of Maycomb. As a Ewell, which they are familiarized as being vulgar, uneducated, and indigent, Mayella is disrespected by the people of Maycomb as well as by her father. During the court case, Atticus shows courtesy towards Mayella by addressing her as a miss and a ma’am, which is not surprising for his values of equality. Mistaking his manners with sarcasm, she replies with, “Won’t answer a word you say as long as you keep mockin’ me” (pg.181). Harper Lee is demonstrating the amount of disregard Mayella faces in her life, so much that courtesy can’t be identified as just that. Mayella finds that Atticus is ridiculing her for what she doesn’t have, respect from others. With a reputation such as Mayella’s, people treat her like an outcast. Her lonely life can be a reason to explain why she always asked for Tom Robinson’s company, she wanted to experience friendship and perhaps love for the first time. Her loneliness was so clear to see, even Scout, who still has their childhood-innocent mind, can see through it. Scout compares Mr.Dolphus Raymond’s “mixed children” to Mayella because they both don’t know where to stand in their social class, “white people wouldn’t have anything to do with her because she lived among pigs; Negroes wouldn’t have anything to do with her