Summary Of The Book 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

At Lee there are not many issues that I have observed to speak of. However, as always, there is one; the lack of women speakers at chapel services and other public events, such as open lectures. As a woman it is crucial for me and my fellow female peers to have a person who can relate to our specific struggles, up on the stage. This lets us know that we are respected and that we are heard in our communities. Without proper representation misunderstandings can occur. Women bring valuable perspectives to different concepts of the bible. Many of which are not spoken simply because the men preaching would not think of because they are men. Fortunately, Lee is phenomenal at recognizing problems and addressing them as effectively as is humanly

In 'To Kill a Mockingbird' many morals about the themes in the novel are portrayed through different issues and events. The major themes are appearance vs. reality courage, maturity and prejudice. Each of these themes has an event in the novel that help the reader understand its message.

On Sunday, when Atticus has to leave town, Cal takes Jem and Scout to church. They enter the church, sit down, and listen to the Reverend Skyes speak. He talks about how they will all pray for Tom Robinson and his family while he is at court. Scout asks where the hymn books are, and Cal hushes her. When they sing the hymns Zeebo, Cal’s oldest son, goes up to the front of the church. Since the church doesn’t have any hymn books Zeebo has to memorize them and sing a verse to the crowd, which they repeat back to him. Near the end of church the Reverend says that they do not have enough money to give to Tom Robinson’s family. So he closes the church doors and makes the crowd give up ten more dollars to help.

On August 9, 2014,a young man by the name of Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer. It is little known why the shooting occurred, but the boy was unarmed.This could be one of many cases of modern day racism and segregation. In 1930, “even after the abolishment of slavery in 1865, blacks were still almost powerless(BBC 2)”.Blacks were heavily segregated and had almost no rights.Many cases of segregation in the 1930s caused a lot of current day racial tension in the united states.

Atticus says, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win” (Chapter 9, page 101). Atticus made a decision when he decided to defend Tom Robinson, one that would change his career and life for the better. The book that this essay is referring to is “To Kill A Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee. Atticus lives with his two children in the sleepy Maycomb county, in the 1920’s. He is a lawyer, who is respectful, just, and generally welcoming to anyone.

“Hansel was ten and his sister, Gretel, was eleven when their stepmother decided to get rid of them. They didn’t catch on at first, because Hagmom (their secret name for her) had always hated them. So leaving them behind at the supermarket or forgetting to pick them up after school was no big deal.

The five aspects of QUEST are the quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges and trials, and the real reason to go. The quester: a young woman, unhappy in her marriage and her life, not too old to learn, and not assertive where men are concerned. A place to go: Southern California from her home near San Francisco. A stated reason to go there: she has been made executor of the will of her former lover, a wealthy and eccentric businessman and stamp collector. Challenges and trials: the heroine meets strange, scary, and dangerous people. She goes on a nightlong excursion through the world of the outcasts and the dispossessed of San Francisco. The real reason to go: she must find out who she can rely on.

Based on the description of Maycomb, Alabama, I don’t think that it would be pleasant for me to live or grow up there. It takes place in a country setting, and it seems as if hard work was needed every day to survive, for most people. On page 6, Harper Lee describes the city of Maycomb, Alabama. “Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square” (Lee 6). This description of Maycomb characterizes it as an old, tired city which is hot and seems run down. I had never been to any city that seems similar to Maycomb, so I don’t think that I would find it easy to live and grow up there. It seems as much of the population has to work very hard in order to survive and get through their everyday life, making it even harder to adapt to the

Throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem was influenced by Tom Robinson's Trial and Atticus’s definition of courage. Atticus’s definition of courage changed the way Jem thought about Mrs. Dubose. For example, “I wanted you to know what real courage is... It’s when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyways and you see it through no matter,” (Lee 149). In this quote, Atticus describes what courage, he states that courage is doing something even though you’ll know that you will fail. Another example is on page 149, “He picked up the Camellia, and when I went off to bed, I saw him fingering the wide petals,” (Lee). This is to say that Jem was now playing with the Camellia that Mrs. Dubose had left for him.

What insight does the reader gain about race in Maycomb from observing Scout’s visit to Calpurnia’s church? Consider race, relations, racism, and community. Support your ideas with text-based evidence.

The first chapter was an introduction to who some of the characters were and what their role as people in the plot was. This was beneficial to me as a reader because I understood what was going to happen but it didn’t give away any events leading up to that point. Chapter one also gave background information on the main character Jean Louise “Scout” Finch and her brother Jeremy “Jem” Finch. Like how their family came to be and the events leading up to Jem’s broken arm. I can relate to Jem because I broke my arm and now my left arm is slightly shorter than my right just like his. Chapter two is similar to chapter one in terms of giving information about the characters and their life as they ventured into the school year. This chapter introduces

The Novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee, originally published on July 11, 1960, scrutinizes racism when a black man is sent on trial for the alleged rape of a white woman. Throughout this book, which may be considered ambivalent, the author expresses many themes during the Great Depression era – few of which relate to my past. It was June 2, 2014, when my mother was the barer of bad news. Father had died of cancer and subsequently, fear fell upon my family since he was our rock. We then had no choice but to be there for one another which led to my realization of the importance of family. In the novel, the author expresses how the main themes of appearance vs reality, prejudice and ignorance, cruelty of humanity and fear may lead to

Atticus was a lawyer in the south during The Great Depression era. It was also a time of segregation and a town in the south are proudly found of being separate. Jim, his son, was upset and attics shared his for wisdom by saying, “They’re entitled to think and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions,’ said Atticus ‘ but before i can live with other folks. I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” (139-140). During this time, to have respect for coloreds was highly looked down upon, but Atticus knew that he didn’t agree with that. That being the reason, he risked his profile in town to defend Tom Robinson, a colored man, at a trail. On the contrary, going against society can be dangerous and can be more harmful than

The two stories of Boo Rsdley and Tom Robinson came together as the children grew up and saw things differently. Boo was seen as a character that didn’t really exist but was more fun to tell stories about. Tom Robinson was also not a part of Jem and Scouts life. As they got older each became more real showing the character development in Jem and Scout. They end up caring for both characters and realize the importance of a bring.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the main character Scout and her brother Jem become friends with a child by the name of Dill. They live in old tired town called Maycomb, in Alabama, where there isn’t much to see nor do, and the only excitement they obtain is from there own games and imaginations. Maycomb is also a old fashion town where racism is still very much alive. One day, the town becomes engulfed in a court case in which a black man, Tom Robinson, is accused of rape. Tom’s attorney is Scout and Jem’s father, Atticus. Because of this many people in the town start treating Scout and Jem unkindly because the people in the town think the father is a “black lover”. The court case causes Scout, Jem, and Dill to learn a great deal about life, the difference between right and wrong, and eventually how they want to live there own life. Which isn’t easy to do at such a young age. In the novel, Dill is a symbol of childhood. He embodies the traits of childhood; innocence, imagination, friendship, and the inevitable knowing that childhood doesn’t last forever.