Examples Of Judgement In To Kill A Mockingbird

Within Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Lee creates a sense of unconformity through the characterization of Atticus being lawful and supportive on the idea of mutual concessions which separates him from the social norms of being a man in Maycomb.

“Human beings are poor examiners, subject to superstition, bias, prejudice, and a profound tendency to see what they want to see rather than what is really there” ~ Scott Peck. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird abounds with the injustice produced by social, gender, and racial prejudice. The setting of the book takes place in the 1930s, where racism is a big deal in society. In the novel Harper Lee uses a mockingbird as an analogy to the characters. The Mockingbird is a symbol for Three Characters in the book, Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley. The people of Maycomb only know Boo Radley and Tom Robinson by what others say about them. These Characters are then characterized by other people 's viewpoints. In the novel there are many themes that are adjacent to our lives, the one that is found in To Kill A Mockingbird is Human Conflict comes from the inability for one to understand another. “ You never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (39)

Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” is set in a small, southern town, Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The story is told through the eyes of a girl named Scout about her father, Atticus, an attorney who strives to prove the innocence of a black man named Tom Robinson, who was accused of rape and Boo Radley, an enigmatic neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed. Atticus does his job in proving there was no way that Tom Robinson was guilty during his trial, but despite Tom Robinson’s obvious innocence, he is convicted of rape as it is his word against a white woman’s. Believing a “black man’s word” seemed absurd as segregation was a very integrated part of life in the south. The social hierarchy must be maintained at all costs and if something in the system should testify the innocence of a black man against a white woman’s word and win then what might happen next? Along with the prejudice amongst blacks and whites, the story also showed how people could be misunderstood for who they truly are such as Boo Radley. Without ever seeing Boo, Jem and the townsfolk made wild assumptions on what Boo does or looks like. Even so, while “To Kill a Mockingbird” shows the ugliness that can come from judging others, its ultimate message is that great good can result when one defers judgement until considering things from another person’s view. Walter Cunningham, Mrs. Dubose, and Boo Radley are all examples of how looking at things

In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, characters are used to demonstrate the misjudgement by others in society. Arthur “Boo” Radley is thought of in a very dimensional and untrue way by the children. Dolphus Raymond makes unnoticed compromises in order to live in the community which he does not fit in. Tom Robinson is a kind and humble African American, who is misjudged by society due to the colour of his skin. Lee uses characterisation to show readers how society judges others.

Michael Crichton defines prejudice as “opinion in the absence of evidence”. This theme is embodied in Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird and brims throughout the course of the story. Harper Lee exemplifies prejudice by using the juxtaposition of the unbiased man, Atticus Finch and his disparaging sister, Alexandra. Atticus’s quote “you never really understand a person until you consider things from from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” relates to the quote by Michael Crichton because they both illustrate the theme that you cannot judge a book by its cover.(30)

Prejudice is seen throughout the world in many forms even after the Civil Rights Movement. To Kill a Mockingbird shows the extreme prejudice that African Americans were faced with at that time period. This book shows prejudice through character interactions.

“Never laugh at or judge someone because you never know, someday you might find yourself in the same situation”- Anonymous. This quote can be applied to each character also each person in life. The jury should not laugh at the prisoner because it is only a matter of time before roles can be switched. In Harper Lee 's award winning novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, she sets the plot in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression. During this time period, issues like classism, racism, genderism, and general stereotyping were quite prudent. Harper reveals that it is unjust for one person to make the rash decision of placing judgement and

In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee there are two important characters revealed to us throughout the text. These characters are are Boo Radley and Atticus Finch. These important characters are revealed to us through dialogue, actions and choices and finally through what others say about them. Atticus is a courageous and unprejudiced man with good values and morals. Boo Radley is misunderstood and with one selfless act the opinions from from the community are rapidly changed.

In literature as in life, things aren't always what they appear to be. Many examples of this concept can be in an American classic by the title “To Kill A Mockingbird”. A few different characters are assumed to act one way and they are seen in this light by other characters. In the end, these characters prove what others have thought of them to be false or questionable.

” Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird " (Lee 78) . One of Harper Lee's strongest themes throughout To Kill a Mockingbird is that the characters are being judged by their appearances rather than who they really are. This misjudgement is shown through damages not only society's eyes, but also their thoughts and actions. In To Kill a Mockingbird , Harper Lee develops the theme that prejudice and misjudgement can be compared to a foggy window where society fails to see past the fog and therefore, also fails to see past the character's appearances. Throughout the novel, Maycomb's community knows to believe that one's appearance plays a much larger role in a person's judgement rather than their reality. This false accusation creates a barrier between the truth and peoples assumptions. As a result, not only does Maycomb fail to understand why others like Mr. Raymond and Boo Radley live the way they do but in the process, also decrease any chance to relate to characters such as Tom Robinson. When Maycomb's society buried their memories of Boo Radley by sending an innocent man to his death sentence and forced another to live in a world of lies where they grew to judge men by their appearance rather than what’s on the inside.

Hatred, ignorance, immorality, these traits run rampant in any common society, however it takes a specific type of person to elevate some of this animosity. This person must possess high moral standards as well as integrity and inner strength. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird we see many different moral codes, some proved decent but most were abhorrent. The patriarch of the Finch family, Mr. Atticus represents morality and reason in Maycomb and embodies the idyllic model for all he meets. This ranges from the way he teaches his children to the way he converses with the other towns people. Atticus Finch is a truly moral character because of his compassion, understanding and wisdom.

In To Kill A Mockingbird prejudism has a massive imprint on novel and its end result. Throughout this novel we follow Scout Finch(Jean Louise Finch), her brother Jem, and their friend Dill. We see them go on many misadventures; and see them grow up during the great depression in their town of maycomb Alabama. They learn many different life values and morals including their town’s disease, prejudism. According to Haile Selassie, “We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook.

Tying in the materialism theme, appearance versus reality is also a common theme shown is the movie. As the characters become unhappier, the more it is shown how they cover reality with their appearance. Carolyn believes that the most important thing in life is her own personal success, and to make sure everyone knows it. She lives through her successful job as a real estate agent. In a scene she beats herself mentally and physically for not being able to sell a house. She then sobs in agony while slapping herself in the face. For the duration of the day she was prepping, cleaning; thinking she was going to sell it, and since she did not she was a failure in her eyes. Moving onto different characters, Colonel Fitts is your average manly. Fitts

With the media being a very popular way of communication and self expression in today’s culture, it influences the way of younger generations to be more involved in today’s technology, and to allow them to influence the world by the press of a button. But one of the topics that is very controversial is that in today’s society is the high expectations of what they think a girl has to look like, from girls not having stretch marks or scars, to magazines and photographers using photoshop to convince readers that the model looks like that. With all of these being factors that there is pressure is high for many girls around the world, this has to resolved.

     “Beauty is only skin deep” and “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” can be very controversial quotes to some people. Those quotes are all based on how they are viewed by other people. You may not believe in them but others might believe strongly in them.