The Positive Impact of Atticus, Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra on Scout in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird

Today’s society is damaged with the results of people doing terrible things to each other. Peoples actions can make or break lives.The novel To Kill A Mockingbird, is about a little girl, her Brother, their Dad, and the negro they all fight to defend. The main character scout and her older brother Jem, get into all sorts of dilemmas in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. As they learn new valuable lessons about life, they also pick up that the small town they grow up in is not as clean and safe as it seems. The father, Atticus Finch is a kind hearted soul who was given the case of Tom Robinson, a negro accused of Raping a white woman. As soon as Atticus was given the case he aimed to defend Tom but a faulty jury made sure it did not happen.To

Some people never change – you just get to know them better. To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, is a complex novel about a young girl, Scout, learning about the world of Maycomb with her brother Jem and friend Dill. Harper Lee uses To Kill a Mockingbird to show how the perception of the unknown changes with age and knowledge through Bildungsroman and Othering aspects throughout the novel. This is mainly displayed in Scout’s constantly changing idea of, and attitude towards, Boo Radley.

Atticus shows true courage by defending Tom Robinson, a black man charged with the rape of a white woman. Atticus continues to fight for justice despite knowing he can’t win the case because he is

After Tom Robinson is convicted guilty of raping Mayella Ewell, Atticus begins to explain to Jem that they did not win the case because of having an all white jury. Atticus explains that once the children grow older, they will realize that white men do not treat black men with respect and “no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family comes from, that white man is trash” (187). Atticus does not try to hide his disagreement of racism, which displays that he is socially aware and knows that everyone deserves to be treated equally. Scout starts her first grade year at school and comes home complaining to Atticus that she never wants to go back to school, like Walter Cunningham. Scout’s father makes her feel compassionate by saying “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” (22). Atticus making Scout understand that everyone may have different hidden conflicts to deal within their life reflects Lee’s views of treating everyone fairly. Atticus’s sister, Alexandra, moves into the Finch’s house and does not approve of having Calpurnia, a black maid, around the children. Angered by Alexandra’s disprovement, Atticus tells her that Calpurnia is “a faithful member of this family and you’ll simply have to accept things the way they are” (115). Atticus standing up to Alexandra’s remarks about not wanting to have the children raised by a black maid show’s Lee’s views on how all races should receive the same treatment. The characterization of Atticus emphasizes Lee’s strong feelings about how standing up for the equality and justice of people makes our society

Atticus tackles a situation that many would avoid. Defending an African American man during the time of segregation. Although he is very much aware of this fact, Atticus still takes on the challenge. “Scout, you aren’t old enough to understand some things yet, but there’s been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn’t do much about defending this man.” (86). Atticus states this fact to scout so that he may understand that Atticus is practically defending Tom against the whole town. Although he’s outnumbered by townspeople, Atticus courageously still decides to defend Tom Robertson; even in the face of uncertain failure.

Jem starts to challenge the decision of the jury in the case his father took on. The case was where a black man, Tom Robinson, was convicted of rape with no hard evidence. Jem has a hard time understanding how racism can carry over in the courtroom and Atticus opens up and admits that "There's nothing more sickening to me than a low-grade white man who'll take advantage of a Negro's ignorance" (Lee 252). Atticus confesses his disgust for white men taking advantage of black people. Atticus teaches Jem and Scout to be kind and treat everyone the same no matter their skin color or financial situation.

One of them said, “the court appointed [Atticus] to defend [Tom],” while the other replied, “But Atticus aims to defend him. That’s what I don’t like” (218). Scout contemplated what the men said, realizing that Atticus had to defend Tom whether he wanted to or not. She then attempted to reach a conclusion on if it explained the town’s “behavior,” but was found it “confusing.” When Atticus gets appointed to defend someone in court, he was bound to his duty as a lawyer to defend that person no matter what. The townspeople disliked that Atticus was trying to defend Tom, and it confused Scout because Atticus was only doing the job the townspeople had chosen him to do. Again, this portrays how Scout’s youthfulness and innocence causes her to have less understanding of her town. While Atticus and the reader have a full understanding of the townspeople’s behavior, and Jem with a small awareness of the issue, Scout is the only one who isn’t vaguely aware that racial tensions run amuck. As a result, she doesn’t understand that the townspeople act on that racial bias, an age-old habit ingrained into almost the entire town’s population, further highlighting her

Atticus becomes the attorney for him and tries his best to prove his innocence, which is harder than usual because of his race. The jury, as well as other members of the community, view Tom as strictly a black rather than a true person. Atticus teaches his children to accept everyone, so they do not understand why Tom loses in the end when he is clearly innocent. Both Jem and Scout find it unusual for someone to be hating the blacks. Calpurnia is constantly with them and they appreciate her as a person despite her being black. Tom is found guilty and put into jail, despite the truth being on his side. “Scout discovers that in her world it is not fact that matters within a situation but the color of one’s skin; truth is on Tom’s side, but the inexorable power of racism is on Mayella’s” (Gonzalez 1). This expresses the social status of blacks in relation to others in the community. The Ewells live next to and rely on the garbage dump to make it through the day, but they have higher authority than a hard working black man (Gonzalez

Unexpected and uncontrollable events have a way of creeping into people’s lives and causing a wave of emotions that will affect the way a person lives the rest of their life. In her award-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee address issues by looking at them through the eyes of a child. The story follows six-year-old Scout Finch as she grows up in Maycomb, Alabama during the great depression. Harper Lee writes for several events throughout the book test Scouts morals in order to call attention to how interactions shape a person. By learning from others, Scout grows to understand the intricacies of the human relationship.

Tom Robinson was a black man accused of raping someone's daughter. Children at Scout’s school began being rude to her and telling her that her dad is a “nigger lover”. Even though Atticus feels for Scout, he keeps the case. He believes that Tom Robinson was innocent.

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee. The novel is about the experiences of two siblings growing up in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s. Scout and her brother, Jem Finch, over several years, learn valuable lessons about life and society. The main themes of the story are the loss of cherubic innocence and the rift of inequality in society. The novel is largely influenced when it was written by the author’s own experiences, Civil Rights, and the Great Depression. The Great Depression is referenced many times in the novel since the Great Depression plays an important part influencing the story’s setting, plot, and characters. In To Kill a Mockingbird there are signs that the Great Depression is present and that certain characters are affected more by it than others, and the Great Depression is shown in the story’s families and their lives.

One of the numerous themes of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is understanding another human’s perspective. Scout Finch, the story’s protagonist, shows growth and maturity as she learns to deal with the injustice of a prejudiced society. Scout is a young girl from Alabama whose father, Atticus Finch, is asked to defend an African-American man who is charged with rape. The southern way of life during The Great Depression will not allow Tom Robinson a fair trial, and Scout and her brother Jem are forced to deal with a county's ignorance and racist attitudes. While in the beginning of the book Scout seems to be an innocent naive little girl, she matures as time goes on and ultimately learns the lessons her father wants her to understand.

Children are often told by their parents not to judge someone before they grow to know them, but maybe, adults need to value this too. The book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, takes place in the modest town of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. Legions of families have lived here for generations, and everyone has a reputation known by all. Children are regularly taught to avoid certain houses, because of the people living there. For example, Arthur Radley was called Boo by countless neighbors, due to his introvert behavior. Later, when his character was further discovered, he was shown to be a selfless and caring person, but no one saw this since they never took the time to look. Another woman, Mrs. Dubose, who was vocally rude towards others, was later found to have been dependent on morphine and could not be held accountable for her actions, and died fighting her addiction victoriously. An abusive single father accuses Tom Robinson, an African-American man, of raping his daughter, leading to a trial sparking controversy among the town. One man, however, sees his innocence and stands as his lawyer during the trial, his name is Atticus. Atticus is moral compared to all other people of the town and raises his two kids, Jem and Scout, so. During the trial, despite the best effort of Atticus and overwhelming evidence against it, the defendant is made guilty because of his race. After the trial ends, true integrity and growth are prominent in their actions.

In To Kill Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main character and the narrator is Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Scout was born in 1927. She was born during the great depression. During the time period of the Great Depression, the population of children decreased as a result of their parents not having jobs and money for food. Kids had to fend for themselves and search for food in trash cans. Scout’s father, Atticus Finch has a good job as a lawyer which earns him enough money for food and other necessities. Scout’s mother dies a year after her daughter is born. Atticus and Calpurnia have been taking care of her and her older brother ever since. Calpurnia is the Finch’s housekeeper. Her older brother, Atticus Finch and Scout are very close. Growing up together they experience many things together, they will have to grow up faster than the other children. In To Kill a Mockingbird Lee shows Scout as confident, courageous, and observant to illustrate her views on the loss of innocence in childhood.

“”To Kill A Mockingbird””by Harper Lee, is a story that centers on a girl named Jean Louise Bullfinch, but is nicknamed Scout, who 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 he fears assuaged to never being able to play football ever again. Her father, Atticus is a lawyer and protective of her, fore he taught her all that he knows that's how she became such an intelligent 6 year-old. She did not know her mother an adequate amount of time and did not miss her as much, but her brother misses her very much, for he said that he adored her. The only kind of mother figure she ever had was Calpurnia, their cook, And 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 is possessed by an unknown entity that's minor description of whom would make Scout, Jem, and Dill behave for days on end.