To Kill A Mockingbird Analysis

“Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you,” stated Bethany Hamilton, an American professional surfer, who survived a shark attack, when she was only 13 years of age. This quote relates to the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, on account that plenty of people in the book had fear, but did not let it stop them from doing what they needed to do. A few of these courageous people were Mrs. Dubose, Atticus, and Boo Radley.

“Remember, it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,” (Lee 119). In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, this is the quote that Atticus, one of the main characters, says to his kids. Atticus is a lawyer who takes on a tough case in his town, Maycomb. His kids are Scout, and Jem. Throughout the book, they grow and mature. They don’t mess around with their neighbor, Boo, as much as they used to. But, luckily because of him, they live to see the next day. In To Kill a Mockingbird, it shows that because of prejudice, innocent people can be harmed. This is shown through Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and Jem.

“It's right hard to say," she said. "Suppose you and Scout talked colored-folks' talk at home it'd be out of place, wouldn't it? Now what if I talked white-folks' talk at church, and with my neighbors? They'd think I was puttin' on airs to beat Moses, "But Cal, you know better," I said. “It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike—in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowing more than they do. It aggravates 'em. You're not gonna change

As the famous American author, Nerburn, says,“It is much easier to become a father than to be one”(http://www.wiseoldsayings.com/fathers-quotes). Nerburn writes about how hard it is to be an eligible father .He proposes the question, “Do people think their father is the person who is able to provide them a lot of guidance or help? In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem and Scout live with their father, Atticus, who is a lawyer, and regard him as an excellent example. However, Scout and Jem don’t value Atticus as a father with full diligence because he is elder than most of other students’ father and he is not able to do any sports. Due to the accident with the mad dog, atticus’s educations and the case of Tom Robinson, Jem and Scout come to understand, respect, and finally admire their father.

The multitudes of themes in To Kill A Mocking Bird are presented in our daily lives and through art forms. There are similarities, consistencies found in a variety of art forms including music. For instance, the song Set on Fire by The Chainsmokers uses lyrics that include an. There are 3 instances where the lyrics a line with very authoritative themes in tkamb "Why is it easier to burn than it is to heal","I can't keep you from harm/but I'll set myself on fire to keep you warm" which can be interpreted in two ways. "chest to chest with you I'm staring into a mirror" and "what would I do to save you/what wouldn't I do". There are some relatively dominant themes in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird also found in "Set in Fire" is self-sacrifice, the similarities we share underneath the surface, loss of innocence and the true nature of people. These themes are also very evident in the song set on fire by the chain smokers. Without even realizing it we are exposed to so many subjects and themes being revised and reworded yet overall it's just the media sending messages. Music and Books two art forms that have been around for generations with no intent on letting out. Music and Books both tell stories or hardships of love and loss. "Set on Fire" and To Kill a Mockingbird, in this case, tell stories of the innocent, the intrepid and, human instinct and fallibility.

One of the most pivotal and revolutionary literary works in the American classroom has stemmed from the 20th century and continues to influence the youth in modern times—Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Though the infamous novel exemplifies within it themes of race relations and justice, the overall elements that depict Southern society during this era are core factors in labeling this novel as “controversial.” Controversial enough that in his article, “If To Kill a Mockingbird’ makes you squirm, good!” Leonard Pitts utilizes the three Aristotle proofs to criticize the act of using discomfort as a ploy to disregard racism; he executes this by his use of indignant satire and several references to crucial events in the past and occurring history that were fueled by prejudice, bigotry, and ethnocentrism.

Harper Lee shows us how broken or “fallen” the adult world really is in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The adults in the novel are responsible for their children and how they grow up, so they have to change to make a better future for them. Unfortunately, most of the adults in Lee’s novel continue on with their discriminatory and unruly behaviour and proceed to teach their children the same unjust and immoral ways of life they were taught. Lee feels that if adults continue to be closed-minded to new, better ways of life, to keep demonstrating racism and unfairness, and to keep teaching their children to have certain views for certain people such as women or “negroes”, then nothing is going to change and the new generation will be just as broken as the adults.

In To Kill a Mockingbird Jem portrays a mockingbird. First, after the Tom Robinson case, Jem wondered, “How could they do it, how could they” (Lee 285). Jem never harms anyone so he doesn’t understand how others could perform such a terrible deed as sentencing an innocent man to death. Mockingbirds never harm anyone making Jem similar to one. Next, after Jem built the mud man, Atticus assured Jem, “She’s really impressed with your-accomplishments” (Lee 90). Jem brought joy to Miss Maudie and Atticus with his mud man resembling mockingbirds and their beautiful singing. The ability to bring joy to people is a trait both mockingbirds and Jem possess allowing Jem to be considered a mockingbird. Lastly, after the case is lost, Jem cries,” His

In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee Atticus is a moral man because he shows courage by always doing the right thing when nobody is watching and he is always trying to set a good example for his kids and the town and to be kind to all living things. For Example when Atticus tells his children that they can shoot all the blue jays they want, but never To Kill a Mockingbird he does not elaborate which drove Scout to ask Ms.Maudie. She explains that, “Mockingbirds do not do one thing, but make music for us to enjoy, they do not eat up peoples gardens, do not nest in the corn cribs, they do not do one thing, but sing their hearts out, that is why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(93). Miss Maudie explains to Scout that mockingbirds are innocent.

The Influence of Setting on Themes and Events in To Kill A Mockingbird Vs. A Time to Kill

How would you feel if you had done all you could to help someone that you felt sorry for, but they twisted the story and now you are sitting in court waiting to go to jail because no one will believe your side of the story? With this situation, an honest man’s innocence has been lost. As Scout grows up, she realizes there is more to the story than she is told. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is forced to believe other people’s perspectives due to living in the 1930’s. Through the loss of innocence of a respectable African American Tom Robinson, her brother Jem Finch, and the town hermit Boo Radley, Scout is able to understand the reality of what society is all about.

Prejudice, an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed without knowledge, thought, or reasoning based off of people’s racial, social, religious or ethnic group. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there were many different things that Jem and Scout learned about ways that their town is prejudice, and how it impacted the town as a whole. Scout wasn’t able to notice it as much as Jem because she was younger, so Jem tried to teach it to Scout, but it didn’t always work. Since this book was taking place in Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression, there were more families that were affected than others with how they were living. Their father, Atticus, decided to take one of the toughest trials that Maycomb had ever seen, and that helped create more of a separation between the people over time. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, prejudice showed that it can separate groups of people within a town. This is shown through race, class, and gender.

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy… but sing their heart out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Harper Lee. The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about how black people and white people in the South didn’t really get along all that well. The main characters: Scout, Jem, and Dill grow throughout the story and learn important life lessons about how to get along with others that are both black and white. A metaphor that Atticus Finch tells his children is that “...it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.” This is very important throughout the book because it pretty much is the recurring theme that you shouldn’t judge someone until you have walked in their shoes. In this book, there are some characters

To Kill A Mockingbird is a highly respected literary classic that has earned many awards. The book is a coming-of-age story with dramatic political undertones. To Kill A Mockingbird can be evaluated from many angles including character build, storyline, and how the underlying message is portrayed. This literary work written by Harper Lee has touched many hearts, won many awards, and gained respect that has stood the test of time. Under the given criteria and evaluation To Kill A Mockingbird proves to be an excellent book worth the praise it has received.

Furthermore, Jem learns the inherent value of human life through the trial of innocent Tom Robinson. When the story first opens, Jem and Scout have little regard for the value of life. This is shown when the trio of best friends halt their fool’s heaven plays to turn to a real, but just as exciting, topic: the mysterious monster with hands forever stained red because he ate vermin raw: Boo Radley. The numerous rumors that swirled around the hidden man were mind candy for the best friends. Before long, Dill has challenged Jem and Scout to try to get Boo to come out of his “haunted” home. While Dill ponders the best way to lure Boo Radley out of his dark shell, Jem puzzles over how to make him come out. He says, “It’s kinda like making a turtle come out...put a flame underneath it…you don’t know what hurts it…” This shows his indifference to what the turtle feels, believing that a turtle’s senses and feelings must surely be duller and less important than his, even believing the turtle’s pain was no