To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee: Character Analysis

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird and in the movie by the same name have a scene where the character named Atticus must shoot a mad dog coming up the street. In the book, it goes into great detail of the events leading up to the mad dog incident, as stated in To Kill a Mockingbird,¨ “What’s he doing?”

One should not be judged by their physical appearance but should be judged by their work ethic and response to problems that occur in their life. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird the main character's father Atticus, is a very respectable man with a very good work ethic. Due to this he is a very well known man throughout the town. In the novel Atticus has many obstacles he must overcome and problems he must resolve. Through all the of these times Atticus uses perseverance to get through them, including raising Jem and Scout, his two kids, by himself. Also Atticus used perseverance to overcome the persecution for representing a colored man in court. When characters persevere they are able to create positive changes for others.

Poverty is often looked down in society because it means those who are poor have less. In To Kill a Mockingbird many of the poverty struck people are looked down on because of status, and there is little to support why they are. If someone has less, it does not necessarily indicate they are less, they just don’t have the means to be where others are in society. Today, there are many, even some who work, that live in poverty. When they get looked down on it is an injustice to society.

In class we are reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I just finished reading chapters 16-23. The book is in Scouts perspective, and I think that it really helps when reading too see how Scout views a certain topic. It is a coming of age story and the two characters that are growing up are Scout and Jem. In this journal I will give information about a character named Tom Robinson, and my opinions on him. I will also be conveying my opinions oh why Mayella Ewell would have lie about the case.

Scout, in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” is surrounded by danger that can influence her badly. Scout’s friends make her feel awful by making fun of her since Atticus is supporting Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is an an African American man who is accused of raping a white women. Why would Scout want to go to back to school after being made fun of? Scout is not willing to go back to school, so she tries experimenting by acting differently during Christmas in the hopes that Atticus would stop making her go to school.

“Do not give up the beginning is always the hardest... keep moving forward !!!” - Riza Budiman. I want to inspire people. I want people to look at me and say, “Because of YOU, I didn't give up.” So no. I am not giving up, not for anything. It is not okay to give up even though you're going to lose.

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main protagonist, Scout, is given a chance to explain the happenings from both the perspective of a young child and a mature adult; this is in order to limn the story according to the vision of the author. To commence, young Scout gives a general and clear view of the events happening in Maycomb, as she has not yet accepted society’s social standards. When Scout goes to the Blacks’ church and realises that there are no hymn-books, she immediately proceeds to ask Calpurnia who responds with a “you’ll see”. Not to be deterred she continues to ask “[h]ow’re we gonna sing if there ain’t any hymn-books?” (Lee, 161), which tells how she is willing to expose any differences and emphasize them to the reader.

Harper Lee’s best novel is none other than To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper. The novel was published in 1960 and is a straightforward novel about developing in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. Lee attempts to present a sense of moral realities to the reader. Harper Lee through her novel has attempted to present certain moral truths to the reader. She uses the first person point of view to establish compassion to her audience. “The backdrop of the text attracts the reader’s attention to the racial discrimination that was characteristic of the 1930s America” (Dogra 1). The novel has many elements such as terror, corrosion, conundrum and many others. Lee’s best-selling novel, To Kill a Mockingbird establishes that ethics and education coexist and lead to a series of events in the novel.

Scout and Jem learn a lot throughout this novel, one major realization that they come across is the realities of adulthood and it’s unfairness. They discover that being an adult is not always a pleasant thing, for it leads to corruption and deceit. One point where Scout and Jem realize this is through the trial of Tom Robinson. Robinson is a black man who is accused of raping a white woman. Atticus, the father of Scout and Jem, is a lawyer who is defending Robinson. Because of the intense racism at the time, Atticus knows he will lose the case considering the all white jury, but fights for the cause anyway. Jem and Scout see the venality in adulthood when Atticus loses the case even though he did a fantastic job defending Robinson. Scout are

a) Scout Finch (Jean Louise) is the main character of the novel and is known to be a tomboy who gets into a lot of fights to deal with problems at school. She is “betrothed” to Dill who is the nephew of her neighbor, Miss Rachel and throughout the novel learns various life lessons as she is dealt with many difficult events.

Did you know To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is rated the number one book to read before you die? To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, a small town where everyone knows each other and knows the history of the town. In Maycomb your neighbors are like family, you see them everyday and they play an important role in your life teaching you life lessons. Including Miss Maudie, Miss Maudie shows the kids to forgive and forget about the trial and that Maycomb isn't as bad as they think it is and things will likely change in the future. Even though Dolphus Raymond doesn't live right next to the Finch’s he still plays an important role to the kids telling scout that she is going to have to get used to people giving people hell, in this scenario whites giving blacks hell. Mrs. Dubose teaches the kids the kids courage and it’s never too late to change things, she teaches the kids courage because even though they are scared of her they have to come in her house and read. She also teaches them it’s never too late to change because even though she was on her deathbed she fought a morphine addiction she swore she was going to break, and with the help of the kids she beat the addiction. In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee uses events that happen in Maycomb to shape Jem and Scout Finch.

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch tells his kids “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.” In the book it is based on a small town called Maycomb which is in Alabama. It is a small town where everyone know everyone and everyone knows about what everything others are doing. Throughout the book the main character also who is the narrator, Scout makes great changes such as, showing empathy, losing her temper, and also being less judgemental. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows how Scout makes a change for the better of herself and for Maycomb. Once Scout changes for the better she is understanding more about why people are how they are and also why things happen the way they do.

As children, our eyes are new, unaware of the terrible things that go on in the world. We

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” Richard Buckminster Fuller once stated. There are exceptional moments in a society when one can shape events for generations to come. To have courage to move towards progress from an obsolete society can undeniably transform the lives of many. For an individual to use proper judgement to change another person’s living environment, and make the situation better for others is a significant responsibility. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch presents as an evident contradiction to the society of Maycomb in which racism and injustice are customary in able to emphasize the author’s lesson that one must stand with their own moral code regardless of what others think in order to change society.

The six main characters in this novel are Jean Louise (Scout) Finch, Jeremy (Jem) Finch, Atticus Finch, Calpurnia, Dill Harris, and Aunt Alexandra.