To Kill A Mockingbird Character Analysis

In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ written by Harper Lee, the author has used numerous different methods to portray the themes of innocence, maturity and growing up. These themes were put in so that the audience could become more empathetic towards the characters, especially the protagonists. She depicts these themes through characters, events, using symbolism, imagery and contrast located throughout the book.

Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”

The novel To Kill A Mockingbird is successful in delivering the story in a manner that captivates the audience. The story began by setting the scene, mood and also by introducing each character, which familiarized the reader with the environment. The author wrote the story in a manner that flowed with real life events of a time relative to the story, such as the segregation, racism and any financial struggles. It also did well to give each character a realistic mindset and reactions based on each person’s respective characterization. In a similar way, the story was written from the perspective of Scout, and the story was effectively narrated with the innocence and a lesser knowledge coming from someone of her age. Additionally, the story did a particularly good job at introducing details that were important to the story as it progressed so there were no surprises based on a sudden law change, for example. This aided in building the story to its climax, and other peaks of action. Each element to the story worked in sync to maneuver easily through the plot in a well thought out and executed story.

Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a study in the way people’s view of the world changes as they grow older. To Kill a Mockingbird is from the point of view of a six year old girl, Scout, the daughter of a lawyer. She is forced to grow up quickly when Atticus defends an innocent black man in the South, much to the dismay of most of the white citizens. Lee uses similes and personification in To Kill a Mockingbird to show the challenges and discoveries that children make while transitioning from a child to an adult.

In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout narrates the novel by telling the story of how Jem broke his arm. Atticus Finch is the father of two kids, Jem and Scout, who always get into trouble and are the most mischievous and nosy kids around. Atticus is a lawyer who is in a case defending a black man named Tom Robinson, who is harmless and innocent, while the kids are always tormenting and bothering the innocent Boo Radley. Because they are innocent and harmless, but treated with suspicion, both Boo and Tom exemplify the symbol of the mockingbird in this novel. Tom Robinson is represented by a mockingbird in this story by always being innocent and never harming, but always being tormented.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee tells a story of Scout Finch and her older brother, Jem, in the 1930's Alabama. In the beginning Scout, starts out as a very undeveloped child not knowing the prejudice times nearby, as the story progress she gains awareness of these times. Arthur "Boo" Radley remains an outsider who never sets foot outside his house. However he stands for a powerful symbol of goodness and innocence, leaving little presents for Scout and Jem in the knothole and saving the children at a well-timed moment. He represents the main "mockingbird" in the novel, a moral person damaged by the evil of society. Throughout the novel many would argue that Tom Robinson stands for the mockingbird throughout the story, but Boo Radley remains the true mockingbird because he helps Jem and Scout and later save their lives, additionally Heck Tate does not expose him as a hero which would equal "killing a mockingbird."

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is the greatest novel to Teach kids about diversity and the complex relationship with racism. It details the life of Jem and Scout, two siblings who grow up in a time of racial inequality and unrest. Jem Finch is what most would call a typical young boy; fascinated with sports, guns, and being tough. Scout Finch, on the other hand, is an Atypical tomgirl, tough enough to handle anything that comes her way. Yet, both of their childhoods are different from many of their friends and families that live in the town of Maycomb. Harper Lee creates these characters to portray the internal and external conflict that many young adults encounter when their morals clash with the cultural norm. We see that " you really don't understand a person till you climb into his skin and walk in it" (lee 30) Through Jem’s and Scout’s voice and characterization, Lee reveals how average day kids can change the course of people’s live.

However, Tom Robinson is not the only mockingbird in the story. Boo Radley is another harmless creature who falls victim of cruelty. He is unjustly regarded as an evil person and used as the scapegoat for all the bad happenings around town. Women are afraid of him and so are children. When the sheriff decided that he would not arrest Boo Radley for killing Bob Ewell and that would present his death as an accident, Atticus asked Scout if she understood the meaning of this decision. Scout replied that she did. Her exact words were: "Well, it'd be sort of like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?" (282). Boo here is also compared to the gentle bird and again it would be a 'sin' to punish him. The symbol of the mockingbird can be applied to Boo Radley from another point of view as well. The mockingbird has no song of its own. It just imitates other birds. Therefore it makes itself present and is seen through other birds. In the same way, Boo Radley is seen through the eyes of other people. He does not have a character of his own. What the reader knows about him is what other people say. He is believed to " dine on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, his hands were

One of the “mockingbirds” was Boo Radley. Radley was Finch’s quiet neighbor. When Bob Ewell attacks Scout and her brother, Boo steps up and defends the kids. He kills Ewell, and the sheriff creates a lie to save Boo. Another character that can be seen as a mockingbird is Tom Robinson, the man in the courthouse ring trial. Tom Robinson is a black male who was falsely accused of raping a white women. Innocent black men many times were put on trial for made up crimes. Robinson was a kind and peaceful man, similar to Radley.

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee follows protagonist Scout Finch, who throughout the course of the story is forced to grow and mature as she learns more about both herself and her surroundings. Scout is a curious and courageous 6 year old, still learning about life through the happenings of her 1930’s hometown, Maycomb, Alabama. Over the course of the novel Harper Lee explores a number of themes to progress the plot and Scout’s development as a character, this causes the reader to gain an appreciation for these themes. Three of the most important lessons that Scout learns that help the reader gain this appreciation are; how innocence can change how someone’s surroundings are viewed, the dangers of prejudice a long with

As we have all been told, we learn many lessons throughout the course of our lives. The two main characters of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Jean Louise Finch (Scout) and Jeremy Finch (Jem), learn many of these captivating lessons over the course of the story, especially lessons about the constantly changing environment they live in. The story is centered on Jem and Scout Finch whose journeys of growing up in the southern town of Maycomb teach them about everyday life in the 1920’s. It becomes clear that throughout the story, Harper Lee provides negative commentary on life in the South during the Great Depression, revealing the true deficiencies of society. Ultimately, throughout the story, Jem and Scout

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, has become a superior novel in American literature. It depicts a young girl named Scout and her outlook on the world while growing up. She grew up in the great depression while her father was a lawyer. In the beginning of the book Scout, known as Jean Louise Finch is six years old, when the book ended she was nine years old. Scout is the complete opposite from a ‘girly girl’, she likes to wear overalls instead of dresses and likes to hang out with boys instead of girls. She says boys are easier to get along with, which is part of the reason why she always solves her problems with a good old fashioned fist fight .Scout is a girl who doesn't care what others think about her and she likes to hang out with her brother Jem. Scout demonstrates change in herself by finally learning the rights and wrongs of her society and the world.

“To Maycomb, Tom's death was typical. Typical of a nigger to cut and run.” (Lee 173). Tom Robinson is the last and major case of prejudice in the novel. Near the start of the story, Harper Lee introduces Tom Robinson as a black man who’s being accused of rape. The person that’s he’s being accused of raping is Mayella, an Elwell. Since the story is based in the deep south, it’s common for there to be racism. While there’s no proof that Tom actually did rape Mayella, in the end Tom Robinson is convicted. Atticus, a white man and father to Scout and Jem, represents Tom in court. Although this goes against all beliefs at that time, he still did it because he knew it was right. The judgement that was convicted on Tom is all based on the opinion of the community then. This prejudice leads to an eventual death of Tom Robinson that nobody really cares about. Harper Lee really used Tom as a big theme in this story That racism will essentially never die unless the people want it to die.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee tells a story of Scout Finch and her older brother, Jem, in the 1930's Alabama. In the beginning Scout, starts out as a very undeveloped child not knowing the prejudice times nearby, as the story progress she gains awareness of these times. Arthur "Boo" Radley remains an outsider who never sets foot outside his house. However he stands for a powerful symbol of goodness and innocence, leaving little presents for Scout and Jem in the knothole and saving the children at a well-timed moment. He represents the main "mockingbird" in the novel, a moral person damaged by the evil of society. Throughout the novel many would argue that Tom Robinson stands for the mockingbird throughout the story, but Boo Radley remains

My favorite character in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is Jean Louise because I can relate to her the most out of all the other characters. When I was younger, I grew up living with my male cousins and became to be more of a tomboy like Scout. Jem is Scout’s older brother. Throughout the book I could tell as he was getting older, he became more mature and grown up. He got into football and wanted to be alone more often but stayed by Scout through thick and thin. Atticus is Jem and Scout’s father. I think that Atticus is the perfect dad and role model because he does good things and knows when and how his kids should be punished. He also agrees to defend Tom Robinson after he has been charged for raping a white woman. Calpurnia is the Finches’