To Kill A Mockingbird Character Analysis

To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee uses unhypocritical, more experienced characters like Atticus to expose Jem and Scout to adult knowledge. Their adult influence is what brings about the empathetic growth and maturity of Jem and Scout.

“She did something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man” (page 272). It is easy to interpret this character as a villian in To Kill a Mockingbird, but is she honestly a victim? This girl has grown up in poverty, has been beaten, and has had to take care of an entire household. Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done to change that. She lives a painful lifestyle, and that lifestyle has transformed her into the person she will always be. Mayella Violet Ewell’s important character attributes, mistreated, skeptical, and melodramatic, have forged her into the villain that most people see.

“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience,” (Lee 120). This quote from To Kill a Mockingbird is a good representation of the book. The book is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. Jean Louise (Scout) Finch, narrates the story of herself and her family facing the racial prejudices of the time. When her father Atticus, defends an innocent black man in a rape trial, Maycomb turns on Scout's family. Atticus, Scout, and her brother Jem stand up for what they believe in even if their neighbors disagree. By analyzing Harper Lee’s use of symbolism and tone, the reader can learn that courage isn’t physical strength, you gain morals as you grow, and prejudice kills innocence.

In her coming-of-age novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, portrays the main character Jean Louise “Scout” Finch to reveal to the causes and effects of lies in the small southern town, Maycomb County. In Maycomb County, Alabama, the civilians of the town make “telling lies” a helpful thing to do. Most of the people who live in the town come up with lies to protect themselves and other, affecting the lives of innocents. This harmful and selfish act harms the town and its citizens in many ways. Through the use of characterization, rising actions, and falling actions, Lee portrays gossip spreading and telling lies have a big impact on the town, Maycomb.

Maycomb County, Alabama during the Great Depression a young lady, Mayella Ewell blamed a black man, Tom Robinson of something incredibly despicable that turned Maycomb upside down. Mayella took advantage of the laws back then so that she could end the aggression her father gave her. Mayella is powerful due to the fact that she is white, her family is the poorest family out there, but because of her color she will always be preferred over African-Americans. In “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Harper Lee uses class, race, and gender to determine if Mayella has power after all.

Courage is an essential human quality. Facing fears against all odds is a feature in many novels. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is no exception. Many characters depicts the quality. Some in normal situations others, take on terrifying tasks in a unique and original way. Scout, Jem, Atticus, and Ms. Dubose show bravery in many areas of their lives, one character risks their careers, others have a situation that lacks massive consequences.

“Feed your child ideas of peace, harmony and compassion but at the same time give them courage to defend their identity and dignity.” A quote written by Abhijit Naskar in a study of child psychology. Children are molded by the milieu they are raised in, as apparent throughout the story of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Countless times we are exposed to children who are raised in different environments, from the Finchs to Ewells to even the Cunninghams. While we follow Scout, a 6 year old girl, and Jem, a 10 year old boy, through the story, we get to see their characters’ personalities evolve and change due to when and where they grew up at. We also get to experience how they interact and compare with each other as we progress. {}{}{}

The character Atticus impacts the story and many people throughout the book “To Kill A Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee. However, does Atticus change much throughout the story? Do the events that occur throughout the story that change Jem and Scout’s views of many thing even affect Atticus? Atticus knew that Maycomb would disrespect Tom Robinson. He knew that in the court Tom Robinson would get a lot of hate. Since Atticus does not change much throughout the story, what does he represent and symbolize, and how does he affect others. Atticus is an educated and respected southern gentleman, whose traits continuously take people by shock.

The classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a thrilling bildungsroman following the timeline of a young girl named Jean-Louise (Scout) Finch, written by Harper Lee. As a young girl, Scout lacked a biological mother, the result of a sudden health tragedy. Mothers play a very important role in the life of a young girl. A Mother's goal is to guide their children down a healthy path of life while providing the necessary components needed to thrive. Although Scout's mother died years ago, her mother figure was superseded by Calpurnia because she is trusted by Atticus to care for the children, she enforces rules and disciplinary actions towards Scout, and she teaches Scout important lessons throughout the progression of the storyline.

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is based on the passed experienced from Harper Lee's childhood. The character of Atticus resembles the author’s father, and the character of Scout resembles herself. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by the well known author, Harper Lee. This book is written in Scout's perspective to portray her life. The main character, Scout, who is also the narrator is portrayed as a young girl who is still learning the rules of life. Her father, her brother Jem, and nanny (Calpurnia) all play a role in teaching Scout right from wrong as she grows. The novel is based around the case of Tom Robinson and the events that happen in Maycomb. The novel is greatly based on prejudice; mainly prejudice against poor people,

As people grow up, their views change immensely, and reality overtakes their fantasies. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, she uses her character Scout’s changing attitudes towards other characters to demonstrate this. Throughout the story, Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor of Scout’s, is constantly being misjudged by the people of the town. As a consequence of this and Scout’s young age, she believes the rumors about him that are spread, and even puts her own twist on some of them; albeit with the help of Jem and Dill. However, as the story progresses and her character changes, Lee substantiates this with Scout’s changing opinion on Boo Radley. By the end of the story, Scout matures, and so does her view of Boo.

(a life in Maycomb) To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about shells — distinctions of a person based on character, actions, circumstances, or race that society uses to define him. A few characters in this novel, though, can see through these shells, into the person beneath. Unfortunately, the rest of the world is quite different…

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’

To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee features the main characters of the Finch family, (Scout, Jem, and Atticus) the Radley family, (Boo and Nathan) Calpurnia, and Dill. Atticus is the father to brother sister duo Jem and Scout. The names Scout and Jem are nicknames, Scout’s full name is Jean Louise Finch and Jem’s full name is Jeremy Atticus Finch. Calpurnia is the family’s cook and helps to watch Scout and Jem. Calpurnia also mentors the children for she taught Scout how to write. Scout, being 5 years old, is very intelligent, curious, and empathetic for her age and this historic novel is told from her point of view. Jem who is 4 years older than Scout looks out for her and gets along well with his sister. Atticus is their father and he has raised the children for most of their life by himself with Calpurnia. Atticus’ wife died when Scout was two. Atticus is a lawyer which effects Scout and Jem causing them to better understand what goes on in their town . The Radley family is a very strange and closed off family that differentiates from the rest of the town. Boo and Nathan Radley are brothers who live at home with their mother. Nathan came back to live with Boo and Mrs. Radley after Mr. Radley had passed. Boo Radley was described by Jem as a man with “a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time.” Boo has a scary image and never seems to come outside of his house and takes a particular interest in the Finch children. Dill is a bit older than Scout and comes to visit every summer and stays with his aunt. Jem and Scout befriend him and they hang out often. The setting of the story is in a made up town called Maycomb located in Alabama during the time of The Great Depression. This book is essentially about a loss of innocence, as represented by the Mockingbird. A Mockingbird doesn’t bother anyone or thing, nevertheless being innocent. Killing a Mockingbird is then essentially killing or losing that innocence.

In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee, a Pulitzer Prize winner, several significant details develop the themes of the story. One of the themes of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is that one must observe the world from another person’s perspective to understand their true feelings. The main characters, Scout and Jem, confront evil and apply the lessons they’ve learned into the way they understand the world. In the beginning of the story, Scout hears malicious rumors that Boo Radley is a dangerous and cruel person who stabbed his own father in the leg with a pair of scissors. Believing these to be true, Scout tried her best to stay away from the Radley’s property, but one day, she let the temptation to prove her bravery to her brother, Jem, and his best friend Dill, get the better of her. After the trial and unfortunate death of Tom Robinson, Scout’s father convinces her to view it from the townspeople’s perspective. Scout learns that Tom was falsely accused because of the racism people of his race faced during that era. Atticus was also willing to stand up for Tom Robinson in a court of law, because he was wise enough to view the world from his perspective. Scout has often failed at realizing this, because she looked down on Walter Cunningham for behaving the way he did.