To Kill A Mockingbird Character Analysis

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a multi-faceted novel which explores the principles and morals of people in the South during the 1930s. Mockingbirds are symbolic of the people that society abuse. Lee narrates the events of the novel using Scout’s voice and uses this technique to add emotional context and develop themes. Themes of racial and classist prejudice are developed by Lee to challenge the reader. These techniques are all powerful ways to alter the views of the reader.

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.

​Prejudice can be described as an opinion or judgment of a person based usually on race, class, or age before they know more about them. There are many forms of prejudice in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird such as race, gender, class, and age prejudice. The many forms of prejudice in the novel become stronger throughout the novel like: Age prejudice is common between many ages in Maycomb, gender prejudice is common between mostly women, class prejudice is common with poor families like the Cunningham’s, and racial prejudice is common throughout the whole novel with African Americans. Harper Lee shows how these forms of prejudice in the novel have the biggest impact on the characters living in the

Prejudice can be defined as an opinion or judgement of a person based usually on race, gender, or social class before all the facts are known. Stereotyping and prejudice is still alive today in American society but not as much as it was before and during the mid-1900s. Many like to believe that society has moved away from forming opinions of each other but it has not. Although, much progress has been made through the years, stereotyping and prejudices are still part of the American culture. In the novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper

Bob Marley stated, “Prejudice is a chain, it can hold you. If you prejudice, you can't move, you keep prejudice for years. Never get nowhere.” . In the book To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee there is an extreme amount of prejudice that involves the characters throughout the town of Maycomb. Through the characters of Aunt Alexandra and Bob Ewell we can see that people view other people on race and social class.

Can you recollect a person that you hate all the time? Is this person rude, not sociable, emotionally abusive, or just plain racist? In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the novel digs deep into the roots of Social Classes. One of these classes, in particular, is “White Trash.” “White Trash” is a class that has the poor white people that don’t contribute much to society and sometimes even make the society worse. There is one character that everyone loathes in Maycomb, and he is Mr. Ewell. Harper Lee portrays Mr. Ewell and his kids as uneducated, racist, murderous pigs because of three reasons. This family disrespects other members of the community in cruel ways, abuses their power by accusing a black man of rape, and tries to kill two

“The ability to do something that frightens one.” This quotation shows that to have courage isn’t always when you are being brave but when you finish something that you start. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” By Harper Lee,  Many characters show the trait of courage throughout the book. It also shows many important parts of the book through these quotes that are shown. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper lee Atticus shows the trait of courage a lot in the book.  The next two quotes are ones that show that Jen is a person in the novel that shows the trait of courage when he tried to find boo.  these quotes are ones that show that Dill has courage because he travelled by himself and because he he is a daredevil. In my three

Prejudice is described as an opinion, often unjust or hostile, that is not based on reason or experience. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the idea of prejudice is presented in a multitude of ways. The novel is set in the 1930’s in deep southern America, where the citizens

Was Atticus Finch was the true hero of To Kill A Mockingbird? Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird narrates the journey of Scout Finch from an immature, feisty, close minded young girl, to a strong, brave and courageous girl that now knows the truth about Boo Radley the towns ‘freak’. Boo Radley is middle aged man who is known as a creep but by the end of the novel they realise that he is a nice man. Scout is the daughter of Maycomb's brave and courageous lawyer, Atticus Finch who defends Tom Robinson in a situation where he is being wrongly accused of rape. Through the eyes and experiences of Scout, Lee explores the themes of racism and justice but most notably to consider what it means to be a hero. Heroism is when you demonstrate great

"'Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy...That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.'" (119) Reading the beginning of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, one would assume there is no connection with the title to the storyline. After delving deeper into the novel the connection becomes evident. The concept of the mockingbird is introduced when Scout is given a gun for Christmas, she is then told by her father that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Scout dismisses this fact until it becomes relevant again, when someone in her life is compared to mockingbird after a life altering experience.

Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird details the life of a typical white American family during the era of the Great Depression. Although each of the family members is portrayed in a detailed manner throughout the novel, Jean Louise Finch is the main character, as well as the narrator for the majority of the novel. The narration of “Scout” works through two points of view: The view of an independent six year old girl, and simultaneously, the view of a mature woman who is recapping some moments of her earlier childhood. Lee does a superior job in combining the two very unique voices, and forming what came to be a well known novel throughout the United States. The mature adult voice narrating the story To Kill A Mockingbird not only informs readers of the views of the young Scout, but also gives the mature outlook on the events in which the child could not see.

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.

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.

A mother is a selfless, loving, human being who would sacrifice their needs and wants for the needs of their children. A mother is also someone who teaches and thoroughly explains the rights and wrongs of a situation so their child can grow up to be a responsible adult. In addition, this mother does not particularly need to be a woman. For instance, in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, Jem and Scout Finch’s mother had died when they were both young, causing Atticus to step up and fill the position of their mother. Atticus is a perfect example of an exemplary parent because he teaches his children many lessons throughout the book, with love, understanding, direction, and examples, hence the reason why Scout and Jem both comprehend and grasp the lessons Atticus is teaching them. For instance, Atticus teaches Scout in chapter three, no one knows what is occurring in someone else’s life, but one must still treat that person fairly. Furthermore, Atticus also teaches Jem and Scout to treat everyone with respect, at all ages. Lastly, Atticus teaches Scout to be smart and practical and not jump right into a fight. All three of these lessons throughout the book transformed Scout and Jem from being careless and absentminded to becoming a mature and a responsible lady and gentleman.