To Kill A Mockingbird Character Analysis

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

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.

"'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.

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.

In the story To Kill a Mockingbird it follows the life of Jem and Scout as they grow up in a time of inequality and injustice. In the beginning of the story Scout does not understand Atticus’ life lessons, but as she matures she will. The author tells the story from an older and more mature Scout’s perspective. Harper Lee also uses the voice of Jem to portray the internal and external conflicts in the book. Using Jem’s voice, Lee reveals how a young man can rise above ignorance in their community. This story portrays literary elements such as character, setting, and conflict, this affects the theme that you can not judge people by rumors but by getting to know them.

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, by Harper Lee is an American Classic, that was written in the 60’s about how racism was in the South. It’s a story dealing with the small town of Maycomb, as it takes on the trial of a black man accused of raping a white girl. One of the main themes of the book is about the loss of innocence, and that can be seen from Jem Finch’s development as a main character in the book. As he learns more about the trial he realizes that many of the people he’s grown up with have stereotypes to blacks. Furthermore, Jem has to mature to see what is really happening in the town that he has lived all his life. In To Kill A Mockingbird Lee shows Jem being protective, a leader, and someone who is compassionate to display Jem’s growth in the book.

In life, all individuals form an identity that is shaped by the family in which they are raised. Proper morals, ethics, perspectives, and opinions shared by a family as a whole, are essential in the developing of a well mannered, sophisticated being. Opposite to this, family influence may shape an individual to be vulgar and discourteous, which certainly is not ideal. A poor family influence shapes an unhealthy identity, which may lead to future disorder and struggle for an individual. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee illustrates through the Finches, the way in which an individual should be influenced by family. However, Lee also illustrates through the Ewells how individuals should not be influenced by family, and how a poor influence may lead to the destruction of identity.

In the small town of Maycomb, where nothing is hidden, there lives immense judgement. In To Kill A Mockingbird, many characters learn what it really means to be judgmental, a sometimes cruel quality that we all possess. We all judge others on many levels: looks, attitude, status. It's inevitable to be judged and it is prevalent in our society. We use judgement to make all of our choices - - from ordering food to buying a house. We are a shrewd people, and To Kill A Mockingbird exhibits that. Though the novel includes hard-hitting racial problems, important characters also deal with tough, and impacting, judgments from all sides.

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.