To Kill A Mockingbird Classic

Atticus shows true courage by defending Tom Robinson, a black man charged with the rape of a white woman. Atticus continues to fight for justice despite knowing he can’t win the case because he is

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird events and conflicts take place causing changes in characters. Some of the characters that are changed include Mrs. Dubose, Jem, Scout, and even Mr. Arthur Radley. Each of these events has a background to help change the characters. Mrs. Dubose is helped to change her charter in the novel by Jem reading to her, Aunt Alexandra comes to live with Atticus, Jem, and Scout changing Scout’s character, and Arthur Radley’s character is changed by the event of Jem and Scout being attacked by Bob Ewell.

Atticus Finch belongs to a very, very small minority. He is one of the very few human beings who does not hate Hitler. Of course, he does not like the universally hated historical figure, but merely dislikes him. This is a major theme of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird. One can never, without exception, hate a man. Harper Lee promotes the idea that hatred is never acceptable by creating situations with literary devices like characters, settings, and plots that demand empathy.

With over 30 million copies sold in 40 different languages, To Kill a Mockingbird remains at the top of bestselling novels. Furthermore, it is taught in over three-fourths of American high schools for good reason. In order for any novel to be considered a “timeless classic,” it must contain characters relatable to the audience through the purposeful use of their morally ambiguous actions and address a significant theme relatable to people of any time period. Because it contains morally ambiguous characters relatable to the audience and addresses the enduring ideas of courage, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird should definitely be considered as a “timeless classic.”

Characterization, external conflict, and point of view develops the character Scout Finch. In other words Scouts personality is influenced by the other characters in the novel. Scouts models were Calpurnia, and her neighbor Ms. Maudie. In the beginning of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Scout Finch has not reached maturity in the first half of the book. Although, throughout the novel she begins to mature when she sees others perspectives, acknowledges and develops compassion for another person. Scout’s maturity did not only come from age, it came from the experiences she had throughout her

Race is a huge topic of discussion in the novel, as well as in our society today, it is conveyed that we often have trouble accepting difference and make assumptions of a person based on the colour of their skin, not their actions. This theme of racism is evident from the onset and throughout the novel, Lee uses the word “nigger” conveniently to display the underlying racism in Maycomb county and to highlight the racist attitudes of many persons in the novel. This theme of racism is evident in scenes involving Tom Robinson, Atticus states in the courtroom “"Which, gentlemen, we know is in itself a lie as black as Tom Robinson's skin”, in this quote it is illustrated that the colour of Tom’s skin is associated with the depravity of the crime committed, this idea that there is a link between one’s colour and their actions is a theme that is a constant in our current society, as it is not unusual for a person to be exposed to stereotyping due to the colour of their skin. Racial discrimination is a theme that is still ever relevant in today's society as we are constantly associating specific groups with crimes and injustices. The theme of race is a subject matter that has kept Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” pertinent in our evolving and ever changing world and will continue to do

To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the 1930s in Maycomb, a fictional, rural town in Alabama, in the United States. Things were quite different then to the way they are now. Apart from the obvious, like the fact that there were no mobile phones, TV, the Internet etc, there were some major social and economic differences. Maycomb County, as the author describes it, is in a state of economic decline. Communication with outlying houses depend on dirt roads, and all the county inhabitants, whether professional people or farmers, are poor.

To Kill a Mockingbird happens in Alabama, the primary character, a young lady named Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Her dad, Atticus Finch, is a legal counselor with high good models. Scout, her sibling Jem, and their companion Dill are fascinated by the neighborhood gossipy tidbits around a man named Boo Radley, who lives in their neighborhood yet never goes out. Legend has it that he once wounded his dad in the leg with a couple of scissors, and he is made out to be a sort of beast.

In the minds of many, if a book is widely read in the public education system it’s a classic. But it takes more than mandatory reading for a book to be a classic. A classic must have moments of difficulty where right and wrong aren’t clearly defined, thus the reader is forced to make a decision on what constitutes as morality. When a book contains such moments it forces the reader to think deeply. We want a book that can be analyzed many times, each time revealing new insights for the reader. Yet, this cannot be achieved unless the book is relevant and relatable not just for the generation for which it was written but many generations afterwards. When reader is analyzing relatable and relevant text, it cannot be dismissed as just another book

The settings in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee in 1933-1935 took place at a fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. The themes of this novel are existence of good and bad, importance of moral education and social class. The title ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ carries the symbol of innocence. Particularly, innocent people are being destroyed by the evils.

Scout perceives the injustice of the world, such as a black man losing a trial for a crime he did not commit. Another injustice would be that Bob Ewell, the father of the woman that accused Tom of raping his daughter carried a grudge against Atticus because he was defending a black man in court. Bob attacked Scout and her brother with a switchblade when they were coming home late at night on Halloween in order to get revenge. When the two are screaming, Boo Radley appears and kills Bob with a kitchen knife. Scout and her brother did not realize what happened in the moment because it was dark. The day after, the sheriff asked Scout’s father what to do. Atticus wanted to say that Jem (Scout’s brother) killed Bob in self-defense, but the sheriff said that there was no way that Jem could have done it. The story was that Bob Ewell tripped on a root and fell on his own knife. He knew that Boo had committed the murder, but if the word got out about what really happened, Boo would not have withstood a trial. Since Boo saved the children’s lives, he figured the best reward was to let him keep his privacy. Scout’s father was afraid to go with that story because he feared that his children would not respect him for the injustice, but Scout understood that making a hero out of Boo would be like killing a mockingbird which is a climactic moment in the book. She sees the value of life despite the unfairness of what needs to be done to

I remember the day I became enamored with the subject of English. It was freshman year and my English teacher Mr. Lubera was also new to the school. I stepped into the small classroom full of Shakespeare posters combined with the soothing scent of an apple pie candle resting on his desk. I did not know what to think at the time because at this point English and books were something I could not care less for, however the moment Mr. Lubera walked through that door full of excitement and the cheesiest puns I have ever heard I knew I would love his class. I remember sitting in the library working on a persuasive essay for two weeks and how he told us of every pitfall we could encounter and what to do if it does. I remember acting out Romeo and Juliet during class and then discussing what happened and the meaning. Most importantly however, I remember the time we finished the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” and had a socratic seminar about the ending and the enduring themes within. It was in this class that Mr. Lubera showed me how fun English can be and I have been enticed in the subject ever since. Every year I would look forward to my English class in hopes that I would learn something new or read something interesting. It is because of this experience that I want to become an English teacher and recreate my experience for others.

Prompt: How does Scouts perception and relationship to Boo Radley change over the course of the novel?

Reading broadens our minds and touches our hearts. It creates greater understanding and compassion in the reader through its characters and themes. Write an essay that addresses the ideas expressed in this statement with reference to your class novel.

Aldous Huxley once said “There are things known and unknown, and in between are the doors of perception”. When Children get older they start to mature which means they have a new perspective on things around the world more realistically. Also when children get older they start to “walk inside others shoes” and see how someone’s condition might be. Therefore, in Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”, it is evident that as Jean Louise Finch (Scout) matures her views around the world change from a kid’s perspective to a young adult’s perspective. This idea is developed through Atticus who teaches her that there is always one thing good about an individual, Mrs. Dubose who has shown Scout and her brother Jem what true bravery is, and last but not least Arthur Radley also known as “Boo” who has taught scout that no one can judge another from hearing horrible rumors from others.