To Kill A Mockingbird Moral Analysis

For my paper I have chosen to analyze the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird.” This movie is based on the novel – by the same name – written by Harper Lee. The story has two major plotlines. One follows Jem, Scout, and Dill as they try to uncover the secrets behind the infamous “Boo” Radley. It’s only at the end of the movie that we learn “Boo’s” real name to be Arthur, and that we discover he actually tries to protect people, as he saved Jem and Scout’s lives. The other major plotline, and the one more relevant to this class, follows Atticus Finch, Jem and Scout’s father, as he tries to represent Tom Robinson. Mr. Robinson is an African American man who has been charged with raping Mayella Ewell. The movie then

Many historians think about how Pennsylvania had a big impact on the United States that we call home today.Pennsylvania was one of the first thirteen colonies which also means it was one of the first states to come up with laws.The reason Pennsylvania had such a big effect on the United States history is that our ancestors made fairly good decisions but they also made bad decisions.When William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1681 on what was known as the Quaker religion. When people look at the history Pennsylvania they see the good things our ancestors chose to do when it came to setting up the thirteen colonies, but what most people overlook is the bad things they chose to do like how they slaughtered thousands of Indians at one time.So with

“It's right hard to say," she said. "Suppose you and Scout talked colored-folks' talk at home it'd be out of place, wouldn't it? Now what if I talked white-folks' talk at church, and with my neighbors? They'd think I was puttin' on airs to beat Moses, "But Cal, you know better," I said. “It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike—in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowing more than they do. It aggravates 'em. You're not gonna change

The ambition of oneself to pursue justice and righteousness may result in prosecution. In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, and movie "A Time to Kill" by Joel Schumacher, each demonstrate one’s open-mindedness and forward thinking leads to penalization through protagonists Atticus Finch and Jake Brigance. Both egalitarians take the position as an attorney for an African American and are prosecuted in the process.

"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" (pg. 119.) Miss Maudie spoke the previous quote with deep thought going into each and every word. She wasn't just trying to teach Scout a lesson, but she wanted there to be a powerful meaning behind it. Miss Maudie's main purpose was to stress that you shouldn't kill something that is doing no harm. Everyday "mockingbirds" are killed, broke down, and mistreated by society.

Mockingbirds will only sing their hearts, not cause any damage or give their lives to pleasing others. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird great examples are shown of different types of mockingbirds. Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Arthur (Boo) Radley are great examples of representing a mockingbird.

One example is when Atticus discuss to Scout about how it is morally wrong to judge someone before even knowing them. The text states “If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view […] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." (page number). Atticus’s statement indicates that you need to put yourself into the other person position to really understand someone. A person might put on a facade without you even knowing. Atticus want Scout to understand how Walter Cunningham’s action at the dinner table should not be seen as inappropriate. This is because Walter has some trouble at home that he does not really want the town to know and the way he grew up was different from Scout. Atticus wants Scout to be able to empathize with Walter and not see Walter as someone who is different from the norm. This quote supports my claim in that it illustrates the main lesson of this book. It shows that Atticus is raising his children into becoming a different generation that does not judge someone because of all the prejudices. Atticus wants this generation of children to be different and that is probably why he is giving this lesson to Scout. In summary, Atticus want to implement the idea of not

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Growing up is a difficult task, especially when the town around you doesn’t offer to help you understand what’s going on around you. Using many examples of the loss of childhood innocence, Harper Lee shows us that a corrupted society leads to growing up faster and one’s childhood is stripped away. Through Jem, the eldest of the Finch children, and Scout, the youngest, the readers see how a trial in 1930 Alabama takes a toll of young minds. In Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, she implies that growing up leads to loss of innocence, especially in troubling times.

of view because to think about other people and how they feel. Atticus could help Scout about most of the things he’s been through and other people been through. Like when most of the people were poor and didn’t have that much stuff to do. if Scout was that poor like the kids were like his point of view as being the kids he would be really sad and not have much to do in his life. So in conclusion Scout should think about what Atticus said and know what he has to do.

“Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee pg. 90). The bird, mentioned nearly twice, seems to show little importance to the story. Nonetheless, it resembles the perception of some characters. The one time Scout had ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do anything was when referring to the mockingbird. He advised his children when hunting to never shoot a mockingbird. Miss Maudie followed with further detail by explaining that “Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee pg.90).

“It was Jem’s turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd. ‘It ain’t right,’ he muttered”...

Lawrence Kohlberg was an American phycologist who also was the author of the three stages of moral development. Kohlberg graduated from the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts in 1945 after serving in the merchants marines. Lawrence was also working on a ship owned by Zionist military organization which would try to smuggle Jewish refugees into Palestine past the British blockades (Doorey). Once Kohlberg was done serving in the military organization he came back to the U.S and went to the University of Chicago. He then began teaching in different place and settled in Harvard where he started to become interested in Jean Piaget’s moral developments for children. He got inspired from this and began to develop his moral

The Importance of good training was a subject utilized significantly as a part of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Jem and scout gained from Calpurnia , atticus and numerous different characters about existence, and opputunities later on. They taught them life lessons focused around what they knew. All through To Kill a Mockingbird, moral instruction assumed a critical part in the over convoluted social position of Maycomb, for showing Jem and Scout life lessons that they could use as direction for a lifetime.

Every person in the world is told that, on a normal day, the sky is blue. No one really questions if that’s actually true or even goes into detail of what time of blue it is. Russell considers this a “practical man’s” perspective. On the other hand, if someone said the sky is brown, those same people would at least look up to the sky to indirectly question how that was possible. This contradicts Russell’s beliefs now these people are “philosophical men”. However, according to the philosopher a person cannot be both. This is the flaw of Russell’s argument. The line Russell creates between a “practical” mindset and a “philosophical” mindset does not apply to reality; there needs to be a balance in order to have a good life.