To Kill A Mockingbird: Self-Analysis

To kill a mockingbird can mean many things. It’s the title of a book that has been bought 40 million times. But, it also has a definition. To kill a mockingbird means to destroy innocence. The theme of my literary analysis is mockingbirds. Mockingbirds in TKAM are innocent things tainted by the skewed society of Maycomb. Some of these mockingbirds are Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and the children. To Kill a Mockingbird is a book set in a small Alabama town in the 1930’s. The main character and narrator is Jean Louise Finch, but is almost always called by her nickname, Scout. Scout, her brother, and her summer friend Dill get into all kinds of mischief while living in the racist society of a 1930’s Alabama town. Scout’s dad, Atticus, is a prominent lawyer in Maycomb and is appointed to a controversial case, and is defending a black man. Scout and her brother, Jem go through many troubles and learn many lessons from the days leading up to, and during the trial. The trail makes their family some friends and a lot of enemies. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story of courage and despair. Throughout TKAM, mockingbirds are used as an example of something innocent being tainted by the skewed society of TKAM. Some great examples of these are Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and the children.

I have made a schedule on what days I would be writing my papers for my other 3 classes. I also broke down the chapters I will be studying on different days for my algebra class. I don’t think it will be to hard because in high school I had to take 6 exams for all my classes. This year all I have to take is one physical in class exam. So this whole process will be different for me. To this day I still appreciate how prepared I came into college, in large parts thanks to my high school. If all goes well, I can finish my first semester with all A’s. Although the semester went by fast, there were days were it went by really slow. I’ve learned a lot in my first semester. Some things didn’t go as expected for me, but in the end it’s a lesson leaned. Lastly, next semester I will be having a new roommate. One of my roommates is transferring so I am assuming that they would place another girl in our room. I’m anxious to see who it is and how everything turns out. Hopefully everything works out because have good roommates is essential for a good college experience, in my opinion. Anyways these next 2 weeks I will be reviewing all my notes and writing all my papers. I know what the reward is for me if I everything goes well. I must finish the semester

Yet Perry’s childhood bliss was taken from him, somehow creating his current disposition, the true purpose is the falling of unity from inside the people of Holcomb, therefore; pinning every person against another. A dark curtain that falls over the children, parents, farmhands, hunting regulars, and police officials. A curtain that keeps them apart from one another because they are lost in the infinite blackness that surrounds them, an evil they let seep into their minds and imaginations.

Harper Lee once wrote, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” In Harper Lee’s book, To Kill A Mockingbird, she develops a definition of a lady or gentlemen. According to Harper Lee a lady or gentlemen is someone who is empathetic, and someone who doesn’t judge what people do when they don’t know the full story. In the book, Atticus is trying to teach his two children lessons like, walking in someone else’s shoes helps understand their perspective, and, don’t take advantage of things that are innocent. From these lessons the kids will grow up to become true ladies and gentlemen.

Coming-of-age does not just involve cakes, parties, and grandparents, it is something much more exciting than that. Coming-of-age is the time when children gain new perspectives that will forever change their life. These perspectives may come from a great teacher, a mission trip, or even a disease. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is an excellent example of gaining perspectives. To Kill a Mockingbird is not only an intense book about a young girl’s adventure, but it also has a deeply philosophical meaning. David Dobb’s “Beautiful Brains” is also a good example of how coming-of-age involves gaining new perspectives. “Beautiful Brains” explains the science behind why coming-of-age involves gaining new perspectives. To Kill a Mockingbird’s

Twenty-seven years in prison could not shake his resolve to transform laws in South Africa. Innocent people shot down in front of him did not scare him away. After his death, NBC News reports that “…Mandela was a figure of enormous moral influence—a symbol of revolution, resistance, and triumph over racial segregation” (Connor). Similarly, Harper Lee shows us in To Kill a Mockingbird that one person standing alone has the power to influence the minds of people and challenge them to make sensible decisions. There will be many obstacles to overcome but one person can change society’s actions by taking courage to stand up for what’s right and urge other people to view situations differently.

This year was a very challenging one, but fortunately I was always encouraged to do my best. The English class was not the only place where I had to use my writing and reading skills. Thus, I had to combine such skills with research and creativity. In my Ap physics class, I was able to challenge myself by writing a

The concept of courage is more philosophical rather than something that is real. Its a fact that can’t be substantiated, courage is a non tangible feeling that lies within one's heart and psyche. It isn’t something that you're born with, it's something you work for as you grow older. When the day comes when you have to battle the inner demons that make your life discontented you’ll need to conquer in order to overcome it once and for all.After you overcome the thing that's pains you the most you’ll have the face of courage. The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it revolves around the idea of courage but to the farthest extremity. The characters are more than just literary entities that inhabit the book, they are individuals

The Start of Change People will be impacted by others around them or other life events, that will change them into a different version of themselves. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout is just your everyday girl until a life-changing discussion happens with her father, causing her to change. Lee characterizes Scout as childish at the beginning of the novel, but by the end of the novel, Scout has developed into a compassionate young woman. In chapter 9 of To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout gots into a fight with her cousin, Francis, in the front yard.

Harper Lee wrote in To Kill A Mockingbird, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” His words explain how you can not judge or make a conclusion about a person until you look at a situation from their point of view, or perspective. This can lead to striking opinions, creating conflict and tension between two people. Similarly, in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the narrator, Ponyboy has never felt much of a connection with his oldest brother Darry, as S.E. Hinton portrays their relationship as strain. After their parents died, Darry was left to raise his two brothers by himself. Since he had to play the roles of a mother, father, and big brother; he had a lot on his

To Kill A Mockingbird is an acclaimed novel that provides a meritorious exploration on the subject of human nature and distinctively regards several themes with great importance. Discussed through recollections from a child’s perspective, the novel provides a variety of portrayals and wholehearted messages, creating an illustration with a consequential meaning once the indications are interpreted. It is also worthwhile to acknowledge the themes that coexist within the book that are introduced through the character’s life stories. The title itself carries a great deal of symbolic weight in the novel. It is how the naturally flawed characters influence and are influenced by the several themes, that assemble the novel into edifying the reader

The biggest challenge I had to overcome this semester was learning to adapt to the late night study sessions and bounteous hours of writing. As well as having to make a series of personal adjustments and sacrifices in order to attend my classes. However I think that this is a challenge in which I will not have to struggle much next semester, being that I have already began to adjust and get adapt to these late hours, and long days.

In both almost lynching scenes from Chapter 22 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Chapter 14 in To Kill a Mockingbird, the reader is able to notice certain similarities and dissimilarities. In to kill a mocking bird, Scout’s anxious rambling provoke the mob to disperse because the crowd conceived that scout is a naïve child and that their actions are inappropriate. On the other hand in the adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Sherburn mentions he is secure from them until the night comes and they go after him, because they are wimps and he is a “real man” giving a judgement of their flaws as entity. However, in both stories there is a humorous tone. For example, in the adventures of Huckleberry Finn, when the king and duke developed a show called

Your own perception creates your reality. Each and every one of us have the power to control our own emotions from within ourselves, regardless of any situation. This may be easier said than done without practice, but that doesn’t mean you are being forced to run before you learn how to walk. Individuals who struggle with controlling their emotions and actions would go through CBT, (cognitive behavior therapy), just to develop more practice in this. The quote “The mind is its own place, and in itself/ Can make a heav’n of hell, a hell of heav’n,” (Milton, lines 254-255), could easily represent all of this. Creating the argument that nothing can hurt you unless you let it.

I chose to write in the form of a narrative as it is highly unlikely that Walter would be able to write as he has had to repeat first grade many times and he struggles with the alphabet. The narrative gave me more freedom to show what was going on at the time as well as what the characters thoughts were regarding an event unlike that of a letter or a news article. This piece was directed towards an audience of people who have read How to kill a mockingbird and from that wish to understand more about how different children from different social classes see an event unfold. I included the Walter’s thoughts on Miss Caroline to show how the Maycomb people were weary of outsiders and show how that weariness was developed from a young age. Walters’s