To Kill A Mockingbird Themes

In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ written by Harper Lee, the author has used numerous different methods to portray the themes of innocence, maturity and growing up. These themes were put in so that the audience could become more empathetic towards the characters, especially the protagonists. She depicts these themes through characters, events, using symbolism, imagery and contrast located throughout the book.

In 'To Kill a Mockingbird' many morals about the themes in the novel are portrayed through different issues and events. The major themes are appearance vs. reality courage, maturity and prejudice. Each of these themes has an event in the novel that help the reader understand its message.

“He was carrying Jem. Jem’s arm was dangling crazily in front of him. By the time I reached to corner the man was crossing our front yard. Light from our front door framed Atticus for a instant; he ran down the steps, and together, he and the man took Jem inside” (352). This is the pivotal moment, when Boo Radley saves Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell’s. When Bob was in the process of hurting a “mockingbird”, a face that very few have seen saves the kids. By the end of the book Scout makes a good connection with Boo but there will always be fear, ignorance, and

In To Kill A Mockingbird, courage is defined as not giving up in times of despair and discrimination. During the entire novel Jem faces both despair and discrimination. When Tom Robinson was murdered, Jem was devastated and bewildered, and he knew the fight to equality was over. Even though there were obstacles in his ways, he kept his ground and his beliefs.

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are all examples of the mockingbird. These men are mockingbirds because they all do more good than bad in the novel. They all have great hearts and treat everyone equally, even though some people do not deserve it. All throughout the novel the mockingbird is referenced as someone who brings pleasure to the world, and a symbolic loss of innocence.

The book talks about a family that has to deal against racism. The book tells a story of a black man named Tom Robinson accused of rape, and the town is trying to get rid of him. In To Kill a Mockingbird the theme that courage helps people be determined is proved by the characters of Atticus, Scout, and Jem. One character that shows the theme is Atticus.

What is courage? One of the best-selling novels "To Kill a Mockingbird,” was written by Harper Lee. It is a classic story that occurs in Maycomb, Alabama, with the characters Scout Finch, the main protagonist, and her older brother, Jem. They spend much of their time with Dill and spying on their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, the widowed father, and lawyer, defend a black man named Tom Robinson, who has been charged with rape, the trial, and further incidents expose the children to racism and prejudice.

He felt there was no need to put anyone on trial for Bob’s death because he had caused Tom Robinson’s death. No one else should be put on trial and subjected to all the attention and town gossip like Tom had. Heck felt that the Maycomb was better off without Bob, so punishing Boo for saving Jem and Scout by killing Bob would be a sin. If anyone else had intervened, Heck would not have covered it up, but he knew Boo was so shy that the trial would be torturous for him. Although Heck claimed that his cover-up was not meant to protect Jem, it still did; Jem was just a teenager, so the trial would be very difficult for him to endure. Heck also spared the town the trouble of another trial with as much pageantry as the Robinson trial; he felt that sometimes the truth was not worth the trouble it brought, so covering up what Boo did would be best for everyone. Like Atticus, Heck had high morals and wanted to protect Boo. However, Heck believed in the greater good, so he said he would call Atticus a liar if he tried to put Jem in court; Heck believed it was for the best to call this incident an accident and prevent another trial. Both men were covering up what really happened for what they believed would be best, but Atticus later followed Heck’s

Writer Oscar Wilde once said “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life” Novels are often prime examples of life imitating art, in many novels a reader can draw a parallel between the novel and their lives. This comparison becomes even more astounding when themes found in everyday life and modern culture can be found in novels written over 60 years ago. A prime example of this is in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. The novel tells the story of Jem and Scout Finch two children who are forced to grow up and face the harsh realities of the world when their dad is chosen to represent a man in one of the biggest cases their small town of Maycomb, Alabama has ever seen. The themes present in To Kill A Mockingbird were relevant when the novel was written and are still relevant today. Themes such as Prejudice, Love and coming of age are present in To Kill A Mockingbird and can still be found today through other novels or just simply through other people's experiences.

Is “To Kill a Mockingbird” about love or racism?Some readers believe the central theme of the story is love and its effects, however, others believe the central theme to be racism and its effects. In my opinion, I believe this story’s central theme is about love. The book has sufficient evidence on how the story is about love. First, in the story, Atticus states plenty of quotes applies to love. In the book, Atticus states, “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” this quote means we should not judge anyone if we have not been through what they have.

In the screenplay To Kill a Mockingbird by Horton Foote, has many themes. One of the big themes is, people often are scared of what they do not understand. This theme is shown with Boo Radley, the Tom Robinson case, and Mr.Ewell. Scout, Jem, and Dill are nervous about going to the Radley house, they are nervous about going because of all the stories they make up about Boo Radley and the stories they hear.

Heck Tate tries to protect Boo Radley in this text excerpt and tries to get Atticus to understand that and why Heck Tate does this. This is the third time that the reader sees Heck Tate as someone other than an authority figure and the second time the reader sees him as a protector; the first time being when Heck Tate warns Atticus of the angry mob that planned to lynch Tom Robinson. Although justice has not been made, avengeance has been served, which is, in a way a form of justice; poetic justice. Heck Tate wants Tom Robinson to ‘bury’ Bob Ewell This cause the reader to firmly believe that Harper Lee wants the reader to take from this

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird the setting takes place in the sleepy southern town of Maycomb during the 1930s. In the town almost everyone is poor because of the depression, from the Finches to the Negroes. Author Harper Lee shows the way of life in this town very vividly and realistically, the racism, and the domestic violence. The town has its own special beliefs and customs, such as the belief that certain families have traits that define them. Three very prominent themes in this book are poverty, racism, and domestic violence.

Jem and Scout show that they love Atticus through their fear of disappointing him. This idea is shown in an exchange between Jem and Scout after they snuck onto the Radley property:

In 1960, Harper Lee published one of the most controversial books of our time. To kill a mockingbird contains three debatable themes; racism, good and evil, and morals. Harper Lee uses three children and rape trial to portray these topics. These themes are present throughout the story of a small Alabama town divided over a rape trial including an African American man and a young white girl. Lee’s novel is still disputed over to this day.