“To Kill A Mockingbird”, a story by Harper Lee, tells the tale of a young girl named Scout. She lives with her father Atticus Finch, who is a lawyer, and her older brother Jem in Maycomb, Alabama. This story follows Scout through the journey of growing up over the time period of a few years, and also shows us her learning some very crucial life lessons. Its summer in Maycomb, Alabama when Scout and Jem get a new next door neighbor Dill , who lives with his aunt during the summer. The three children become interested in Boo Radley, who was a neighbor who had gotten in trouble with the police when he was young and his father kept him trapped inside the house as his punishment. Later his father died but Boo had still not been out of his …show more content…
Since this story was set in the 1930’s racism and discrimination were still bug issues. Atticus knows that is the case and knows that there's not much hope for winning this case, but still agrees to defend him in court. Scout and Jem do get teased to some degree due to the fact that their father is defending a black man accused of rape. Infact Scout almost gets into a fight at school because kids are teasing them about it. Atticus tells Scout “You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don't you let 'em get your goat. Try fighting' with your head for a change“ (101). When the trial begins people gather from all around to see what this case is to bring. Tom has lots of evidence against him such as bruises all over her face. As Atticus interrogates Mayella, he ask why she had bruises on the right side of her face, when Tom lost the use of his left hand as a child. Atticus accuses her father of beating her, and that makes Mayella mad because Atticus was not accusing the black man. As the case progresses, many defend Tom and take up for him saying what a good person and also what a hard worker he was. Mayella keeps pleading her case as victim and eventually Tom is accused guilty by a jury of all white people. It seems very clear that Tom is not guilty, but since racism was still
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee. It is a story that tells of two children, Jem and Scout, growing up in the times of discrimination, depression, and racism. All throughout the novel, Scout tells about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney, defending a black man accused of raping a white woman. The semi-autobiographical novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee uses the characterization of Atticus to show equality and reveals that no one should judge people without knowing their story.
The book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is about the point of view of a 6-year old little girl named Scout (Jean Louise Finch). She watches sorrowful events unfold with her brother Jem as her father, Atticus Finch, tries to prove Tom Robinson, a black man, innocent of an unjustified case of rape.
Have you ever read a book and thought to yourself that's a great book? To Kill a Mockingbird is one of those kind of books. It has a great message and is all around great read. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee it talks about a little girl named “Scout”, A little boy named “Jem”, and their dad Atticus Finch who is a lawyer. This book takes place in Maycomb County in Alabama. To Kill a Mockingbird should still be taught today.
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story of racial prejudice and social class set in a time when such narrow-mindedness was considered acceptable and apart of every day life in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. Narrated and based around Scout (Jean Louise) Finch and the many ordeals she and her brother (Jem) face in the years of their growing up; out of the childhood innocence they once possessed to realise the true evils of their community and shed false pretences surrounding the innocence of two such characters as Boo Radley and Tom Robinson for which the community of Maycomb had long
Atticus becomes the attorney for him and tries his best to prove his innocence, which is harder than usual because of his race. The jury, as well as other members of the community, view Tom as strictly a black rather than a true person. Atticus teaches his children to accept everyone, so they do not understand why Tom loses in the end when he is clearly innocent. Both Jem and Scout find it unusual for someone to be hating the blacks. Calpurnia is constantly with them and they appreciate her as a person despite her being black. Tom is found guilty and put into jail, despite the truth being on his side. “Scout discovers that in her world it is not fact that matters within a situation but the color of one’s skin; truth is on Tom’s side, but the inexorable power of racism is on Mayella’s” (Gonzalez 1). This expresses the social status of blacks in relation to others in the community. The Ewells live next to and rely on the garbage dump to make it through the day, but they have higher authority than a hard working black man (Gonzalez
To Kill A Mockingbird is a modern literature novel published by Harper Lee to describe the events of the 1930s. Lee revolves the literature around a six-year-old, literate girl name Jean-Louise Finch, commonly known as Scout, who lives in a compact populated city of Maycomb, Alabama. Since the classic historical novel associates to the time period of 1930, the literature exhibits dismantled early thoughts of the South. Scout, being exposed to unadulterated talk from Southerners as well as the whispers of the town, receives information very quickly as a curious child. Lee wants to communicate progressively, Scout is exposed to countless mature situations from her curiosity. She in result gradually starts to be deprived of her innocence to display the advancement of a young girl.
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression; the protagonist for the novel is Jean-Louise Finch or Scout due to her observations and questions throughout the novel. Scout lives with her father- Atticus, her older brother- Jem, and Calpurnia- the cook and caretaker of the Finch children. Due to Atticus, a white lawyer, defending Tom Robinson, a black man who is accused of beating and raping Mayella Ewell, few are supportive of him, such as Scout, Jem, and Miss. Maudie. Thus, Scout and Jem must face complications, such as the verdict of the trial, Boo Radley, and the incident with Bob Ewell to mature and leave the innocent views they previously had.
In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the story is told by a young girl called Jean-Louise Finch but also known as Scout aged five at the start of the book almost turning six who in the book is quite unique as she could read at the age of six and understand her fathers profession as a lawyer. The story is about Scout growing up in the southern state of Alabama in a small town called Maycomb with her brother Jem and her father called Atticus who is the lawyer. The main theme of the book is about Atticus defending a black man called Tom Robinson and he is accused of raping a white girl called Mayella Ewell and how it affects her, in the book she learns about racism and prejudice and the struggle of black men in life and she also
o Kill a Mockingbird is set in the small, rural town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the early 1930s. The character of Atticus Finch, Scout's father, was based on Lee's own father, a liberal Alabama lawyer and statesman who frequently defended African Americans within the racially prejudiced Southern legal system. Scout and her brother Jem are raised by their father and by Calpurnia, an African-American housekeeper who works for the family. Scout and Jem meet and befriend seven-year-old Dill Harris, a boy who has arrived in Maycomb to stay with his aunt for the summer. Lee has stated that the character of Dill is based on young Truman Capote, a well-known Southern writer and childhood friend. Together with Dill, Scout and Jem make a game of observing “Boo” Radley, a town recluse who has remained inside his house for fifteen years, trying to provoke him to come outside. Local myth holds that Boo eats live squirrels and prowls the streets at night, and the children's perception of him is colored by such tales. In the fall, Dill returns to his family in the North and Scout enters the first grade. Scout and Jem begin to discover mysterious objects, designed to intrigue children, hidden in a tree on the Radley property.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a historical fiction book written by Harper Lee. Scout Finch and her brother Jem Finch live in sleepy Maycomb County Alabama around the 1930s. The pair soon meet Dill, the nephew of Aunt Rachel, who becomes their summer friend. They soon become obsessed with their mysterious neighbor who seldom is seen in public, named Boo Radley. Their father, Atticus, is one of the town lawyers who takes on case that changes the children’s lives. This culminates in their eventual understanding of the mysterious events in Maycomb county that cause discord among its residents.
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird we experience the world during the time period 1933-1935 through the eyes of a young girl named Scout. Scout is the main character, she lives in Maycomb, Alabama with her brother Jem and Father Atticus. As the story goes on we see how Scout grows older and learns life lessons along the way. The author uses Scout to send messages to the reader and express her point of view on topics such as racial injustice, gender roles, and what life would be like as a kid during the 1930s.
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is a story about a young girl named Louise “Scout” Finch and her older brother Jeremy (AKA Jem)’s life in the “tired old town” of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. The story starts off by Scout explaining the events that lead to her brother, Jem, breaking his arm. Scout and Jem lived with their father, Atticus Finch, a lawyer in Maycomb County, and their cook Calpurnia. Scout’s mother died when she was two, so she didn’t have much memory of her.
People can have a variety of different personalities. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a novel containing love, humor, as well as drama, and is written by Harper Lee. The novel’s narrator and protagonist is Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Throughout the novel, Scout learns about racism and to always keep her head high. Scout’s different features create her unique character and make her stand out from the other kids in Maycomb. She’s a tomboy, she’s smart for her age, and she’s tough, but loving.
Scout begins the film being six years old and living in the fictional Alabama town of Maycomb with her brother Jeremy “Jem” Finch and her widowed father Atticus Finch, who is the towns lawyer. The film follows Scout through three summers in the 1930s, during which her father defends a black man on trial for beating and raping a white woman. Another major event emphasized in To Kill a Mockingbird is the children’s interest in Arthur “Boo” Radley, a recluse in their neighborhood who the children, spurred on by town rumors of him having attacked his family when he was young, are afraid of and confused by until the end of the movie, where he saves Scout and Jem from an attack. Throughout the film we see Scout, a rambunctious “tomboy” who enjoys playing with her brother and summer neighbor Dill, go through childhood in a time plagued with racism, the Great Depression, and restricting gender roles.
To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the small, rural town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the early 1930s. The character of Atticus Finch, Scout's father, was based on Lee's own father, a liberal Alabama lawyer and statesman who frequently defended African Americans within the racially prejudiced Southern legal system. Scout and her brother Jem are raised by their father and by Calpurnia, an African-American housekeeper who works for the family. Scout and Jem meet and befriend seven-year-old Dill Harris, a boy who has arrived in Maycomb to stay with his aunt for the summer. Lee has stated that the character of Dill is based on young Truman Capote, a well-known Southern writer and childhood friend. Together with Dill, Scout and Jem make a game of observing Boo Radley, a town recluse who has remained inside his house for fifteen years, trying to provoke him to come outside. Local myth holds that Boo eats live squirrels and prowls the streets at night, and the children's perception of him is colored by such tales. In the fall, Dill returns to his family in the North and Scout enters the first grade. Scout and Jem begin to discover mysterious objects, designed to intrigue children, hidden in a tree on the Radley property.