Uncontrollable Events In To Kill A Mockingbird

The people we surround ourselves with will eventually greatly influence how we develop and change over time. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird we follow a young girl named Jean Louise Finch or commonly known as Scout. As she goes through life she comes across many events that will being to shape how her character will turn out to be. Her moral decisions and reactions to the controversial events that occur, play a big role in the way she develops as a person.

When real life problems are seen from the perspective of a child, they often change the child in dramatic ways. Such is the case in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, a story narrated by a young girl living in Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. The young girl, Scout, lives with her brother and father, a lawyer who is defending a black man accused of raping a woman from town. In the beginning of the story Scout spends her time playing silly games around the house and yard with her brother Jem and neighbor Dill. As she becomes more aware of the social bias and racial tensions that are building in the small town, Scout and her world begin to change. Although Scout may not fully understand the ins and outs of the real world, she

Marcus Zwingle Megan LoBello English 1 AV 2 April 2024. When people mature, they get a better understanding of the world and learn to be empathetic to others. The book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story about a girl named Scout Finch experiencing many serious situations at a young age during the Great Depression in the early 1930s. Scout faces many difficult situations in the book, and when she is younger she doesn’t know how to properly react and she tends to resort to physical violence instead of finding another solution. In Harper Lee's book To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout is immature but later on she starts to show maturity as she gets older and goes through more experiences.

Chinese philosopher, politician and teacher Confucius once said “the perfecting of one’s self is the fundamental base of all progress and moral development.” To grow and mature into a skilled and sensible human being, young children like the protagonist Scout Finch need to experience adversity through challenges of their own and understand other people’s difficulties to understand societal norms and the effect they have on certain people. Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” is a 1930’s coming of age novel about the height of the Jim Crow Era and the Great Depression in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. A young girl named Scout Finch who is the protagonist starts out as an innocent, curious and immature child who knows hardly anything about

From the classic story of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Dill, Scout and Jem are installers of chaos in Maycomb, Alabama. They introduced change to Maycomb’s orderly societal system with their unique personalities, unconventional raisings, and ever questioning minds. When Scout disregarded the importance of family lineage, Dill questioned Maycomb’s racist ways, and Jem learned about the ways of the town with little guidance, the societal order of Maycomb was disrupted

As a child grows, many people influence their development as a person. Some people impact more than others, and a select few really leave their mark. In Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” several characters play this role. Among them, Miss Maudie Atkinson, a woman who proves herself a strong character, prevails as the one who has the greatest impact on Scout Finch, the protagonist of this novel. As Scout matures and grows up, her views on the world around her change. Through subtle yet effective ways, Miss Maudie teaches Scout many life lessons about being humble, judging, and attitude, all of which ultimately have a great effect on the kind of person Scout develops into and her outlook on the world.

In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, ties a series of themes that form together and give the reader insight to the struggles of understanding the human condition from the point of view of children as they progress through their coming-of-age era. The narrator, Scout Finch, gradually matures throughout the context in chapter three. Scout acknowledges a lesson which falls along the lines of understanding things from a different point of view given by her father Atticus Finch who teaches her how society in the South would engage in the various situation that occurs in the town of Maycomb. In this novel, Lee uses Scout’s lesson of understanding a person until viewing things from their perspective to expand upon the theme, society

“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.” (Chapter 3 TKAM). This essential piece of advice from Atticus guides Scout through the her journey of growing up and helps her develop an enriched sense of self, she understands that not everyone around her is the same. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee portrays children all being raised in the same small town while having completely different backgrounds and morals. Harper Lee’s book illustrates how the varying aspects of a child's life affects their behavior and outlook on life. Surroundings, Family, and financial status all play a big role in how the children were prepared to be active, responsible,

As we follow 5-year-old Scout Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, we experience all her adventures and misgivings throughout her life. Throughout the book, we follow Scout on a pathway to maturity, shown through her personal perspective on the world around her and her morals developing and changing with each adventure she goes through. In other words, Scout comes into contact with events and people that change her perspective of the world, from her next door neighbor to a stranger charged with a capital offense, Scout learns that the world and everyone in it are not what it seems.

As people age, they usually experience new ideas and changes. When humans move past obstacles or learn new things, they grow mentally and emotionally. This development of character and maturity is strongly displayed in Harper Lee’s beloved novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, in which a young girl named Scout, her brother Jem, and the people of Maycomb experience racism and discrimination. Scout’s father, Atticus, guides them through this journey as he teaches his children and the members of his community important morals and life lessons. By demonstrating his own qualities and virtues, Atticus Finch teaches Scout, Jem, and the citizens of Maycomb the significance of love, courage, and justice.

During an individual’s childhood, culture and morals have a dramatic effect on the outcome of the person as an adult. In Harper Lee’s classic To Kill A Mockingbird, she writes the novel based on a young girl’s point of view to exemplify the racial prejudice that occurred throughout Maycomb, Alabama. Scout Finch, the narrator, goes through situations with multiple characters during the novel that show Lee’s perspective on The Great Depression time period. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee stresses the theme of innocence destroyed by evil using several characters symbolized as mockingbirds, analyzing the characters’ morals, and detailing the Tom Robinson court case.

When a child so pure and innocent witnesses the most savage of events before her, she would have to spend the rest of her life facing the world’s harshest realities yearning for the innocence that she once felt during her childhood. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, it follows the coming of age of the narrator of the story, Scout, and her older brother, Jem, witnessing a wave of controversies on how people react to racism and prejudice. Whether it’s among races or social classes, angry altercations occur between both parties, and while some, more than others, retort to hostile acts. Atticus on the other hand, wants to put a stop to the intense aversion that has been going on in Maycomb for years, in concern for his town’s future.

While one of the main themes of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is understanding another human’s perspective, it also happens to be a lesson that Atticus Finch, one of the main characters, teaches his children throughout the book. The story's protagonist, Scout, is a young girl from Alabama, whose father, Atticus, is asked to defend an African-American man who is charged with rape. The southern way of life during The Great Depression will not allow Tom Robinson a fair trial, and Scout and her brother Jem are forced to deal with a country’s ignorance and racist attitudes. Although Atticus Finch is consumed by one of the greatest challenges of his career, the lessons he teaches his children in the wake of

It is shocking how fast the effects of life can change the way a person views the world. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee tells the story of the lives of two children, Jem and Scout, and their family during the depression. Lee gives many insights to a family during the Great Depression. Lee addresses real problems that happened in the 1930’s. The narrator, Scout, tells the story of how her brother broke her arm and the events that led up to it; the story spans out over two years. Throughout the course of the novel a young

Growing up in prejudiced town is not the ideal place for any family to reside in, yet alone a young, naive girl oblivious to the hatred around her. Jean Louise Finch, also known as “Scout”, is a young girl growing up in a prejudiced county called Maycomb in Alabama. As she ages, she encounters three major role models and their specific, significant lessons concerning the conflicts in Maycomb, Alabama. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper E. Lee, Calpurnia, Miss Maudie, and Atticus shape Scout’s character by teaching her to be accepting, optimistic, and resilient against those who harm the helpless.