To Kill A Mockingbird Page 3

The fiction novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee explores many issues and concerns such as maturation and morals and ethics . Lee uses the character such as Jem, Scout and Atticus Finch to help convey these notions and concerns. Jem and Scout take us through their journey of maturation. While then we learn…

Atticus: To being with, this case should never have come to trial. We are looking at an innocent man here, one whom the prosecution has not conjured up enough evidence to make this man guilty. We must, as moral people, take ourselves out of our bodies, and place our minds into another man’s mind, a…

In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, the narrator stresses that Maycomb County’s sole concern was fear itself. This highlights fear’s importance in the novel as it influences the actions of the townspeople. The quote specifically indicates that Maycomb County residents were troubled solely by their own irrational fears, particularly their fear of the black…

During the great depression in the south, Jem and Scout encounter various individuals whom they form their own perceptions of, some of which are ultimately proven false. Included in their misjudgments are Boo Radley, Mrs. Dubose, and Atticus. Initially, Scout is frightened of Boo Radley, and Jem and Dill’s curiosity about him prompts them to…

1)What were the four major ‘classes’ in Maycomb society like and how did they relate to each other and why? The four major classes in Maycomb were the Townsfolk, the Cunninghams, the Ewells and the Negroes. The townsfolk were a snobby bunch who spent their time spreading gossip. They were generally more educated and richer…

2. Atticus is overall a great father, as he supposedly doesn’t keep his children in the dark about anything they want to know, and gives them the respect, privacy, and trust he would an adult, while aware that they are children and that there’s stuff they do not know yet, and shouldn’t know. He is…

Harper Lee explores the concept of childhood through the perspective of six-year-old Scout – Jean Louise Finch. In “To Kill A Mockingbird,” the book is narrated from a child’s viewpoint, capturing their observations and imagination. By employing the voice of a child, Lee effectively portrays the events of the story without any biased opinions. Consequently,…

In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Atticus, Scout’s father, advises her and Jem to aim at tin cans in the backyard instead of birds. However, he acknowledges that they will likely target birds, especially blue jays. He allows them to shoot as many blue jays as they desire as long as they can’t hit…

The passage I am analysing is: “What you want Lula?” she asked, in tones I had never heard her use. She spoke quietly and contemptuously. “I wants to know why you bringin’ white chillum to nigger church” At the start of the passage, Calpurnia asks Lula (a black Negro woman who despises white people)”what you…

Stereotypes of Women She’s blond so she must be dumb. She is not dressed very feminine so she must be a man-hating lesbian. He is fat so he must be lazy. He has fashion sense so he must be gay. He is wearing a turban so he must be a terrorist. These are just a…