“To Kill A Mockingbird” is a novel by Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. The book is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s. The story is told through the eyes of Scout Finch, a six-year-old girl. She lives with her father, Atticus … Read more
Atticus Finch is one of the most well-known fictional fathers in American literature. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, features Atticus as a moral compass for his children and the town of Maycomb, Alabama. Despite being faced with racism and hate, Atticus remains an upstanding father and citizen. In the novel, Atticus is faced … Read more
“To Kill a Mockingbird” is a novel by Harper Lee that was published in 1960. The novel centers around the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, and its residents during the 1930s. “To Kill a Mockingbird” deals with racial inequality and social injustice. Racial inequality was a major issue in the United States during the 1930s. … Read more
To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee that was first published in 1960. The novel was adapted into a film in 1962, directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. There are several key differences between the film and the novel. One difference is that the novel takes place … Read more
My nose was nearly hafa’ foot in the ground after I failed to scurry away from Scout Finch in the schoolyard. Scouts hand plowed me into the soil with as much force as a truck. At least itad’ felt like that at the time. “Stop it Scout, c’mon Scout, let ’em go. ” The voice … Read more
Vocabulary: Piety The quality of being religious or reverent. Everyone during this time was very religious Pg. 4 Strictures A restriction on a person or activity. The restriction on people’s everyday actions Pg. 4 Impotent Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless. The people were helpless to their situations Pg. 4 Taciturn (Of a … Read more
In recent cases such as Treyvon Martin, it is evident that justice is being denied to innocent black men, an issue that has raised awareness for far to long. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Nelle Harper Lee, was written in 1960. In this novel, the man falsely accused of raping a white woman has no … Read more
“Come on,” I whispered. We ran across the square until we were hidden from view. Why the heck was Atticus was hangin’ ’round the jailhouse this time at night? Only thing ’round here at this time were the niggers. But, I was proven wrong when shadowy silhouettes got out of cars in pairs and walked … Read more
False Accusations One of the most talked about topics in the U. S. is the criminal justice system. The U. S. is directly targeting and punishing African-American than white people (Alternet. org). This topic has been talked about for many years. In To Kill a Mockingbird and The Crucible, both authors talk about justice. They … Read more
Tom Robinson and the Scottsboro Boys: Victims of a Racist Society in the 1930s It is shocking how a country has the audacity to proclaim an innocent person guilty while knowing the truth. People are so suddenly blinded by their biased opinions and can’t seem to accept the truth. This is shown in the The … Read more
In today’s society many men, women and children have been a victim or guilty of being prejudice towards others because of their differences. Prejudice is a preconceived opinion; that is not based on reason or actual experience. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, prejudice is one of the main themes. Lee … Read more
Judgemental. Realization. Acceptance. These are three important factors which caused Scout to change her outlook on the world. She goes from judging Boo Radley, to realising he was not what everyone thought. Then she began to understand she should not base her thoughts on someone purely off what others have told her. In Harper Lee’s, … Read more
In “To Kill a Mockingbird”, written by Harper Lee in 1960, racial discrimination is shown as a significant theme, as a result of the time and place setting of the novel- where prejudice towards the Negro community was commonly demonstrated. A character who plays a major part in this issue is Calpurnia, the Negro maid … Read more
Set in a small Alabaman town in the 1940s, the novels strength lies in demonstrating how bigotry works through stereotyping. Slap a label on thats a general condemnation and then you neednt look at the unique human being behind it. The title of the book pinpoints this theme: to kill a mockingbird, says one of … Read more