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The Jim Crow South was an era of intense racism and segregation. Jim Crow was more than oppressive laws; it was life as the South knew it. However, underneath the hateful surface, the Jim Crow South is more complicated than it is portrayed. Harper Lee explores these issues in her book, To Kill a Mockingbird. … Read more
“How could they do it, how could they? ” To Kill a Mockingbird is a literary classic written by Harper Lee and released in 1960. The book features iconic protagonists such as Jem and Scout Finch. The children both go through significant character arcs, from learning on their own, having their values exemplified, or learning … Read more
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem shows courage every day to his sibling and friends and other townspeople. Lee tries to show that courage can be defined in many different ways, and that courage doesn’t have to mean that a person is brave, although it can be someone who is brave. Through … Read more
To Kill a Mockingbird, the American classic which throughout the whole text exposed the several stereotypes that existed in our nation decades ago. To Kill a Mockingbird showed in depth stereotypes in the 1930s not only in fictional Maycomb, Alabama but throughout our whole nation at the time. The book emphasized on racial, class, gender, … Read more
Imagine you were put in a tough position, where everybody was cheating on a math test, and you are the one person who knows it is the right thing not to cheat on the test. Would you give in and cheat just because the other people are cheating? Or would you ignore them and take … Read more
Everybody changes. It is an almost universal fact. The protagonist in a very famous Southern literary novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, has changed very much in a span of just three years, certainly a short time to mature. The book starts out with an innocent Scout, 6 years old, and progresses … Read more
Many novels of the past hold powerful themes that could be influential. The memorable novels Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte share some of the themes one would see in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird shows the different prejudices in the 1930’s … Read more
Maturity is not measured by age. It’s an attitude built by experience. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird characters such as Jem and Scout is seen maturing throughout the book because the way they think and feel about someone/something changes as they experience more of the real world. At the beginning of the book, … Read more
Integrity, or the lack of such, is a huge component in the creation of personal beliefs of a person. Those with integrity show compassion and empathy with many of the decisions they make, and they usually have a strong set of morals; they stand up for what they believe in even in the face of … Read more
An Analysis on the Theme of Prejudice in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason. ” It occurs when people assume things towards others based on false or misleading information and external influences, leading to unfair and unjustified biases. Since the dawn of time to the … Read more
Could a perfect society exist in where everyone is treated like equals? Social Justice is a cause that aims to create equality for everyone in the world. However, this aim is prohibited by repressive groups that view only themselves as worthy of ideal lives. These groups try to put down the vulnerable minorities and keep … Read more
Nelson Mandela once said, “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear” (Mandela). Nelson Mandela, one of the most admired world leaders of all time, went through the same journey to … Read more
Most people have somebody that they have faith and courage in. Someone who they can rely on in about every situation. In Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mockingbird, Miss Maudie says, “Whether Maycomb knows it or not, we’re paying the highest tribute we can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It’s … Read more
Society today is quick to stereotype those with a quiet disposition as boring, hermits, misanthropes, inferior, self-conscious, serious, sensitive, shy, lack sociability, lack assertiveness and introversion is considered ‘second-class’ personality trait. Characters such as Atticus Finch in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ published by Harper Lee in 1960 and an influential individual named J. K. Rowling … Read more
To Kill A Mockingbird is a popular book written by a woman by the name of Harper Lee. This books theme was on how the main character, Scout, matured throughout the story. The book starts out telling about Jem, Scouts’ older brother and what he looks like. There are a few things throughout the book … Read more
Introductory 1:Adversity is a common thing amongst the human-race. Almost everyone has had a problem once or twice in their life. For example, not everyone can agree on everything. Arguments amongst people aren’t rare, and almost every person has been a part of one. Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird had this exact adversity in … Read more
After examining the books To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne it is clear that they have many similarities when it comes to the theme of discrimination. In both books theme of discrimination is emphasized by aspects of the plot. This theme helps us to … Read more
In To Kill a Mockingbird, the author Harper Lee, uses different themes to bring a deeper level to each of the characters. Each person helps contributes to the themes through their personality traits. Harper Lee uses the themes of maturity, racism, and loss of innocence in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Many characters including … Read more
Education is the key to human survival To Kill a Mockingbird is the perfect book to ensure that young adults enter the real world prepared for the challenges they will face. Harper Lee shines a light on many important morals that are continuously overlooked in society today. This novel benefits high school students because it … Read more