Pyper Stowe Ms. Andrews English 1 April 20, 2023 Have you ever judged a book by its cover? I'm pretty sure we all have at one time or another. In our novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee tells a story about Scout and Jem who navigate through a harsh world of significant coming-of-age moments. It all happens in the southern state of Alabama, inside the fictional town of Maycomb. At this time of the Great Depression, stock markets crashed, racism was rampant, and people had to live off of their land to survive. Ultimately, Scout and Jem learn that you can't judge a book by it's cover when their father, Atticus takes on a case where a black man named Tom Robinson is accused of raping a white women. The theme of prejudice and discrimination allows them to maneuver through life's hardships and grow at the same time. In Chapter 11, the literary elements include: setting, conflict, and character development. First, Jem gets in big trouble for destroying Mrs.Dubose's flowers. Atticus confronts Jem and says, “Are you responsible for this?” (Lee 119). When Atticus finds out he was surprised …show more content…
Dubose. Jem says to Ms Dubose, “My sister ain't dirty and I ain't scared of you,” ( Lee 122). Jem already knows that she's mean but it's starting to aggravate him more and more each time she says something mean. Jem says, “Her face was the color of a dirty pillowcase, and the corners of her mouth glistened with wet, which inched like a glacier down the deep grooves enclosing her chin” (Lee 122). Jem and Scout start to notice more and more about Ms.Dubose as they get closer, like she doesn't look the same close up. When they get home they talk to Atticus about what they realized about Ms. Dubose, and Atticus said, “She can't help that. When people are sick they dont look nice sometimes" (Lee 123). Atticus tries to explain to Jem and Scout that people aren’t always going to be