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To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee: Character Analysis

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee can be found on highschool shelves sixty years after it was written. Harper Lee sets the story during The Great Depression in the 1930’s, and teaches the reader many lessons about racism and equality. Atticus, Jem and Scout’s father, teaches egalitarianism between African Americans and whites in a small town called Maycomb, Alabama, through his work as a lawyer in a criminal trial. The author also uses the characterization of Jem to convey kindness, family protection and acceptance. This is seen through Jem’s interactions with others, the way he is protective of his sister, and the way he learns to value his father. In part one of the book, Harper Lee demonstrates Jem’s kindness in his interactions
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