In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee talks about discrimination based on gender role, age, and skin color. The characters in this book all have different personalities that influences others. Maycomb, Alabama in 1930’s is where everything happened with slavery and struggling with being poor. The characters Scout, Jem, and Dill had a strong bond and had lots of courage. Shows that justice means other things to other people.
The central idea of To Kill A Mockingbird is Bravery. A quote used in the story that Harper Lee uses to show this central idea is “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” (30/34). This quote shows how some people can be brave. Many of the characters in the story were brave but the three i'm going to focus on are Atticus, Jem, and Arthur also known as “Boo”. Atticus, the father of Jem and Scout was very brave throughout the story.
. People said they were Mayella Ewell's." (Lee 194) The smell and display of the beautiful flowers in the garden still help us to understand the lack of wealth and family. Mayella is trying to be better than the reputation of her family.
Responses to Racism Many stories or novels have a conflict inside pages of the book; it’s necessary part of a book’s story to give the characters something to voice their opinion and their personality on. The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee also has conflicts. The main conflict is between the children and society's norms on racism, especially toward Tom Robinson, a african- american who is suspected of the rape of Mayella Ewell. Dill opposes against the town’s racism openly while in Tom’s trial.
To Kill a Mockingbird The Boot: In the novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, the main character Scout’s lesson learned was the understanding of one through a perspective. The reason behind why I chose the boot is because, “You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them,” (Harper Lee 374). This quote from the novel is important because while Scout is up on the steps of the Radley’s porch, she is taken away into the mind of the Radley’s giving her a new perspective of the previous years and changing her thoughts into complete new ones. In a way this teaches Scout that not everything you see is not always eye-to-eye with what others see, for you can see and interpret an image in one way while someone
Scout could be considered a metaphorical “mockingbird” in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee because of her innocence and her joyful attitude that stays amidst all of the imperfect encounters she has in the book. For example, when Scout is talking with Dill they are discussing the childhood mystery of where babies come from when Dill suggests you order them from a man who rows them across an island and Scout opposes, “That’s a lie. Aunty said God drops ‘em down the chimney. At least that’s what I think she said.” This shows how creative and naive Scout’s mind is because she either believed Aunt Alexandra’s story or, because she had a tendency to “mishear” what people say, she could’ve made it up all on her own.
In this quote, Atticus is telling Jem and Scout what they can and can’t shoot at. The advice from this quote is not simply stated, you have to know the symbolic meaning behind it. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird, mockingbirds are symbolic of innocence. The “mockingbirds” in the story are Jem, Scout, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson. Since they are all innocent people it is a sin to do them wrong.
In the novel ‘To Kill A Mocking Bird’, the townspeople of Maycomb are thought to be narrow-minded, bigoted and hypocritical and it seems like nothing can make such people hear the truth, however is this always the case? “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it,” (pg31). This quote is taken from a conversation between Atticus and Scout, used to explain and enlighten Scout about how to be understanding and consider things from other people’s perspective. This illustrates that Atticus is not a person who posses the characteristics of being narrow-minded, bigoted and hypocritical, but instead takes other peoples values into consideration.
Boo would feel extremely saddened that kids more in danger now, rather than the 1930s, especially because of all the school shootings that are happening right now. He would also feel intensely about mental health, in addition to today’s technology. He could easily adapt to the future, but, he wouldn’t be proud that America is still similar about 90 years later. Everyone who’s read To Kill A Mockingbird knows that he would be saddened by kids being more in danger now especially because he starts to turn more into a father figure as the book goes on.
Picture yourself a lawyer in 1930s Alabama, chosen to defend a black man accused of raping a white woman. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus the father of Jem and Scout is chosen to defend Tom Robinson Accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Atticus wants to set a good example for his children and the prejudice town that he lives in. He also lives his life by the golden rule which is why it makes sense for him to defend Robinson.
“Whenever one person stands up and says, ‘Wait a minute, this is wrong,’ it helps other people to do the same.” (Gloria Steinem) This quote explains that when one person stands up for what is right, other people will see it and hopefully follow in that person's footsteps. Even though it sounds easy to do this, it is very hard. This can be hard because the opposite of this can happen.
“Nobody actually wants to grow up. We just want the freedom to use our youths. ”-Unknown. This quote represents Scouts character. How she wants to understand the world yet she doesn’t want to grow up.
Lola Leonard Mrs.Erdmann English 9 4/21 “To Kill A Mockingbird” Harper Lee uses the quote: “Storms make trees grow deeper roots” This applies to a person because in life people make mistakes, but the good thing is everyone has time and room to grow. Lee references this all throughout her novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird.” Jem and Scout, the kids in the story, grow and become more mature: Also, learning many life lessons along the way. Harper Lee uses a combination of imagery, tone, and, symbolism throughout her book: "To Kill A Mockingbird" to show the idea that being polite and respectful plays a big part in maturing
The Reflection of To Kill a Mockingbird I’m choosing the quote, “You never really understand a person until you’ve considered his point of view… until you climb into their skin and walk around in it.” It’s from the book called To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. As a modern day society, we have become increasingly judgmental to those who are less fortunate As a society, we’ve grown to the point where we’re being judged by how we look,what we have, and by who we are. This can lead to many bad things, such as being judged because you have old outdated clothes, or not having the latest items.
Personal Statement 10 years ago, I had a dream that I was a neuroscientist who was working on helping children with mental disability. After that dream it has been my goal and determination to make that dream come to pass. Since I was a child I have always dreamed of being able to work with the future generation of this world. Being able to help children that are not able to help themselves is my goal in life. At the age of 12 I was babysitting and volunteering at children’s hospital and centers.
