To Kill A Mockingbird Quotes

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem grow up and learn, over a couple years, that the world is not as forgiving as it once seemed. Men are condemned based on the color of their skin and children are attacked in means of revenge. Bob Ewell accuses Tom Robinson of raping his daughter, when Mayella Ewell was actually beaten by her father. Lies build up and stereotypes grow. The stories of Maycomb are twisted to portray innocents as monsters. Boo Radley is presumed to be a mad man that is locked up in his own home. Reading this book, I have learned a lot about judgment and courage.

In the beginning of the book, Scout and Jem’s biggest fear is Boo Radley. Stories told throughout the town transform the life of Boo Radley into a ghost

Atticus understands the importance of justice and equality. When Atticus is defeated in court, Jem is devastated. He is beginning to comprehend and believe what Atticus does and believes. Before the first chapter begins, there is a quote by Charles Lamb that says, “I suppose, all lawyers were children once.” This quote is connecting Atticus, who is a lawyer, and his child, Jem. This connection helped me to realize that who you grow up with determines who you will be. If Jem was the son of Bob Ewell, he would not have the same beliefs as Atticus; he would think much differently of Tom Robinson and his

In the Hollywood movie, “Hairspray,” which was produced in 1988, and again in 2007, tells a story, based in the 1960’s, about segregation and equality. The main character, a white woman in high school, Tracy Turnblad, gets detention and must serve it with the blacks of her school. As soon as she is faced with this, she is open minded to these students, despite the common belief that blacks were inferior to whites. As the movie plays out, Tracy marches for black rights and stands up for equality among all races. This is also portrayed in To Kill a Mockingbird when Atticus stands up for Tom Robinson and his family. Bob Ewell accuses Tom of raping his daughter, Mayella, unjustly. Unfortunately, even though the town knows Tom is innocent, he is still said to be guilty only because he is black. In Maycomb the dynamics between whites and blacks are similar to the ones in Baltimore, Maryland, in “Hairspray.” This connection shows that it was not just a made up story about inequality; racism was a real problem in the twentieth century. To Kill a Mockingbird is based in a time thirty years prior to “Hairspray,” but the same problems are