Examples Of Greed In To Kill A Mockingbird
Jeffrey Luu
10/17/12
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Mr. Day
A Sinful Journey Killing a harmless innocent soul who chooses to do right over wrong is considered a sin. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird this innocent life is represented by a mockingbird. With the addition of these “mockingbirds,” the theme of the story as well as the meaning is better explained and understood by readers. Throughout the novel there are no real mockingbirds being killed. However, there are a number of characters used as symbolic mockingbirds such as; Jem, Atticus, and Tom Robinson. Author Harper Lee also sends a message to the readers about how society and humans interact with one another. The novel also opens up about reality and informs readers about respect, understanding, …show more content…
One of these messages is society, and social rankings throughout the world. For example, this miniature town of Maycomb has their own social ranking. This ranking changes the view and minds of everyone, because of this ranking people are treated differently. “There’s four kinds of folks in the world. There’s the ordinary kind like us and the neighbors, there’s the kind like the Cunninghams out in the woods, the kind like the Ewell down at the dump, and the Negros.” (Chapter 23 Page: 226 Paragraph: 2). This shows that Harper Lee is trying to show real life social rankings by developing a miniature one in the novel. It also shows how some people can use this ranking scale as a judgment of others and it can also be used to segregate and discriminate others in reality. Some examples include times of slavery or the French government, and why the French wanted to rebel. Harper Lee also shows human interaction by giving an example of humans repeating what they see or hear. For instance, in the story Francis calls Atticus a “nigger-lover,” because he heard it from his Grandma. “Grandma says it’s bad enough he lets you all run wild, but now he’s turned out a nigger-lover we’ll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again.” (Chapter 9 Page: 83 Paragraph: 2). This is an example of human interaction as well an example of social ranking. In the quote Francis speaks as if African Americans are lower class then he is and he talks trash about them and that defending one is like committing a sin. This is an example of human interaction because Francis heard what grandma said and repeated it. It also shows how people naturally spread rumors and gossip. The message sent by the theme is what you do will always comeback to get you, sort of like karma. “Somehow, I could think of nothing but Mr. Bob Ewell saying he’d get Atticus if it took him the rest of his life.
10/17/12
p.2
Mr. Day
A Sinful Journey Killing a harmless innocent soul who chooses to do right over wrong is considered a sin. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird this innocent life is represented by a mockingbird. With the addition of these “mockingbirds,” the theme of the story as well as the meaning is better explained and understood by readers. Throughout the novel there are no real mockingbirds being killed. However, there are a number of characters used as symbolic mockingbirds such as; Jem, Atticus, and Tom Robinson. Author Harper Lee also sends a message to the readers about how society and humans interact with one another. The novel also opens up about reality and informs readers about respect, understanding, …show more content…
One of these messages is society, and social rankings throughout the world. For example, this miniature town of Maycomb has their own social ranking. This ranking changes the view and minds of everyone, because of this ranking people are treated differently. “There’s four kinds of folks in the world. There’s the ordinary kind like us and the neighbors, there’s the kind like the Cunninghams out in the woods, the kind like the Ewell down at the dump, and the Negros.” (Chapter 23 Page: 226 Paragraph: 2). This shows that Harper Lee is trying to show real life social rankings by developing a miniature one in the novel. It also shows how some people can use this ranking scale as a judgment of others and it can also be used to segregate and discriminate others in reality. Some examples include times of slavery or the French government, and why the French wanted to rebel. Harper Lee also shows human interaction by giving an example of humans repeating what they see or hear. For instance, in the story Francis calls Atticus a “nigger-lover,” because he heard it from his Grandma. “Grandma says it’s bad enough he lets you all run wild, but now he’s turned out a nigger-lover we’ll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again.” (Chapter 9 Page: 83 Paragraph: 2). This is an example of human interaction as well an example of social ranking. In the quote Francis speaks as if African Americans are lower class then he is and he talks trash about them and that defending one is like committing a sin. This is an example of human interaction because Francis heard what grandma said and repeated it. It also shows how people naturally spread rumors and gossip. The message sent by the theme is what you do will always comeback to get you, sort of like karma. “Somehow, I could think of nothing but Mr. Bob Ewell saying he’d get Atticus if it took him the rest of his life.