Similarities Between Kipling And To Kill A Mockingbird

A Coincidental Bond
The relationship between the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and the poem If by Rudyard Kipling is astonishingly similar. Although If was published nearly 140 years before the publishing of To Kill A Mockingbird, many readers have come to the conclusion that If was written based on To Kill A Mockingbird. However, when discovering the dates that each of the pieces were published, it is found that the bond between the two are just mere coincidences. Characters such as Atticus, Jem, and Calpurnia have various traits portrayed in the poem. Lawyer Atticus Finch, as well as a wise yet humble father, seizes a great deal of dilemma and predicaments within To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee created Atticus to appear as a righteous man, especially when looked upon by his children; but also appear as a cunning and confident lawyer. Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus demonstrates that despite the consequences of doing the “right” thing, what is believed to be right is likely the choice one should make. In If by Rudyard Kipling, he describes someone with characteristics similar to Atticus; such as being courageous and honorable. In If, the lines "Or being hated, don't give way to hating, and yet don't look too
In these lines, Rudyard Kipling is inspiring the reader to discover an advanced foundation of reality and provides a source of hope that gives strength to ignore