Historical Influences on To Kill A Mockingbird In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird there are several relations to times in history. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch‚ she teaches about her father Atticus Finch‚ an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man accused of rape‚ killed. He needs to balance what is morally right and what the local community desires. He ends up losing the case because Whites were superior to Blacks in all cases. Several historical events have
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To Kill a Mockingbird “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around it” says Atticus.(Lee‚ 30) In Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ racism is shown as a big part through the eyes of a modest little girl named Scout. Scout learns numerous things by trying to learn something from another person’s perspective. She tries to think of things that could have happened if racism didn’t exists and how people would
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”(Shakespeare SearchQuotes). In Harper Lee’s unforgettable novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the innocence of children is the key to communicating several significant aspects of the story. The novel is narrated by Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch‚ who relays the story of a series of events involving social issues that take place in the quiet town of Maycomb County during her childhood in the 1930’s. Harper Lee establishes a distinct narrative voice for Scout through the use of her adult narration reflecting upon childhood
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In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch is a small town lawyer and a single parent raising two children. Atticus is a strong‚ intelligent‚ white male in his forties. He was raised in a Christian home and believes in treaty people fairly and with respect. Even though Atticus is a lawyer‚ he does not make much money in the town that he lives. He is not necessarily poor but he does not have much money either. His life revolves around his children and he loves them dearly
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ social class is crucial to everything‚ from respect to survival‚ especially during the crude 1930’s in the southern state of Alabama. With the country still recovering from World War 1‚ The Stock Market Crash of 1929‚ the Great Depression and even the Civil War‚ nobody is in the clear of tough economic times‚ crime‚ and for most‚ poverty. However‚ caucasians with a more reliable profession that contained no manual labor such as Atticus Finch‚ a wise‚ noble‚ reliable and
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idea is shown many times throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ through the many experiences that the main characters go through. There are many things that Scout must learn to see through the hardship of the court case her dad called Atticus agrees to fight. A black man named Tom Robinson is accused of raping a 19 year old girl by her dad‚ called Bob Ewell. There are many other experiences that are eye opening to both Jem and Scout. In her novel‚ it shows the idea of growing into
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD WHAT LESSON SCOUT LEARNS In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the main character Jean Louise Finch (AKA Scout) learns a lot of lessons. But I think the lesson she learns can be categorized in 3 categories‚ which are life‚ people and society. Scout learns 3 important things about life in the book. One thing she learns is that life is unfair. She experiences this in a court case with her dad defending a black man named Tom Robinson who is accused for raping
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In Harper Lee’s book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus is displayed as the mockingbird because he shows courage and confidence by putting his marbles all in basket; the mockingbird is pure‚ which is another characteristic Atticus shows by always making the right choice‚ and showing his true colors and never hiding who he is‚ accepting others as well as himself; always being the best mockingbird.Atticus describes his plea for justice by saying‚”[I] am confident that you gentlemen will review without
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To Kill A Mockingbird In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a tremendous amount of developement occurs as both Jem and Scout mature from a somewhat childish innocence into respected members of the community. The children’s perceptions of Calpurnia‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Boo Radley are a direct affiliation to how the two Finch children view Maycomb and the prejudice behavior which it posses. Being children‚ Scout and Jem have the simple duties of a minor‚ which is to have fun and to stay out of trouble. But along
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To Kill a Mocking bird by Harper Lee is about the journey of Jean Louise Scout’ Finch‚ an innocent good hearted five year old child with no experiences with the evils of the world. Through out the novel Scout grows and learns as she encounters the world in new light as she grows up during the depression in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama in the USA. Harper Lee intentionally directs the reader to take the point of view of Scout so they can experience the unbiased perspective of her. Lee manipulates
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