To what extent is ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ a critique of the values promoted in Maycomb society? Maycomb County is its own little world‚ made of real people but it reflects the wider world of America in terms of its attitudes‚ issues and characters. It‚ the microcosm which reflects the macrocosm of America‚ such as the way blacks are regarded and treated. The story is told from a viewpoint of a growing 6 year old child‚ Scout Finch. So we are seeing situations from an innocent ‘eye’‚ ‘she
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greatly influenced by her home in Maycomb County. Scouts perspectives and personality changes throughout the book from beginning to end and is left with new opinions and views of her home and the people living there. Gender structure in Maycomb County has affected Scout dramatically. Scout grew up around men and never really knew her mother. A female figure is important in a girl’s life to be able to influence and teach them. According to the people of Maycomb or just general society in the 1950s
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the charter Atticus. one of the main characters. He’s the father of two children Scout and Jem. He’s a lawyer in the fictional town called Maycomb. He is a very respected man throughout the town everyone knows him and he knows everyone due to their small population. He is on top of of his social class. And dedicates his life to make his kids not catch “the maycomb disease” which is racism and he thinks everyone is
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family for many years. The first Finches to make a living away from the farm were Scout’s father‚ Atticus Finch‚ who became a lawyer in the nearby town of Maycomb‚ and his brother‚ Jack Finch‚ who went to medical school in Boston. Their sister‚ Alexandra Finch‚ stayed to run the Landing. A successful lawyer‚ Atticus makes a solid living in Maycomb‚ a tired‚ poor‚ old town in the grips of the Great Depression. He lives with Jem and Scout on Maycomb’s main residential street. Their cook‚ an old black
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Harper Lee. The story’s main theme is about racial discrimination and gender inequality. It used a child’s point of view to tell the story so I can throw myself into the main character Scout. Thanks to her naivety‚ the injustice and the hypocrisy of Maycomb folks are enhanced. The most exciting part of the story is the fight in the court. Scout’s father is a lawyer and he is trying to fight for a black man. Although I expect there will be a courageous character to stand up and correct the bias but it
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Character Development Major characters exponentially develop mentally and morally by interacting with minor characters‚ society‚ and applying the themes of the story to their lives. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird the reader can see the protagonist of the story‚ Scout Finch‚ mature from her child like mentality and thoughts to become a strong feminine character with high morals. This is achieved through the characters and situations in her life that influence her
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shown through the Maycomb community‚ the Tom Robinson trial‚ and Boo Radley. As Scout’s cousin told her‚ "He’s nothing but a n*****-lover!" (Lee‚ 94). Segregation could be noticed not only in the Maycomb County‚ but in the whole Alabama state‚ and the rest of Southern USA. Black people could not ’mingle’ with the whites and their children attended separate schools. Adults socialized at places where they wouldn’t be noticed or bother the whites (ex. the black church in Maycomb). They each had their
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sums up some themes Harper lee refers to in the novel such as racial prejudice‚ morality‚ injustice and maturity. The trial is the backbone of the novel‚ and was an effective way to for the author to show that racism was present in the society of Maycomb and its relationship with the novel becomes apparent. Shortly before the trial begins‚ Scout has made Mr Cunningham “stand in someone else’s shoes” by singling him out of the lynching mob and getting him to view the Tom Robinson case from the view
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a small 1930’s town called Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ and the symbol of the mockingbird within this town illustrates the undeserved punishments of some and the enlightenments of others. The mockingbird is a symbol of innocence and compassion. Several characters living in Maycomb‚ such as Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚ and Jem Finch‚ are symbolized by mockingbirds because of their innocence and the love they show to those around them. Miss Maudie‚ an older woman living in Maycomb‚ helps describe to Scout what
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during which the main characters undergo significant changes. Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their father Atticus in the fictitious town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Maycomb is a small‚ close-knit town‚ and every family has its social station depending on where they live‚ who their parents are‚ and how long their ancestors have lived in Maycomb. A widower‚ Atticus raises his children by himself‚ with the help of kindly neighbors and a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Scout and Jem almost instinctively
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