The title of the book is To Kill a Mockingbird. The reason it’s called To Kill a Mockingbird is because Atticus says “It’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird”. A Mockingbird is best described as a bird that doesn’t hurt anyone, does not attempt to hurt anyone, sings for enjoyment, tires to help, and has nothing but innocence. There are many “Mockingbirds” in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. The two characters that really stood out to me as the Mockingbirds were Atticus Finch and Calpurnia. These two characters

To Kill a Mockingbird is an extremely important book to read and applies to both the 1950s, when it was written, and the 21st century, where we forget the struggles our grandparents went through to end racial discrimination. Jean Louis Finch (known as Scout throughout the story) lives in the sleepy town of Maycomb, Alabama, along with her brother, Jem, and her widowed father, Atticus Finch. Written from Scout’s perspective, we learn about her childhood in the Great Depression, and the hardships they

Summary: The novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written in the late 1950’s, and set during the great depression, in Maycomb. The story mainly revolves around the Finch family, that include Scout, Jem and their father, Atticus, who is a lawyer and as a single parents try to raise his children with all respect to their individualism. As the novel proceeds, certain characters are connected with the three top characters to form a dramatic story of events, attitudes, prejudices and values. The novel is

Compare/Contrast Grisham’s production of A Time to Kill, and Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, had many significant similarities and differences. I think the two had more significant similarities compared to differences because of the plot and huge issue over race. The trials were a big part of both A Time to Kill and To Kill a Mockingbird. The trials are about different crimes, but the trials show how african american people had a hard time getting a fair trial. It was ironic how Tom

followed the top of his head as he made his way to the door. He did not look up.” (Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Page 283) Harper Lee published To Kill a Mockingbird, on July 11, 1960. The story told through the author’s words is a narrative of her childhood, a narrative of southern Alabamian racism through the eyes of a child, a narrative of growing up and losing inner innocence. To Kill a Mockingbird is told from the perspective of a young girl, living in southern Alabama, named Scout. It follows

different themes of the mockingbird and what it symbolised and represented throughout the novel. The symbolism of the mockingbird in To Kill A MockingBird changes throughout the book. The mockingbird can symbolize both innocence and beauty. Atticus and Miss Maudie tell Scout and Jem that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird because mockingbirds cause no harm to anyone or anything, they just sing. They make the world a better place and maybe even bring joy to the world as well. Mockingbirds are pure and innocent

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic novel that has been studied in classrooms for decades. The book explores themes of justice, racism, and innocence through the eyes of a young girl named Scout Finch, as she grows up in a small Alabama town during the 1930s. In this essay, I will analyze the major themes of the book and provide academic citations to support my analysis. One of the major themes of To Kill a Mockingbird is the concept of justice. Throughout the book, we see how justice

into his skin and walk around in it”. In harper lee's novel to kill a mockingbird, The author uses literary elements of external conflict, tone, and setting to show how racism was affecting people with different skin color, these dark days of pre civil rights had innocent people being mistreated and demoralized for no reason due to their appearance For instance, The night before the Tom Robinson's trial, A group of men attempted to kill Tom robinson in the maycomb jail but atticus was protecting