Atticus Finch is a complicated character in "To Kill A Mockingbird." ... He believes in being honest with children and answering their questions - "When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness' sake. ... "He doesn't believe in killing just to kill. He says that killing mockingbirds is a "sin"" because they don't hurt anyone in any way. ... He has a steely personality and a dangerous question: "Do you really think so?" ...

• Word Count: 1941
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

In comparison to many novels, it is quite clear that To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, represents courage the best by the actions of Atticus, Scout, and Boo Radley. ... Therefore, Harper Lee conveys courage as a theme in To Kill a Mockingbird with three important characters. ... Furthermore, Atticus is an important attribute when examining courage in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. ... Later on in To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo also puts a blanket over Scout during Miss. ... Therefore, in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, it is obvious that courage is a major theme....

• Word Count: 1350
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The book that I have just finished reading is called "To Kill A Mockingbird" which is written by Harper Lee. ... In this essay I will answer the question that "To Kill A Mockingbird has been described as being extremely negative and pessimistic" Is this comment really fair? ... He says that "I hope and I pray that I can get Jem and Scout through it without bitterness and most of all without catching Maycomb's usual disease- He means that he hopes that the children won't listen to ruthless gossip but, if they have a question, then they should go to Atticus, as he would give th...

• Word Count: 2069
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a story of the coming of age of two children who begin to realize the cruelty of people in the world. ... To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming of age as Scout and Jem encounter the problems brought upon by the attitudes of the elders and peers during the ongoing of the trial. ... In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird there are two discussed opinions of how to treat other people. ... The effects of the Great Depression are evident in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. ... Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a depiction of the wrongful convicti...

• Word Count: 1479
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Belonging can also be achieved in finding a sense of community within a group, as evident in "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Forrest Gump.... "To Kill a Mockingbird" shows strong evidence that creating a community can form strong bonds, and allows for everyone to feel that they belong and play a pivotal role in the group. ... In the movie, he is questioned about his role in the army, and answers with, "To do whatever you tell me drill sergeant," emphasizing his realization and understanding of his role in the army, and his newly gained sense of belonging in it. ...

• Word Count: 1336
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, was published in 1960 during a time of racial strife: the Civil Rights Movement was at its prime and tumultuous events evolved into violence, spread into states across the country and entered the American conscience. ... Kennedy, questions the courage of the American people in his "Report to the American People on Civil Rights " (1963). ... By posing this question Kennedy makes the White race come to the realization that they would never face, nor opt to experience, the daily challenges that an African American confronts with each breath they tak...

• Word Count: 2326
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Through the character of Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows the close and dependent relationship between acts of moral courage and personal integrity; when an individual fosters the moral courage to do the right thing even in the face of despair and on a daily basis, they in turn steadfastly adhere to high moral principles and a standard for oneself. The first example of the way courageous acts reinforce and foster integrity is found at the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird, when Atticus decides to take the Tom Robinson case. ... When questioned why, he replies "if I d...

• Word Count: 2284
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

To kill a Mocking Bird could be considered a reliable and unexaggerated portrait of southern American's prejudice because the author Harper Lee based Maycomb the setting for the book and the character Atticus. ... The lynch mob were a group of men that threatened to take the law in their own hands and got together to kill Tom Robinson before his trial. ... Mrs Merriweather for instance never questions her actions, or what she says. ... There is also gender prejudice in 'To Kill a Mocking Bird', for example Scout has to wear a dress to school and has to be accompany the ladies of...

• Word Count: 1707
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

To kill a Mocking Bird could be considered a reliable and unexaggerated portrait of southern American's prejudice because the author Harper Lee based Maycomb the setting for the book and the character Atticus. ... The lynch mob were a group of men that threatened to take the law in their own hands and got together to kill Tom Robinson before his trial. ... Mrs Merriweather for instance never questions her actions, or what she says. ... There is also gender prejudice in 'To Kill a Mocking Bird', for example Scout has to wear a dress to school and has to be accompany the ladies of...

• Word Count: 1688
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

A Raisin in the Sun Title - A Raisin in the Sun Author - Lorraine Hansberry Genre - Drama Copyright Date - 1958, 1986 by Robert Nemiroff, as an unpublished work 1959, 1966, 1987, 1988 by Robert Nemiroff Setting - The setting was after WWII and the present (1958), in the south side of...

• Word Count: 1553
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School