Like this real life example, this theme can be shown in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. ... "(217) Atticus shows true courage through this quote. ... Another example of Atticus standing up for his viewpoint can be seen when the mob wanting to kill Tom Robinson confronts Atticus at the jail cell. ... During the course of To Kill A Mockingbird, the author uses an assortment of characters to reiterate the theme that true courage is standing up for what one believes even if it means risking something precious. ...

• Word Count: 1231
• Approx Pages: 5
• 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. ... 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 Maycomb for their weekly gathering. ... His children are teased at school and th...

• 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. ... 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 Maycomb for their weekly gathering. ... His children are teased at school and th...

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