In Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the children learn many important life lessons. ... Another lesson is that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, in other words, to harm the innocent. ... In doing so, they are able to help disperse an angry mob. ... Atticus tells the children that "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" (Lee 119), and Miss Maudie explains more by saying that "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us.... "(Lee 320) When Scout is about to kill the roly poly bug, it is like the moc...

• Word Count: 1536
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

* Discuss the novel as a representation of moral courage To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee that is set in 1930's Alabama where colour prejudice was predominant. ... She was determined to break free of her addiction to morphine before she died and Jem's reading sessions helped her to do this. ... Mrs Dubose was imperfect, but she had the courage to die free from her addiction of morphine and Atticus helped the children to appreciate her courage. ... Of all the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, Miss Maudie Atkinson is the person who is most like Atticus, and she ha...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• 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. ... Overall, Atticus's decision to defend T...

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