Mockingbird was written to portray the period of the Great Depression, the Emancipation Proclamation, Jim Crow Laws and the abolishment of slavery. ... Mockingbird allows us to understand the relationship between parents and children during this period and the associated morals and values. ... The social relationships represented in Mockingbird serve to explore the values and attitudes in America in the 1930's. ... This is emphasised in Mockingbird during the trial of Tom Robinson of which Atticus is the appointed lawyer. ... The representation of these relationships in the novel Mockingb...

• Word Count: 661
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows how prejudice and racism affected black people. ... Miss Maudie says: Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. ... That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird... - 90 Tom Robinson shouldn't die for being a mockingbird, but racists can't look past the color of his skin to see the harmless and innocent mockingbird. ... White Southerners can't see past skin color to distinguish a mockingbird from a guilty person. ...

• Word Count: 433
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

A major theme in To Kill A Mockingbird is racism. ... The setting of To Kill A Mockingbird is a small, southern town in the 1930's. This setting is the most important fictional element that affected the theme of racism in To Kill A Mockingbird. ... The theme of racism in To Kill A Mockingbird was most affected by the old, small, southern town called Maycomb County. ...

• Word Count: 531
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout witnesses racial intolerance towards African Americans as well as gender and social inequality in the broader society. ... In To Kill a Mockingbird, Dill cries about the unjust way African Americans are treated, "Let him get a little older and he won't get sick and cry Cry about the hell white people give coloured folks". ... A contrast between the two texts is that Marji challenges her family's ideals, whereas in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout gradually adopts her father's doctrine throughout the novel. ... In the case of To Kill a Mockingb...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout witnesses racial intolerance towards African Americans as well as gender and social inequality in the broader society. ... In To Kill a Mockingbird, Dill cries about the unjust way African Americans are treated, "Let him get a little older and he won't get sick and cry Cry about the hell white people give coloured folks". ... A contrast between the two texts is that Marji challenges her family's ideals, whereas in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout gradually adopts her father's doctrine throughout the novel. ... In the case of To Kill a Mockingb...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is set in the 1930's in the little rural county of Maycomb where Atticus Finch and his two children, Jem and Scout live, during a time of racial discrimination. ... Harper Lee's message about fairness in To Kill a Mockingbird is that societies views and actions towards a person, are based on their skin color, who they are, and their personal image. ... The theme of fairness in To Kill a Mockingbird broadens to a further extent than just the situation of racial discrimination between the blacks and the whites. ... These blameless individuals were referred to as...

• Word Count: 1230
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Racism was an influential part of society in the 1930s' as seen in To Kill a Mockingbird. ... The largest demonstration of this in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is Tom Robinson, he was guilty the moment that Bob Ewell reported him to the Sheriff Heck Tate. ... The racism in To Kill a Mockingbird was ridiculous, not in the fact that there was so much of it and it was so strong, but in the fact that a community would take the word of a trashy white man over that of a clearly innocent black man; that is what makes it so ridiculous. ... Racism was an influential part of society in the 1930s...

• Word Count: 1244
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the story "To Kill a Mockingbird" I believe that language and selection of detail play a major role in the way the novel is receieved by the majority of readers. ... It is provoked by techniques like these which the authors of novels like "To Kill a Mockingbird" carefully employ. ...

• Word Count: 839
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Atticus Finch is the protagonist's father in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. He is a lawyer and resident of Maycomb County, Alabama, and the father of Jem and Scout Finch. He is a widower and a lawyer, both characteristics which help him raise his children in a particular manner, teaching ...

• Word Count: 667
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, I as a reader am able to extend the boundaries of my understanding of the issues and characters in this and other novels. ... Therefore the statement "The value of reading is that is allows us to extend the boundaries of our understanding" is completely true as the novel To Kill a Mockingbird has done exactly that to me and I have gained knowledge on several universal and unifying themes present in this novel. ...

• Word Count: 986
• Approx Pages: 4

How does Harper Lee use point of view in To Kill a Mockingbird'? ... To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, is a classic novel set in Alabama that describes the wrongful accusation and conviction of a Negro man named Tom Robinson. ... The two extracts from To Kill a Mockingbird show how Harper Lee has used the point of view of a nave character as narrator to achieve ironic and critical comments about adult society attitudes such as racism and prejudice. ...

• Word Count: 565
• Approx Pages: 2

The theme with the most impact in 'To Kill a Mockingbird" is Prejudice. Prejudice is "a judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts." Throughout the novel, there were many incidents, but two of them stood out the more than others. These are the teachings ...

• Word Count: 656
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Two books that demonstrate this are To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee and Night, by Elie Wiesel. To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb Alabama in the 1930s. ... To Kill a Mockingbird informs the reader of the unfair treatment of African Americans during this time period. ...

• Word Count: 493
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

According to Dr. Martin Luther King, "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others. In dange...

• Word Count: 462
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

To Kill A Mocking Bird Essay In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee addresses many themes such as prejudice, innocence, courage and coming of age, although racism seems to stand out the most. ...

• Word Count: 640
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Along with many other literary works, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee prove this statement true. ... In the novels Frankenstein and To Kill A Mockingbird, the monster and Tom Robinson are similar because neither of them is granted the simple request for justice. ... Tom Robinson, in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, is also greatly mistreated for something beyond his control. ...

• Word Count: 690
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In Harper Lee's book, To Kill A Mockingbird, there are many examples of racism. During this time in history racism was acceptable; as a matter of fact if you were not racist to blacks they would call you names such as "nigger lover" so in a way people were forced to do whatever society did or you wo...

• Word Count: 559
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The book, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is set in the sleepy Southern town of Maycomb, in the 1930s. ... The main message that Harper Lee is trying to convey through "To Kill a Mockingbird" is that one should stand up for what they believe in, even if it is done under the surface, or with less gusto, amply demonstrated through the characters of Atticus Finch, who fought for Tom Robinson as hard as he could, Mr. ... The supporting characters in To Kill a Mockingbird stand up for what they believe in, through multiple subtle, but meaningful acts of friendship, integrity, and morali...

• Word Count: 1682
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee is a touching novel written in the late 30's and early 40's. It brings you to a small town, where you visit minds of young and old, see how everyday gossip rules those who let it, and watch young children grow up in a somewhat confused co...

• Word Count: 747
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

With this thought, it is easy to understand that in To Kill a Mockingbird the mockingbird is Tom Robinson, a harmless man who becomes a victim of racial prejudice. Like the mockingbird, Tom has never done any wrong to anyone. ...

• Word Count: 3114
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, there is much tension between blacks and whites. Atticus Finch, one of the most respected men in Maycomb County, Alabama, is one of the few white citizens who believe that race is not important. Justice is defined as the principle of moral rightness. Atticus Fi...

• Word Count: 342
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

The novel To kill a Mocking Bird mainly deals with the struggle of one family trying to deal with racism and the effects it has on them and their lives. Racism in this book affects the characters because they didn't try to stop the hatred that was going on in their community. It is also about the ...

• Word Count: 453
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Discrimination and prejudice were very common acts in the early and middle 1900's. Prejudice in this book is displayed by the acts of hate and misunderstanding because of someone's color. People of color were the majority that were treated unfairly. During this time in the southern states, black peo...

• Word Count: 1427
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Justice is defined as the upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law; the principle of moral rightness. I will use the principles of Kant, Bentham/Mill, and Plato to help show why some particular sexist and racist actions are wrong...

• Word Count: 1213
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Racism Towards African Americans Racism has been around for so long it has slowly become a tolerance for many African Americans. For many years after the Civil War, when blacks were set free, the black population was almost never treated equal until around the late nineteenth century. Tom Robins...

• Word Count: 1131
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School