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

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