1. Humor is essential to the novel because without all the funny situations that happen in this novel it would be tedious. There are all types of humor in this novel, from the way Atticus talks to writing from six-year-old Scout’s eyes. One humorous event I remember was when Jem and Scout learned what a morphodite was and then went to such an extensive length in order to build a snowman of what they thought looked like one. This happened in chapter 8, "... erected an absolute morphodite in that yard” (page 64). Most of the descriptions of Dill are humorous. One that I particularly remember was Dill and Scout's relationship and how they say they are married. It's sort of an adorable relationship since they are both so young and innocent. One example from the book was in chapter 5, “He had asked me earlier in the summer [first summer] to marry him, then he promptly forgot about it. He staked me out, marked as his property, said I was the only girl he would ever love, then he …show more content…
neglected me. I beat him up twice but it did no good, he only grew closer to Jem...." (page 41). The humor in this novel adds a lighter feel to all the serious themes. 2.
I think that Dill’s “escape” from Meridian relates to the theme of innocence in the novel. The loss of innocence or innocence. The novel compares a lot of the characters to a mockingbird, a symbol of innocence. In the beginning of the novel, Dill is seen as slightly clueless. For example, when Dill was explaining his escape from Meridian, "... having been bound in chains and left to die in the basement (there were basements in Meridian) by his new father, who disliked him, and secretly kept alive on raw field peas by a passing farmer who heard his cries for help (the good man poked a bushel pod by pod through the ventilator), Dill worked himself free by pulling the chains from the wall." I believe that Dill running away from home was his way of losing his innocence. It seems that Jem, Scout, and Dill have a sense of innocence during their childhood because they have not gone through munch in their lifetime yet. However, every one of them matures and once they do that sense of innocence is
lost. 3. I believe the more pressure Scout feels from her family and neighbors to become a lady, the more Scout will make a bigger effort not be lady like. Scout is who she is because of the way Atticus has raised her. She believes from a young age that girls are bad and boys are good, and that she can avoid the evilness of girls by not acting one. Being a girl for Scout is less a matter of what she's born with and more a matter of what she does. In Chapter 9, Scout's Uncle Jack lectures her on swearing and more unladylike things. "... I'll be here a week, and I don't want to hear any words like that while I'm here...You want to grow up to be a lady, don't you?" In the beginning of the novel Scout was an innocent little girl who had absolutely no experience with the evil of the world. However, as we read and as Scout starts to see the the real cruel world her perspective on life starts to develop. She discovers her likes and dislikes, as well as developing empathy. I think Scout not acting ladylike is also a loss of innocence, since she is figuring out who she wants to be. 4. When the mob showed up to kill Tom Robinson, Atticus refused to let the mob near Tom. As the situation was getting serious, Scout started a harmless conversation with Mr. Cunningham. She asked Mr. Cunningham about his life and his son. This modest, sweet, and acquitted conversation seemed to make Mr. Cunningham think about what he was about to do, or maybe it put himself in Atticus's shoes. Scout stops the aggression long enough for Mr. Cunningham, and the mob to understand what they are doing. That is how Scout’s presence convinced the mob to dispel.
Jem had changed throughout the story from acting like a child and doing things that children do to becoming more mature and taking part in the community. When Dill had ran away from his mom and stepdad during the summer Jem and Scout had found him under the bed in Scout’s room. Scout was planning to hide him in her room: however, Jem had other plans. “Dill’s eyes flickered at Jem and Jem looked at the floor. Then he rose and broke the remaining code of our childhood. He went out of the room and down the hall. “Atticus, can you come here a minute, sir?” (pg. 74) For years, Jem and Dill had been the best of friends. Dill had found Jem trustworthy, however, Jem was willing to do what was right even if it means losing a friends trust. Towards the end of the summer, when Dill was getting ready to leave Jem felt that it was necessary that Dill should learn to swim. He has spent the next week going to the creek to teach him. "Jem had discovered with angry amazement that nobody had ever bothered to teach Dill how to swim, a skill Jem considered necessary as walking. They had spent two afternoons at the creek, they said they were going in ...
In Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird" shows and teaches many lessons throughout the passage. Some characters that learn lessons in this passage are Scout, Jem, and Dill. Scout and Jems father Atticus, is taking a case that affects their lives in so many ways. They all learn new things throughout the story and it impacts their lives greatly. There are lots of things including the trial mostly that change the perspective of the world they live in. The kids are living in the Great Depression and it shows just how bad things really where. Scout, Jem, and Dill have experiences that force them to mature and gain new insight.
The novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, is an American classic, narrated by the young Scout Finch, the most engrossing character in the book. The novel is about the adventures of two siblings over the time of about three years. Jem and Jean Louise (Scout) Finch were two young siblings who one day met another young boy named Dill. Over time, Jem and Scout grow up under the careful watch of their father and friends, learning how to be adults. They play games, they sneak into a courthouse, and they learn a valuable life lesson. Scout was an intriguing character. As the narrator, you learn more about Scout’s feelings towards the events in the book and soon learn to love her. Let me introduce you to Scout Finch.
What does it mean to be a good parent? The most common definition of a good parent is one who makes their children feel valued and loved, by teaching them the difference between right and wrong. At the end of the day, the most essential thing is to create a nurturing environment where your children feel like they can mature into confident, independent, and caring adults. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird defines what a true parent really is thought hardships and struggles throughout the book. The story is set in the Depression era of a little town in southern Alabama that is struggling with thick prejudice on a colored rape case. The story is told through a character
In this song, Eminem is rapping about having the courage to take a stand regardless of what others think. Atticus displayed courage in the same way by fighting for Tom Robinson although his family, friends, and neighbors constantly harassed him and his family for it. In addition, he broke out of the cage of racism that required him to favor the white person in the case by attempting to get Tom an innocent sentence while other white southern lawyers would have immediately entered a plea.
The author George Elliot once said “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Appearance can be very misleading, and you shouldn't prejudge the worth or value of something by its outward appearance alone. This philosophical idea has been included in many works of literature, including the timeless classic To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. The novel takes place in the town of Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s. Many citizens of Maycomb tend to make judgements based on outward appearances alone. In the novel, Lee uses minor characters such as Boo Radley, Mrs. Dubose, and Tom Robinson to convey the book’s theme of prejudice.
The novel of To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the timeline and era of the 1930s which was synonymous for the renowned Great Depression. A tragedy in which social and economic change was urgently required yet old traditional beliefs and racial hierarchies including the Jim Crow laws were kept firm in position. These beliefs along with other aspects including behavior are clearly represented in the novel which leads the reader to infer that the time and setting of To Kill a Mockingbird is the 1930s. There are various methods and pieces of evidence that we draw upon that leads to the conclusion that the setting of the novel takes place in the
His second charateristics is him needing attention. The first time the reader see that he is needing attention is when Dill said, “Mr. Finch don’t tell Aunt Rachel, don’t make me go back, please sir! I’ll run of again!”(188) This quote shows how Dill is just wanting attention. Somebody who would say they’ll run away again just wants attention. Another time that the reader sees that he is needing attention is when Scout and Dill are talking, when Dill tells Scout, “The thing is, what I’m tryin’ to say is they do get on a lot better without me, I can’t help them any. They ain’t mean. They buy me everything I want, but it’s now-you’ve-got-it-go-play-with-it. You’ve got a roomful of things. I-got-you-that-book-so-go-read-it.”(191) By using this quote it shows how he’s wanting attention by wanting affection by his new parents. By the tone of this quote the reader can tale that Dill is filling upset that all he wants is attention.
Dill is an outsider of the town. He provides another child’s point of view, a child who is not related to Scout. According to the text, “Dill was from Meridian, Mississippi, was spending the summer with his aunt, Miss Rachel, and would be spending every summer in Maycomb from now on” (8). Dill isn’t from Maycomb, so he sees things differently than the natives of the town. It adds a new layer into all the things Scout is going through. Dill is young, but more mature than
He spends his times with Scout and Jem, either messing with Boo Radley or just creating fuss. Dill is from Meridian , Mississippi. He is jealous of Scout because she has Atticus who spends time with her and Jem. He says “The thing is, what I’m tryin’ to say is-they do get on a lot better without me, I can’t help them any” (Lee 143). He states that his family is better off without him because they don’t spend time with Dill as a family and have bonding time.
Jems naïve views are soon corrupted as he goes through experiences like with Boo Radley, but Jem manages to grow in strength as he sheds his pure qualities and learns to have hope. Jem and Scouts childhood friend Dill represents another killing of a mockingbird, as his innocence is destroyed during his trial experience. Scouts childish views dissipates as she witnesses different events in her life, and she grows in experience and maturity as she encounters racial prejudice, making her learn how to maintain her pure conscience that Atticus has developed without losing hope or becoming cynical. Harper Lee’s novel explores human morality, as she weaves the path from childhood to a more adult perspective, illustrating the evils in a corrupt world how to understand them without losing
Keeping a mouth shut doesn't hold the world shut out, it opens up new doors to things that would never be expected. In To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, there is are two character that is are an eternal mystery for the readers. Boo Radley, though the reader nor Scout and Jem know anything about the character all they want is to learn about him. Boo becomes a mysterious figure that many see as creepy, ghostly, but also reasonably wise. The one-time Boo appears the readers learn he is a sagacious, powerful man. Little do Scout and Jem know is that their father is also a rational being as well. The two crucial character in the story helps support the
They are very imaginative kids always making up new games and other things to pass the time. In the beginning of the book they are obsessed with one of their neighbors, Boo Radley. They think that Boo is a crazy man that killed his parents. Jem, Scout, and their cousin, Dill, decide to go up and see if they can see what is going on inside the Radley house. Once they get up to the house they hear a noise and run off, but Jem loses his pants of a fence wire.
The book To Kill a Mockingbird has many different events happen in its quaint little town of Maycomb, and these events affect the town's citizens in their own way. However, the major significance of the events are that hey teach life lessons to young Scout, Dill and Jem. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses perspective, compassion, and equality to demonstrate the coming of age of three unique characters. Scout learns perspective after the Tom Robinson trial when she realizes that not everyone is as lucky or has the same opportunities as she. Jem learns compassion when he starts coming of age because he sees the outside world and wants to help those less fortunate than himself. Dill first came to Maycomb as an innocent little
Scout Finch, the youngest child of Atticus Finch, narrates the story. It is summer and her cousin Dill and brother Jem are her companions and playmates. They play all summer long until Dill has to go back home to Maridian and Scout and her brother start school. The Atticus’ maid, a black woman by the name of Calpurnia, is like a mother to the children. While playing, Scout and Jem discover small trinkets in a knothole in an old oak tree on the Radley property. Summer rolls around again and Dill comes back to visit. A sence of discrimination develops towards the Radley’s because of their race. Scout forms a friendship with her neighbor Miss Maudie, whose house is later burnt down. She tells Scout to respect Boo Radley and treat him like a person. Treasures keep appearing in the knothole until it is filled with cement to prevent decay. As winter comes it snows for the first time in a century. Boo gives scout a blanket and she finally understands her father’s and Miss Maudie’s point of view and treats him respectfully. Scout and Jem receive air guns for Christmas, and promise Atticus never to shoot a mockingbird, for they are peaceful and don’t deserve to die in that manner. Atticus then takes a case defending a black man accused of rape. He knows that such a case will bring trouble for his family but he takes it anyways. This is the sense of courage he tries to instill in his son Jem.