There are some people and enjoyments in life that live and breathe to only serve justice or bring pleasure to others. There are also people and enjoyments that unfairly and savagely try Lopez 2 watching Jem and Scout go off on their adventures was the highlight of his life, and the privilege to save them gave him some peace and purpose in the end. We don’t know if he actually hurt anyone, but he was troubled that tried do his best with what he was given. In the midst of all this chaos is a voice that speaks/questions truth and fairness. Jean Louise Finch better known as “Scout,” sees all this prejudice and racism. If she was to sing a tune forever, it would probably be “Summer of ‘69” by Bryan Adams. The words would go “Oh, when I look back now/That summer seemed to last …show more content…
Scout questioned and scorned those who were racist and judged others just by the color of their skin. She didn’t understand why couldn’t everybody just be nice or amiable to each other. She made others think and question what they were doing because of her innocence to question. Scout is unique in her song as a mockingbird because like her father, she has learned to walk around in someone else’s skin before you judge them. Atticus Finch is the truest mockingbird of all, he holds respectfully good morals and keeps true to that everyone gets a fair say. Being an attorney in 1933 Alabama, working on a case against a black man is rough. Atticus is the same human being at home as he is on the street. If he had a song to play it would be “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” by Tori Kelly. He would sing “Yeah, everybody’s got a thing/But some don’t know how to handle it/Always reaching out in vain/Just taking things not worth having but/Don’t you worry bout a thing.” Atticus is always ready to lend a hand if someone needs it, physically, mentally, and
One's identity is a very valuable part of their life, it affects the Day to day treatment others give them which can lead to how the individual feels emotionally. Atticus, defending Tom Robinson, who is an african american man from the plaintiff of the case, Mayella Ewell, who is a caucasian woman, accusing that Tom raped her is supposivly a lob sided case. During the great depression, any court session that contained a person of color against a caucasian would always contain the “white” individual winning the case. The cause of the bias outcome comes from the lawyer of the african american does not try to defend or the jury goes against the person of color simply because their black, this shows the effect of racism to anyone’s identity in the courtroom for a case simply because of race. Atticus, deciding to take Tom Robinson’s case seriously sacrifices his identity as the noble man he is, to being called many names for this action, such as “nigger lover”. He is questioned by
...of her father. She takes greater pride in calling herself his daughter, even though she cannot tell anyone about what happened. This event plays a great role in how Scout views talents and people’s attitude towards their own skills.
First of all, Scout allows the reader to focus more on the exterior of situations. Children tend to experience things differently from others. Events that take place in society may be of great importance to adults and mean nothing to children. Things of importance differ between children and adults. But sometimes, a child’s perspective may be the best way to look at things. In To Kill A Mockingbird, the whole town was talking about Tom Robinson’s trial, especially since he was African American and Atticus, a white man, was to be his lawyer. According to reviewer Edwin Bruell in Racism in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, “[To Kill A] Mockingbird, he tells us, is about the townspeople, not about Robinson” (Mancini 101)....
Walt Whitman’s 1859 poem “Out of the Cradle Rocking Endlessly” depicts the mockingbird as a symbol of innocence that chants or sings of fond memories from the past. By contrast, Harper Lee’s famous novel To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960, written almost a century after Whitman’s poem, portrays the mockingbird as innocent but as a fragile creature with horrific memories – memories of discrimination, isolation, and violence. Harper Lee wrote her novel, which is rooted in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, in the Deep South, during a time of segregation and discrimination, social issues which can be seen not only in the novel but were witnessed by Harper Lee in her own life. While Lee does insert bits and pieces of her own life into the novel, this fictional story is told by the character Jean Louise Finch, better known as “Scout.” She tells a horrific yet heroic story about a time in the 1930’s from a childhood perspective. The title of Lee’s book is not at first as apparent as it would seem. In fact, the only literal reference to the mockingbird appears only once in the novel. The reader, then, must probe deeply into the characters and events of the book to uncover the significance of the mockingbird. After seeing the treatment and the unyielding courage of Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and Atticus Finch, the reader can easily identify these three as mockingbirds.
Scout first learns to show compassion and tolerance by refusing to go to school because she hates Miss Caroline. Atticus tells her that, 'First of all, if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it'; (30). When Atticus told her this, she began to accept Miss Caroline as well as other people's differences and opinions.
“Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird"(90). In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird many characters are pessimistic. Although Scout may act pessimistic at times in the novel, Scout is the most optimistic character in the novel because she looks for the positives in her life, and she thinks or acts positively towards others.
Jean Louise “Scout” Finch develops this confidence to act responsibly. This confidence begins to develop when Atticus Finch tells Scout that you never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view and until you walk in his skin. “Dill asked if I’d like to have a poke at Boo Radley. I said I didn’t think it’d be nice to
Take a moment to think, what would you do if you didn’t have your parents/guardians? How would you be acting? Where would you be? Adults have a big part in a child’s life not only because they are there to support them but being role models to show them how they should be acting and maturing over time. The novel “To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee” takes place in a small town named Maycomb and it has a great deal to do with children maturing over time and how adults come into place as role models. The 3 main role models in this story are: The father Atticus Finch, The house keeper Calpurnia, And the neighbour across the street Miss Maudie. In this essay you will be reading about how the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” illustrates how adult role-models directly influence the maturation of children.
Scout enters the conversation and tries to explain this matter but is consequently punished by the law.... ... middle of paper ... ... their respect for him increases.
Scout Finch is not the stereotypical girl from the 1930’s. Agents the wishes of everyone around her, she grows up in overalls instead of dresses. Scout plays in the dirt and sand, instead of in the kitchen. In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird, by Harper Lee, Scout is the wild spirited narrator, growing up in the small town of Maycomb. As she gets older, she learns mostly from her father Atticus how to interact with people. Scout learns to show dignity and respect to everyone, under any circumstances.
As any reader may see, throughout the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, there are many themes, symbols, and foreshadowing. A main theme and topic that affects the story majorly is the loss of innocence that Jem and Scout go throughout in the novel. Whether it is Tom Robinson, a school yard, or a dirty Morphodite snowman, they all play an important and crucial part in the plot. Each one represents the same idea, but they show and interpret differently in characters, places and events. Without the theme of, the loss of innocence, To Kill A Mockingbird would not be the famous and beloved novel that it is
"There's something in our world that makes men lose their heads—they couldn't be fair if they tried. In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins. They're ugly, but those are the facts of life” (Lee ,223). Atticus told the jury thus quote. In tough situations Atticus always has great judgement. No matter the color, Harper Lee shows Atticus's character to be the most responsible out of most, he's also one of the most important characters in the book and is greatly talked about throughout the
In “To Kill A Mockingbird” as Scout Finch comes of age, she starts to realize there is more to people than meets the eye.
She is portrayed as both her adult self and her younger self when she recounts her past; while recalling the past she clearly understood everything that had happened, though her child self didn't. She is mostly shown as the 6-7 year old girl who is very energetic and finds being called a 'girl' as an insult. Scout acts as an observer just to describe the situation so the reader is able to comprehend even if she has no idea what is going on. Her naive nature also causes her to question a lot of difficult things like 'what is rape". “What’s rape’ I asked him that night . . .
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.