To Kill A Mockingbird Essays

Chapter 26- We see how much Scout has grown up when she feels a twinge of remorse for the way in which they used to treat Boo Radley, but she is still fascinated by him and dreams of the day when she will meet him exchanging normal, everyday greetings as …

Setting: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’: The setting of every story has a significant role in it as it affects how the people behave and it also gives us an insight to the way they treat each other and allows us to understand the procedure of certain events. “To Kill a …

I. Main Characters Jean Louise (Scout) Finch a) “Scout yonder’s been readin’ ever since she was born, and she ain’t even started to school yet.”(7). Not even six years old, Scout was already literate. This quote showed that Scout was very intelligent compared to other children. “‘Yes sir, I understand,’ …

In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee, the theme of prejudice or racism is shown through many important characters in the story. Harper Lee especially uses Bob Ewell in this story; she makes him out to be the villain in many ways. Bob Ewell’s character is a poor white …

Question 1 – Say what you know about the Cunninghams: The Cunningham family does not play a major role in the novel but in their brief appearances, the way they are viewed by others shows us a lot about the other characters. The first mention of the Cunninghams comes in …

Harper Lee includes many events in the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to build up tension. In general, there is not so much tension in the first part of the novel, but it slowly builds up to the climax of when Bob Ewell tries to kill Scout and Jem. I …

The story was about Scout (Jean-Louise Finch) and her brother Jem who try to understand the real idea of sin in the little town ‘Maycomb’ in America. Their father (Atticus) became very unpopular when he tried to defend a Negro (Tom Robinson) who was wrongly accused. Jem and Scout learned …

States, where many people were abducted from Africa, and transported to the southern plantations to work as slaves for the white people. Around this time in the United States there was a great deal of segregation between different races. Black people were unable to go to public places, which were …

The book ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, was written by Harper Lee in 1960, and was based on her previous experiences as a child. She was a tomboy as a child and was friends with Truman Capote, who later provided a base for the character of Dill. When she was five …

It is relatively easy to see that during the first 9 chapters of the book there are several intended and significant mirrors of events between the children’s sheltered world and that of the adults. Throughout the book the transition from childhood to adult life remains a key theme and the …