The various incidents that aided this pattern of development were the trial, Walter Cunningham coming over to eat, and Boo Radley/prejudice (racial and general prejudice), tolerance, courage, knowledge and innocence In the beginning, Scout is just a naive girl who does not know much about the injustices of the world. Slowly, after growing up in an environment full of segregation, she learns to think for herself. She learns to decide whether something is right or wrong. The main reason behind Scout's mental independence is Atticus. Being a man who embraces justice, Atticus teaches his children to learn right from wrong, but lets them make their own decisions, thus enabling them to learn for themselves what right and wrong are.
Dillard This overwhelming illustration of the chase builds up the impact of capture as she breaks the rules and years for self discovery. Dillard focuses on the successful feelings of her childhood and chase decision instead of the fright or embarrassment that Orwell depicted with his predicament. Orwell is an unhappy young policeman who lives in mental seclusion. He hates British imperialism, he hates Burmese natives, and he hates his job. He is completely alone with his thoughts since he cannot share his idea that "imperialism was an evil thing" with his countrymen.
Innocence is shown through the characterisation of Boo as a harmless man, he lives with his brother and leaves the house rarely he has little protection from the outside world, this can be related to a section of the book where Atticus says to scout and jem "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." This symbolises the destruction of innocence in that killing a mockingbird is in a sense killing innocence as the birds are innocent, this can be related to Boo radley, he is
40150 Mrs. Cooper English 9 H 9/17/13 Exposed to the World of Maturity Does not everyone wish they could rewind time back to when they were petite, innocent children? When they were unknown to the world of secrets that lies before them in the future? In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the lesson, “growing up is difficult” is learned by Scout. Like many kids, Scout wishes to be treated as an adult. However, when she is introduced to the concepts of grownups, far beyond her own knowledge, she realizes that there is no turning back.
Mrs. Stinger Boo Radley- The mysterious Arthur Radley is blamed for virtually any unexplainable act in Maycomb. Any stealthy small crimes committed in Maycomb were his work. Because of his past history of apparent mental instability and the forced seclusion within the Radley House that his father strictly enforced, he is accused of everything from being a peeping tom to poisoning pecans. There is no evidence or witnesses to any of these accusations, but rumors persist throughout the town, making Boo a man with no friends or expectations for a better future. The jury- Tom Robinson is accused of rape by a white family, the Ewells, who have been, according to Atticus, "the disgrace of Maycomb for three generations."
To Kill a Mockingbird "Ignorant individuals are those who refuse to see the world through the eyes of another." - Matthew Michael James once said. Ignorance is something that is oblivious to humans and are not aware of their lack of knowledge about other people. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, displays Attics Finch a lawyer that was chosen to defend Tom Robinson's life from the racist people in Maycomb County such as Bob Ewell, and to always be their for his two children Scout, and Jem that experience many conflicts throughout the novel. Two characters that show bewilderment throughout the course of the novel is Scout, and Bob Ewell.
Brandon Montellano Mr. Nadherny Patterns in Literature, Period 5 11 November 2011 Themes of To Kill a Mockingbird “It is a sin to kill a mockingbird” Said by Atticus Finch, father of two children and a defender of an innocent man, Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman who is put in court for the act he did not do. In the story to kill a mocking bird, Scout, the daughter of Atticus, sees many different themes such as prejudice, intoerance and courage shown and demonstrated trough out many characters and especially through the Tom Robinson case. Prejudice today is nothing different than it was back than where people judge and say thing about others who they see through a foggy window. Though many types of prejudice
Typical of a nigger’s mentality to have no plan, no thought for the future, just run blind first chance he saw” (322). This definitely shows that the county of Maycomb has very racist people. Thus, gender, social and racial stereotypes makes stereotypes the most prudent theme throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. When reading this book, one will easily be able to pick out many examples of stereotyping. Stereotyping has always been
That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (Maudie, 90). Maudie explains to Scout that killing a mockingbird is sinful because they are innocent creatures who do nothing to harm us. Boo Radley most represents the mockingbird and the theme ‘innocence should be treasured, not destroyed’. At first, Boo Radley appears to be big and scary. Stories went around about him, discriminating and degrading him, causing Boo to stay in his house and out of the public eye.
The story of To Kill a Mockingbird on the other hand, tells about the lives of two children growing up in a town engulfed with racism, where only a few can see the true evil of racism. The people of the town are so blind to the harshness of the discrimination they are putting out towards black people that even the symbol of a mad dog cannot remove their blindfold. The dogs in both stories are corrupted with the curses of the towns they reside in. Because of Antigone’s Uncle, Creon the King of Thebes, the city’s curse has made the one reliable source—the god’s—disappear almost all together. The god’s “are deaf when [they] pray to them…the sky is deaf”(Ant.