Harper lee examines key cultural issues in her novel to kill a mockingbird, such as racism, socio-economic status and prejudice. These issues are still relevant to contemporary Australian society. She examines these issues throughout her book in many different ways, from many different points of view and from many different opinions from the characters in the book.
The book is set in a small town called Maycomb in America and takes place during the depression years. The town of Maycomb is a town which is old and is not well looked after and is described as dirty in the book. The people who live in and around Maycomb on farms are poor people, as a result of the depression.
The main characters of the book are the finches. The Finch family comprises of Atticus the father and his two kids Jem and scout who narrates the story. The story is about life in maycomb seen through the eyes of children.
Life in Maycomb is full of issues such as racism, socio-economic status and prejudice. Racism and socio-econic status are easily the two most noticeable issues that the book revolves around. These issues are relevant to contempory Australian society in many different ways.
Socio-economic status is the main theme at the start of the book. A good example of this issue is when Jem invites Walter Cunningham to have lunch with himself, Scout and Atticus, because he does not have any lunch money as his family is too poor to afford it. They sit down for lunch and Walter drenches his food with syrup and scout thinks this is ungrateful and rude so she remarks by asking him what the Sam hill he is doing.
Walter was embarrassed and Atticus shakes his head at her and she protests “but he has gone and drowned his dinner with syrup,” “he’s poured it al...
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...ou only have to look at the wars going on over in the Middle East. They are all fighting over different religion which is racism. Terrorist attacks are also based on racism because a group of fanatics from all over the world do not like westerners this is racism. On a more local level you see it even at school where racism is big because Griffith High School is such a Multicultural community, all the different groups of people are grouped together for example the Afghans and the Islanders, this starts fights and arguments between different races.
Socio-economic status and racism are only two issues that Harper Lee examines, as there many more which include prejudice, maturity and growing up. Harper Lee’s issues that are discussed in her book to kill a mockingbird are still contemporary issues in Australia, because they affect us and have a significant impact on us.
Racism is a recurring theme throughout the story and affects all of the main characters in several ways. Maycomb as a whole is affected because of racism, and many become outcasts, such as in Mrs. Dolphus Raymond's case.
Harper Lee’s only book, To Kill a Mockingbird, is the stereotypical tale of childhood and innocence, yet it successfully incorporates mature themes, like the racism in the South at the time, to create a masterpiece of a work that has enraptured people’s minds and hearts for generations. According to esteemed novelist Wally Lamb, “It was the first time in my life that a book had sort of captured me. That was exciting; I didn’t realize that literature could do that” (111). Scout’s witty narration and brash actions make her the kind of heroine you can’t help but root for, and the events that take place in Maycomb County are small-scale versions of the dilemmas that face our world today. Mockingbird is a fantastically written novel that belongs on the shelves for classic literature that everyone should take the time to read and appreciate for their execution of style and the importance of their content.
the 1930s just after the Wall Street crash, which consequently led to the great depression of the past. It is a novel, read by a lot of people as a moral parables. The novel deals with such things as prejudice, poverty. and a parental education. This novel is set in a small quiet town called Maycomb County, Alabama, a Southern State of America.
The white community in Maycomb is very racist. When Atticus agreed to defend Tom Robinson a black man accused of raping a white women named Mayelle ewell, his family is subjected to abuse from other children and the white community even to the extent of ruining their Christmas celebrations. However, because the Finches black...
“‘Old Mr. Bob Ewell accused him of rapin’ his girl an’ had him arrested an’ put in jail---’” (Lee 164). To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, takes place in a settled town called Maycomb in Alabama. It is based during the early 1930’s when the Great Depression hit. Poverty reaches everyone from families like the Finches to the “white trash” Ewells. Soon the settled town Maycomb gets into conflict characterized by poverty, racism, and domestic violence.
In to Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee uses characters to explore the different stereotypes in the Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch you learn how these stereotypes are so absurd and fabricated they really were. The novel also portrays numerous examples of racism, sexism, in creative ways. The stereotypes and themes portrayed in this novel are exactly what makes it so relevant to today’s society.
In conclusion, in To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee tenaciously explores the moral nature of human beings, especially the struggle in every human soul between discrimination and tolerance. The novel is very effective in not only revealing prejudice, but in examining the nature of prejudice, how it works, and its consequences.
To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, may appear to be a simple story about childhood and life in a Southern town, but upon close examination it is a complex novel dealing with themes of education, moral courage, and tolerance. Through the eyes of Scout Finch, the young protagonist, novelist Harper Lee educates the reader about the importance of a moral education, as opposed to a formal education, the difference between traditional bravery and moral courage, and prejudice vs. tolerance.
There has always been a strong intuition like belief, that Harper Lee used true accounts from her own childhood as an inspiration to create her credible award-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee retells the events that she encountered during this time of prejudice through the eyes of an innocent child, Scout Finch. Lee uses her childhood and the events surrounding her juvenile years to construct many aspects of To Kill a Mockingbird: primarily, the main character, Scout Finch, Tom Robinson’s unfair trial, and the racism occurring in the Southern states.
This novel takes place on Maycomb, a quiet and conservative town in the south of the United States. Scout, the narrator, lives a simple yet prosperous life with her older brother, Jem, and her father, Atticus Finch. Throughout the book one can see that they are the most respectable and tolerant family in town, being that Atticus is constantly reminding his children to keep their morals and values with them at all times. The Finch’s refrain from judging and looking down on others, but their town is full of people who will speak their minds when they dislike someone for non-justifiable reasons. For example, the Cunninghams were a family known for their lack of money and, therefore, their poor manners. Walter, a young boy and one of the Cunningham’s, is invited to have lunch ...
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents the readers with what she believes are admirable ideas and beliefs. She introduces three main ones such as empathy, addressing racism and what true courage is.
The community of Maycomb is founded on the people of Maycomb, each individual who lived in the town played a crucial role in shaping how Scout and Jem are by set a reality of what’s “wrong” and “right”.
The film particularly focuses on a white family living in the South of the United States in the 1930s. The two siblings, Jem and Scout Finch, undergo major changes while experiencing evil and injustice in their small town of Maycomb. Jem and Scout’s father is named Atticus and he is a well-respected man in the town as well as being a lawyer. The main plot of the story is when Atticus decides to work on the case of a black man, Tom Robinson. Mayella, the woman defending against Robinson, comes from a low income and low educated family, making them a poor family.
Carleen Phillips Ms. Case American Literature 5/31/2018 Period 01 Harper Lee In the Novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee expresses different themes throughout the book. Some of the themes she has included in the book are prejudice, courage, morality, walking in another man’s shoes, growing up, and racism. These themes are important because it teaches the reader as well as entertain them.
The caste system of Maycomb played apart in basically all aspects of the book, the economic system affects how people think, segregates the community, and has dominated Maycomb for several generations. All four classes are impacted and when it comes down to it the book revolved around the caste system. When the story is looked at thoroughly the class system really provoked most of the complication. This dilemma is still present in modern times and still needs to be addressed and taken care of more thoroughly.