Theme Of Diction In To Kill A Mockingbird

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, written in 1960, identifies and addresses problems such as racism and prejudice, which was a major problem then, and still is a major problem now. She also, however, conveys messages throughout her novel about the true meaning of the word courage. The novel is told from the perspective of Scout Finch, a young southern girl who acts nothing like a southern lady and constantly engages in fights with others at school. Taking place in depression-stricken 1930s Alabama, the book entails her coming-of-age, as well as the development and the growing of the characters around her such as her father Atticus, and her brother Jem.

Harper Lee argues in her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, that the moral obligations of a court are thrown aside in favor of the law that lies in the minds of men. She describes her characters in such a manner that alludes to their inner thoughts. Through practiced repetition, the citizens of Maycomb force the existence of the social inequality that is white supremacy. Whether by following lead or by ignoring the problem altogether, it is the people alone who allow injustices to occur. In a public appeal for an era of tolerance, Harper Lee attacks Southern racism through Scout Finch's narration of her father's failure to correct a corrupt legal system dominated by prejudiced citizens seeking to rule the law by their own hands.

The intriguing novel, To Kill A Mockingbird is written by the prestigious author Harper Lee. Lee has utilised the lifestyle and attitudes towards ‘African-Americans" in the 1930's to create a novel which presents the reader with Lee's attitudes and values. The dominant reading of the novel is focused on the issues of racial prejudice, but there are also a number of other alternative and oppositional readings. Examples of this are the Marxist and feminist readings which can be applied to the text.

To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAMB), written by Harper Lee, is a conflicting novel that sheds light on the prejudice, racism, and inequalities that govern our nation’s past and present. Taking place in Maycomb County during the 1930’s and at the heart of the Great Depression, TKAMB reveals the systems of segregation that was enforced in Southern states, the disparities that existed in Maycomb County among the citizens, and the ways in which the status quo was maintained to marginalize Negros, normalize abuse and gender relations, and preserve whiteness. The novel poses Atticus Finch as one who embodies justice and his children, Jem and Scout, as characters who represent innocence and ignorance to the prejudice and racist society. Upon further analysis,

Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age novel set in Alabama during the 1930’s. The novel follows an intelligent girl named Jean Louise (Scout) Finch and her brother who is Jem Finch, who are both raised by their widowed father, Atticus Finch who is a lawyer. In the novel Atticus defends a black man by the name of Tom Robinson, who is falsely accused of rape. Through the characterization of Scout, the setting of missionary tea and the conflict between Miss Caroline and Scout, Lee suggests the idea that people of different races, genders and class observe a different perceptive than others. Lee illustrates Scout’ growth through the literary elements of characterization, conflict, and setting, which help develop themes of

In her coming-of-age novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee explores how the precocious protagonist, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, struggles to fit into her role as a lady and has a difficult time coming to terms of the cruelty as well as the injustice her Southern town displays through discrimination. Scout resides with her family in Maycomb County, Alabama in the 1930s--a town severely divided by color. She goes through a breathtaking metamorphosis throughout the novel when her father Atticus defends a Negro man accused of rape, exposing her to the true roots of human behavior. Through the use of settings, characterization, and ironies, Lee implies that hypocrisy is a tragic act to be involved in; it can

Lee grew up in the south in the early nineteen-hundreds. The people around her felt blacks were beneath whites and gave them many difficulties to put up with. This injustice was especially prominent in court cases, like the one Lee depicts in her novel. Though Harper Lee accepts that there is racism in the community, she reminds us all her own thoughts by giving advice to Scout that all the readers can take something away from: “‘As you grow older, you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don’t you forget it— whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash’”(Lee 224). Clearly, dealing with the injustices of trials at home inspired Lee to write her book and point out the problems we are turning a blind eye to in our own country. Using her personal background in the oppression of the south, Harper Lee shed light on the issue by depicting the issue in her remarkably well-written

Harper Lee's ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ explores the prejudicial issues which plague over the town Maycomb. Harper Lee uses the trial of Tom Robinson a black man accused of rape on a young white girl, Mayella as a central theme to portray the prominence of racial discrimination in Maycomb. The racial prejudice is also widely shown through the characterisation of Atticus. Having Scout as the narrator allows Harper Lee to highlight the gender inequity through a youthful unbiased perspective. The chauvinistic attitudes and prejudiced views of most of the town’s folk leaves Maycombs social hierarchy in an unfair order, victimising many of the town’s people due to their socially non-conforming habits some ‘socially unaccepted people’ including Boo

Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is often considered a classic “Great American Novel”. It was the winner of the 1961 Pulitzer Prize in fiction and is the subject of many pop culture references and English classes. Set in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s, it tells the story of Atticus Finch, a lawyer, who defended a black man who was accused of raping a white woman. His children, Scout (Jean Louise Finch) and Jem (Jeremy Finch), are major characters who the reader watches grow up and live. Lee’s novel stands the test of time as it blends thematic examinations with thoroughly developed literary elements. Lee uses her small town setting to exemplify a theme of ignorance through the development of Miss Caroline,

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, published in 1960, is a novel set in the context of the 1930s segregated southern United States. In the novel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author examines the main issue of prejudice in the fictional small southern American town of Maycomb, Alabama. This central idea of prejudice is explored through Lee’s use of symbolism in reflecting the innocence of the characters who are treated unfairly by the community. In this process of reflection, racial injustice is conveyed through the false accusation of an African-American raping a white woman. In addition, the use of symbolism represents the community’s

We live in a world that cannot be fair. Even in America, the land of the free, people live in poverty and oppression by others or the majority. Sometimes, however, it may not even be the majority oppressing people, but it may just be the so-called “top one percent” or those with large amounts of power that oppress people. Sometimes, fiction writers depict a utopia in which everyone live equally and happily, but To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is not one of them. In this book, she weaves the childhood of Scout Finch and her brother Jem, who live in the southern town of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression, and there are a lot of injustices in the book, which pertain to the differences in gender and race among the people living there. These two examples she writes into the book share the common ground of

The novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird” is based in the fictional small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. When slavery and the Civil War were still present in the people’s way of living and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s are far from close. The novel focuses on the Finches: Scout, her brother Jem, and their father Atticus, and the trial of Tom Robinson and how it affected them and the town. Witnessing the injustice of Tom Robinson’s trial changed Scout Finch in many ways. Scout learns that there is more than one type of courage, she learns about race and its complexity, and she also changes how she views the people around her by putting herself

"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" (Lee 119). Atticus Finch told his children never to shoot a mockingbird because all they ever do is sing for everyone's enjoyment. In the book Tom Robinson represents a mockingbird, always helping others and not doing any harm; yet he is still treated with no respect and killed at the end of the book. The reason Tom Robinson was treated poorly was just because he was African American. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses characterization, point of view, and diction to highlight how African Americans were treated in the south.

Harper Lee’s award winning novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” explores prejudice, social classes, stereotypical views, and human values through the eyes of a young Alabama girl. Scout, the narrator who throughout the story will grow from age six to nine, and Jem, her brother, witness the subtle ugliness of society. The children live with their father Atticus who helps them navigate their way through Maycomb’s- the town in which they live-discrimination and harsh criticism of those who dwell in the minority.

The 1960’s was the height of racial issues during the 20th century. Even under these circumstances, Harper Lee, a white, female author, wrote her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Not only does To Kill a Mockingbird go against society’s opinions at that time, but it addresses themes that apply to everyday life. One main theme is ‘People tend to take risks for the people they care for’. To Kill a Mockingbird is about a girl named Scout and the problems her family faces. Her dad, Atticus, is lawyer who is currently defending a black man in court. Tom Robinson, the black man, was accused of raping a white girl. The story illustrates how society treats people who are different from them and how those people stick together. One example that supports