To Kill A Mockingbird Key Experience Analysis

assignments. There was a brief moment when I felt like giving up and dropping the class, but then I remembered an old

During this school year so far I have learned many things, including when we researched Summit’s ‘Definite Dozen’ in September and I’m familiar with her life. My note-taking is one of the many skills that was improved in this class, I can copy down words faster and summarize better. I haven’t really changed much, if I did it would be for the worse. If I could go back and redo the past to fix my mistakes, I would so I can be more successful and have a higher grade.

Lee implies that people learn lessons through life experiences that school can ever teach. Throughout this novel, Atticus taught his kids many lessons that was hard for them to hear at times, but it later on helped them in the story. Or it helped them grow up and mature. On page 40 of To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus was explaining to Scout that Miss.Caroline was new and didn’t know anyone, and she especially didn’t know the Cunningham’s story, Atticus states, “Atticus said… but if Walter and I had put ourselves in her shoes we’d have seen it was an honest mistake on her part” (40). This quote by Atticus is meant to explain to Scout that Miss. Caroline just made an honest human mistake. He tried to get Scout to realize that if he put herself in Miss.Caroline’s shoes then she might better understand the confusion. Obviously you can’t really be in her shoes, but he said it figuratively to show her why it was important to give her another chance, or at least try to be nice and listen. Atticus taught this to Scout at home later on that night. At her school after that she tried to just get by in her class. Lee also shows mainly throughout that the school system doesn’t help when it comes to teaching children life lessons. As shown in the earlier quote Atticus, had told Scout to jump in Walter’s shoes, and walk around in it. This other quote shows how Scout actually takes into consideration of Atticus’ words, and chooses to not bother Jem because she tried to imagine what it had

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.

The ambition of oneself to pursue justice and righteousness may result in prosecution. In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, and movie "A Time to Kill" by Joel Schumacher, each demonstrate one’s open-mindedness and forward thinking leads to penalization through protagonists Atticus Finch and Jake Brigance. Both egalitarians take the position as an attorney for an African American and are prosecuted in the process.

John F. Kennedy once said, “conformity is jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” I happen to think this quote is very true, because if no one ever had a different opinion, then would anything ever change? Or would it all stay the same? Forever? The idea of conformity can be seen as a good, or a bad thing. In many cases it is a bad thing, as one idea that is wrong is the only one that people think is right. This can specifically be seen in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Atticus, one of the main characters, needs to defend a black man named Tom Robinson. In his town of Maycomb most of the people think of black people as nothing. Although the whole town would be against him if he did it, Atticus knows that it is the right

In the book To Kill A mockingbird Atticus teaches the children different values. To Kill A Mockingbird is all about events leading up to Jem breaking his arm. This book was written by Harper Lee, it is said that she could have used some of her personal experiences in the book. This book has a lot of values that we could use in reality. Throughout, To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus teaches the values of courage, honesty, and equality.

In the American classic To Kill a Mockingbird by harper lee, acceptance is illustrated through the description and actions of characters like Atticus Finch who willingly chooses to defend a black man, despite the thoughts of others. Tom Robinson, the black man in question, was falsely accused of rape solely based on skin color. Arthur “Boo” Radley was feared by the town for no reason other than false rumors, just because he made the choice to stay away from the uniformity of Maycomb. Both these characters were innocent and had brought no harm to anyone around them, yet were not accepted because they were “different”. Therefore, Harper Lee applies historical setting, conflict, and characterization to develop a strong theme of acceptance

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb in his skin and walk around it.” Which I have learned is very true just recently. I had never understood how hard working an office job would actually be. While trying to choose the person I would be shadowing, I took in consider my relationship with this person and their job. Narrowing it down only to a few people, I finally chose a close family friend, Christie Markham. Christie is a social worker, to be more specific she is an income maintenance worker for adults. Although her job may be boring, there is actually quite a bit of work that goes into it. I got to shadow her for a full day at her office

Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, numerous characters establish meaningful values and morals that will substantially impact their perspectives on life. “Life is a matter of what you learn and how you learn it” describes how you enact beliefs through experience. For instance, Scout was enlightened on racism and learned about the significance of tolerance and acceptance through Atticus. The children also realize to not listen to rumors through their encounters with Boo Radley. The statement is pertinent to this story, as it depicts how your life is entrenched based on ethics and customs.

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Education, in general terms, is the process in which an individual acquires knowledge to expand their mental capabilities, in order to have a better understanding of situations in their life. John Dewey described this as a “process of living, and not preparation for future living.” This is where the difference between true education, and institutionalized education presents itself. As seen in Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, the role of education is always there throughout the novel, however it doesn’t always take place in school. When we pay close attention to some of the situations the characters are presented with, we see that Harper Lee argues for a dominance of education in the home, given the impact that home lessons have on the moral development of the characters.

In jeopardy of failing I still went about my week as usual. Wednesday arrives and I still have not touched one of the assignments, but my conscious did not reprimand me for not doing my homework.

Imagine you are a lawyer tasked with an impossible case, and everybody in your community is against you, but still there is a shred of hope you cling to. What might that be you ask? That to which you cling are your morals. In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch had been given the Tom Robinson case, where a black man was convicted of raping a white woman. As a single father of two children, he continues to reinforce his values throughout the trial and during his daunting task of raising his children. In To Kill A Mockingbird what Harper Lee suggests about the nature of morals is that you should try to stand up for what you believe in even if people oppose or reject your ideals. Even when faced with an insurmountable opposition you should stand up for your morals because in the end if your don't follow your beliefs you are just contributing to the problem. We should try to create a voice for what we believe in and impress that upon the next generation so they can continue to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place.

The story, in the eyes of two innocent children Scout and her brother Jem, of the discrimination and hypocrisy throughout the town. Maycomb County, Alabama, faces an African American’s injustice while the children learn valuable lessons from their father, Atticus and their housemaid Calpurnia, during the Great Depression. All the while, we are learning from it. To Kill a Mockingbird teaches us the lessons of morale, justice and equality.