To Kill a Mockingbird: Irony and Sarcasm

After 54 years Harper Lee’s award-winning, bestselling novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, is still read in schools all over America. One of the many reasons this book is still around is because of the way Lee expresses the characters. She uses the character’s dialogue and dialect to show us their special qualities and traits. Dill’s mind is still innocent, Atticus’s tries to be as fair as possible, and Scout loves to stand up for what she believes in. Harper Lee shows the reader how innocent Dill’s mind is through his dialogue.

In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Lee uses irony and symbolism to show that with the more experiences a person has, a better understanding of peoples actions and views comes with it. Giving a deeper understanding of the power of words, racism, and of the misconceptions of the world. Throughout the book Lee uses experiences like these to show the children’s growth during their childhood, and their dealings with discrimination in the world around them.

(Mis)Read a Mockingbird”, it becomes known that she is taking her readers through a thorough reanalysis of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Murray proclaims that Harper Lee’s novel is somewhat misunderstood and over appreciated. She claims that “To Kill a Mockingbird, despite its awards and popularity, is a less than great novel”, and instead it should be a novel that is “worthy of critical consideration” (Murray 1). In order to develop her claim further Murray offers some extensive pieces of example from the pages of Lee’s novel and from the many works of other authors and their perspectives on the novel. Murray’s first major confliction with the understanding of To Kill a Mockingbird was with how people saw who (of the characters) it was the major theme of the novel was addressed to. Murray continues to support her previously stated argument by offering yet another bit of evidence; this was comparing her view on who was Calpurnia to the Finch family to other authors’ views. Murray begins to conclude her paper by adding one more indication on how Lee’s novel was misinterpreted; this slight indication was that of how the symbolic meaning behind the mockingbird was misjudged. After evaluating Murray’s critique of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, it comes with ease to agree with the following points that

In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ written by Harper Lee, the author has used numerous different methods to portray the themes of innocence, maturity and growing up. These themes were put in so that the audience could become more empathetic towards the characters, especially the protagonists. She depicts these themes through characters, events, using symbolism, imagery and contrast located throughout the book.

Thesis: The phrase of "killing a mockingbird" represents the iniquity to vitiate something good and relatively unmarred, as mockingbirds do nothing but sing beautiful songs; they are innocent and harmless. This motif can also be interpreted as a symbol of imitation, or "mocking" - the mockingbird is known for its ersatz of other birds ' songs. This mockingbird motif, the foremosttheme, is exemplified by the actions and words of three characters in "To Kill A Mockingbird" - Arthur (Boo) Radley, Tom Robinson and Jean-Louise (Scout) Finch.

The book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee in 1960, shows a lot of racism, it shows a lot of examples of the moral and there is a lot of irony that is shown. The moral of To Kill a Mockingbird(TKAM) is shown all throughout the book. The characters are talking about it from the beginning of the book all the way to the end of the book on why some people and things haven’t done anything to you but yet people still have a problem with them. Jeremy (Jem) Finch and his sister Scout Finch are the children of Atticus Finch, a hard working and caring lawyer. In the book the kids get told a moral by Atticus that it is a sin to Kill a Mockingbird. Later in the book the kids realize that he is right and it involves signs of karma, racism and they realize that there society is not perfect because of what the moral means.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a multi-faceted novel which explores the principles and morals of people in the South during the 1930s. Mockingbirds are symbolic of the people that society abuse. Lee narrates the events of the novel using Scout’s voice and uses this technique to add emotional context and develop themes. Themes of racial and classist prejudice are developed by Lee to challenge the reader. These techniques are all powerful ways to alter the views of the reader.

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.

Throughout our reading, To Kill a Mockingbird, substance can be found within the reading. This substance consists of various literary elements that are used to formulate a story, to serve the author’s purpose. In this case, Harper Lee forms a commentary about the injustices faced by colored people, long after the abolishment of slavery. From Lee’s use of allusion, to her personal writing style, each element is used to tell a story. While there are many prominent literary elements at play within the reading, there are also subtle ones, which greatly affect the storytelling. Lee carefully use setting to s

During an individual’s childhood, culture and morals have a dramatic effect on the outcome of the person as an adult. In Harper Lee’s classic To Kill A Mockingbird, she writes the novel based on a young girl’s point of view to exemplify the racial prejudice that occurred throughout Maycomb, Alabama. Scout Finch, the narrator, goes through situations with multiple characters during the novel that show Lee’s perspective on The Great Depression time period. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee stresses the theme of innocence destroyed by evil using several characters symbolized as mockingbirds, analyzing the characters’ morals, and detailing the Tom Robinson court case.

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, the reader can find various symbols, themes, and other literary devices. The most prominent device that Harper Lee uses is symbolism. While living in Maycomb, Alabama, the characters learn about having strong moral values and undergo losing their innocence. This symbol of innocence and a pure conscience is displayed as the mockingbird, and this is because mockingbirds cause no harm. Throughout the story, multiple characters can be seen as a mockingbird due to their interactions with others.

Unexpected and uncontrollable events have a way of creeping into people’s lives and causing a wave of emotions that will affect the way a person lives the rest of their life. In her award-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee address issues by looking at them through the eyes of a child. The story follows six-year-old Scout Finch as she grows up in Maycomb, Alabama during the great depression. Harper Lee writes for several events throughout the book test Scouts morals in order to call attention to how interactions shape a person. By learning from others, Scout grows to understand the intricacies of the human relationship.

As the United States “progresses” in economic, educational and technological advancements we still are fighting for racial equality. With more than 50 years since the brown vs. board of education case there is still incidents like Ferguson, Baton Rouge, and Phiando Castile where many questions are still unanswered. However, Harper Lee dealt with these same problems in 1960 when she wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee created an emotionally confronting story. Lee writes through the eyes of “Scout” a lawyer’s daughter in a small sleepy town of Maycomb in Alabama during the great depression. Throughout the book “Scout” learns coming of age lessons from Atticus and her own experiences. But when Atticus takes on a case defending a black man (Tom Robinson) convicted for rapping a white woman (Mayella Ewell) and is found guilty. “Scout” her brother Jem begin to understand the effects of the prejudices in society. Therefore, Lee applies the literary concepts of diction and tone to revel the truth that prejudices in society negatively affect the way people treat each other in To Kill a Mocking Bird.

Nelle Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mockingbird was published in July 1960. Since then, it has won numerous awards and has become a book read by nearly every student in America’s public schools at one point or another. Books so widely read as this have a power over the minds they touch; it is a subconscious power, something absorbed while you try not to fall asleep listening to the droning voice of the reader. No matter how little attention a student paid to the novel, the message of strength in the face of a decision between what is obviously right and what everyone else says must be, is one that lingers in their mind.

It is commonly acknowledged that Literature is the reflection of the society. It is indeed true that literature reflects the attitude and perception of the society where it is written. Literature mirrors the vices of the society with an intention to make the society realize its mistakes and make amendments. The vast literature, produced from time to time, bears evidence to the fact that man is prone to discrimination. Treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their sexuality, skin, and class has, been core theme of the Harper lee’s master piece To Kill a Mocking Bird. The novel is told from Scout’s perspective; through Scout, we witness the social construction of race, class, and gender. The novel continues to be taught in classrooms due to its illustration