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…Courage Harper Lee based many characters from her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, on important people in her own life. Her father, a southern lawyer, served as a model for Atticus Finch. Her older sister shared many of the same…

…significant in her maturation. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a very revealing book that dealt with the plenty racial discriminations and injustices of the world, and for that reason, has opened my eyes to look at society with more of an open mind.…

…Harper Lee's, To Kill a Mockingbird tells both the story of a family and of the entire town in which they live, when both are placed into a scandalous moral and ethical dilemma; a conflict that tests the limits of their bravery and the power…

…To Kill A Mockingbird Essay Many people are categorized according to their social status. Social status is consisting of wealthy people, then middle-class, and the poor or lower income people. Some of these examples are shown in the novel To Kill…

…. Prejudice and hate only worsen the effect of these misunderstandings and To Kill a Mockingbird shows this perfectly. Still, Tom Robinson was not the only person who was grossly misunderstood. Boo Radley, a person who no one has seen for years, is usually…

…In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee does a very effective job of making many different themes come across during the course of the novel. Many characters show that social justice is not always easy to achieve. Also, there theme of many helpless…

…To Kill A Mockingbird has several themes included in this classic novel. The theme of a book is defined by the dominating ideas in a literary work. It is an abstract concept that is made solid through the author’s use of action, images, and characters…

…A Heroic Figure To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, is considered to be a timeless classic that deals with sensitive themes such as predujice, human dignity, social classes, complacency and maturity. In the fictional town of Maycomb…

…out hope for the town—significantly, his eloquent closing argument is devoid of despair. Rather, he speaks to the jury with confidence and dignity, urging them to find confidence and dignity within themselves. Though To Kill a Mockingbird dramatizes…

…The idea of the “journey” is a recurring theme within American literature. The novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a piece of literature that addresses the theme of the journey (though it is more of a psychological and emotional journey than…