In this section you can find example essays on the topic of the book ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee, covering analysis of the story and its relevance in today’s society.
Shalin Madan 11/22/18 Mr. Faddé Growing up is a journey that all of us are forced to face at some point in our life. Whether this ordeal was faced a long time ago, or very recently, it is an experience that we can never forget, entirely due to the extensive amount of changes it … Read more
Rohan Rajesh Ms. Stelle 9H Period 3 To Kill a Mockingbird Essay 15 November 2017 The Scottsboro Trial and Emmett Till in To Kill a Mockingbird Tick. Tock. The time is running out for another black citizen’s life to be taken by a group of white people with no substantial evidence against the black … Read more
A classic American film, To Kill a Mockingbird, showcases the injustices of a rigid, segregated society. Director, Robert Mulligan, carefully brings to life the novel by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird. The movie debuted in 1962 but took place in the 1930s. It features two kids whose father is a lawyer defending a … Read more
When I decided to write about this topic for my honors project and then read a To Kill a Mockingbird and later read a much more contemporary story, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, I noticed a strong difference in my emotional reactions to both those novels, and as opposed to just doing a self-discovery … Read more
To Kill a Mockingbird Boo Radley is a secondary character that plays a significant role within the novel: To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel is indeed about killing a Mockingbird in a symbolic sense, in which, Boo Radley represents the mockingbird mentioned in the book’s title, while the children of Maycomb, Alabama do the hunting. … Read more
“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a seminal novel that takes place in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s. It is a profound exploration of human morality, social justice, and the loss of innocence. The narrative revolves around the Finch family—Atticus, a lawyer, and his children, Jem and Scout. Throughout … Read more
Our African American communities after being freed from slavery wasn’t what they expected, they were segregated just because of the color of their skin along with anyone else of color. To help with these issues the 13th and 14th amendments were made to help protect the African Americans and give them rights. This Topic relates … Read more
PTopic: Book and Film Adaptation This essay is going to discuss about a book and a movie combination, which is 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. In this essay the story outline, characters, settings, languages, impact of the changes from book to movie, cinematic elements and some of the features will be discussed. 'To Kill a … Read more
There are typical contrasts in two distinct renditions of something. This can regularly be seen when a book is made into a motion picture. There are numerous likenesses and contrasts in the book and film variants of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In the first place, there are multiple similitudes between the book … Read more
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Finch Family In the first chapter, we are introduced to Jean Louise Finch, often called Scout, and her older brother Jem. The narrative begins with a recount of the Finch family’s history, tracing back to their early ancestors who settled in America. These ancestors were part of a prosperous farm … Read more
Prejudice is a common problem during the early quarter of the twentieth century. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, this problem is evident in the town of Maycomb. Characters such as Boo Radley, Atticus Finch, and Tom Robinson are all victims of prejudice, and all three characters are plagued by this. … Read more
“You never really know a man until you consider things from his point of view……. until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee 39). Atticus Finch is a character in To Kill a Mockingbird which was written by Harper Lee. The book took place in the 1930s and Atticus works as … Read more
Carter Assink Ms. Mazure Honors English 9.2 14th December, 2018 To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Social Inequality In The Book Social inequality is when resources in a society are not equally distributed. Social inequality can be pressed on any person at any time. In our country there has always been social inequality, in … Read more
Abigail Lising Mrs. Holton English 9 Per. 2 28 November 2016 Finch the Mockingbird Throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, two major characters called Boo Radley and Tom Robinson respectively are frequently linked to the novel’s symbolic titular mockingbird, described by Miss Maudie Atkinson as sacred beings that only “make music for us … Read more
In the last century, there have been many books that were released that impacted society, but no book can challenge the impact that Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird has made. At the time the book was released, the country was torn in half due to the Civil Rights Movement, and the book served … Read more
In a society driven largely by visual culture (advertisements, film, social media, etc.) it is important to understand how such media is constructed by dominant ideologies, and how this unconsciously affects the consumer’s beliefs, prejudices, and biases towards particular subjects. As intellectual and philosopher, Marshall McLuhan, once said, “The medium is in the message”, … Read more
Time slips in the blink of an eye(clock/blink/eye) * Towards the end of Romeo and Juliet, the reader sees a glimpse of hope in a story with an obvious fate. Friar Laurence and Juliet form the plan that relies on timing and it falls flat. When Juliet agrees to marry Paris her father is so … Read more
Many novels from decades ago are still being read and cherished by people all over the world today. These stories are often referred to as “timeless classics,” and when a book is labeled as one, it contributes to its ability to grasp a reader’s attention long after its publication. In order for a story to … Read more
Empathy is a very important thing. In order to truly feel for people and understand what they're going through, you must have empathy. We are taught at a very young age as it will shape who we are as we continue to grow older and undergo experiences. As we grow, our sense of empathy … Read more
The circumstantial context throughout history has manipulated composers’ texts and for which they have proposed texts as a response to the violation of human rights. Prejudice, when implanted within a community results in the negotiation of human rights. The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee approaches the different forms of prejudices either … Read more
To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel written by Harper Lee, is primarily considered to be addressing racial prejudices of the 1930’s. Moreover, the book explores social issues such as conservatism and prejudices that characterized the remote towns of America during that period (Johnson 2008). To Kill, a Mockingbird is popularly known for its … Read more
How the Jim Crow Laws Transfer to To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel set in a 1930s version of southern United States, we deal with the age-old issue of racism. As the story unfolds we see the people of Maycomb County judge Atticus for defending a black … Read more
Ciara Ragan Mr. Ippolito English Honors II 8 February 17 To Kill A Mockingbird Essay Set in the 1930s, author Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”, explores the adversities within the moral and social ladder in the fictional small town of Maycomb, Alabama. To Kill A Mockingbird, is a unique book among many poignant … Read more
The scene takes place during a depressing time, in which the city of Maycomb struggled as well. This quote makes reference to the widespread poverty throughout the town, implying that Maycomb is in the midst of the Great Depression during the 1930s and is suffering because of it. Scout is implying that Walter Cunningham … Read more
A true American classic, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, is set during the time of the Great Depression in the segregated south. Atticus, Jem, and Scout Finch are residents of Maycomb, the county seat of Maycomb County, Alabama, representing the top of the social hierarchy, as white townsfolk. Throughout the story, these major … Read more
Tom Harpaz Survey English, Per. 2 Mrs. Jones 11/17/17 Empathy: The Trouble of Saying Sorry Why is it so easy to cause pain, yet so hard to say sorry? Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, the author Harper Lee conveys the message of how humans need to be empathetic in order to succeed. … Read more
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, an obsession with normalcy and reputation looms over the town of Maycomb, Alabama. While the population, including protagonist Scout Finch, fears going beyond the social standards of a typical Maycomb inhabitant, the Ewell’s stand out as an unwanted family that does not belong to any particular class … Read more
Summary of Findings Even though all 311 selected students participated in the study with a respondent rate of 100%, four of them were excluded during the analysis as they had omitted more than three questions in the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). In the present study, adolescents were not distributed equally within the age groups; … Read more
On January 31, 1865, slavery was abolished; but that doesn’t mean that racial segregation and unjust treatment of blacks was entirely solved. The Jim Crow laws that took place in the 1930s, nearly sixty-five years after the emancipation proclamation, pushed the rift between blacks and whites even further. An example of this would be, “It … Read more
A: Facts 1. Technical information a) Title To kill a mockingbird b) Author Harper Lee c) Editor & year of edition 20th edition, 1986 d) Number of pages 287 e) Log: how long did it take you to read the book? A and how many hours did you spend on writing the report? It takes … Read more
Racism, in today’s world is not as frequent as it was in the 1900’s. Racism in the 1900’s was incredibly widespread, and the majority of white Americans were racially prejudiced against the people of color. Even though racism was widespread in the 1900’s it is currently grimaced upon and not exceedingly widespread at all. People … Read more
Why does Harper Lee use connections to her life in To Kill a Mockingbird’? Lee uses connections to her life in To Kill a Mockingbird because it is easier for her to write about things that she has witnessed in real life rather than making up her story from her head. Shield shows a connection … Read more
This book by Harper Lee frequently makes it onto students’ read lists across the globe, and thanks to its continued relevance, it is often used as an essay topic.
Harper Lee was an American novelist, best known for her award-winning and only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird has become one of the most beloved and significant books of the 20th century. As the first book Lee had ever published, it was an impressive and powerful debut that has since become a classic of American literature and a critically acclaimed piece of art.
Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama, to a prominent family. Her father, Amasa Coleman Lee, was a newspaper editor while her mother, Frances Finch Lee, was a homemaker. In her early years, Lee was an avid reader and writer, but she was also very athletic. She was an outstanding student and graduated high school early, at age fifteen. After high school, she attended Huntingdon College for a year, but later transferred to the University of Alabama, where she studied law. However, she left college before graduating to pursue writing full time.
To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960, and it was an immediate success. It was one of the first books to confront racial inequality in the South and its characters became iconic. Set in Maycomb, Alabama, the novel tells the story of Atticus Finch and his daughter Scout, as they witness the trial of a black man accused of raping a white woman. Through Lee’s powerful and timeless storytelling, she illuminates the racism and bigotry of the Deep South, and the courage of one man who stands up for what is right.
The novel was an instant classic and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It has since been adapted to film, stage, and television, and has become a beloved part of American culture. It has also been taught in classrooms across the country, serving as a beacon of light in a world that is still very much divided by race and prejudice.
The novel is still highly relevant today, as the issues of race and inequality that it deals with are still very much alive in our society. It serves as a reminder of the legacy of racism and injustice that still permeates our country today. It encourages us to stand up for what is right and make our voices heard, and to strive to create a more equal and just society for all.
Harper Lee’s novel is also a reminder of the power of literature to make a difference in society. To Kill a Mockingbird has endured for over fifty years, and its timeless themes of justice, equality, and courage still resonate today. It is a reminder that literature can make a lasting impact, and can be a powerful agent of change.
Harper Lee was a gifted storyteller and a powerful force for good. With the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, she not only created a timeless classic, but she also gave voice to the voiceless and shone a light on the darkness of racism. She will always be remembered for her courage and her dedication to justice, and her novel will always be a beacon of hope and a reminder of our shared humanity.
