To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
"To kill a Mockingbird", an acclaimed novel, by Harper Lee is recognised throughoutthe world. Having read her novel, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960 soon after its publication, I was compelled to consider the novel in greater depth but was particularly intrigued to examine the character of Atticus Finch as a hero. Maycomb, a fictional town in the Southern States of America plays host to the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" follows a lawyer and his family prior to and during a legal case to defend a black male, Tom Robinson, charged of raping a white female, Mayella Ewell. This occurs in a very white orientated town. Atticus Finch, Attorney and father of two children only plays a brief part in the opening chapter but as this epic novel progresses so does his importance. It becomes apparent that Atticus Finch, arguably the novel's main character, is extremely well respected in Maycomb by the majority of its residents. If someone expresses a dislike towards him he will still try to do his "best to love everybody". Atticus is a man of extreme integrity and some say that it is through his mouth that Harper Lee expresses her own morality, an opinion that I share. He represent
Christians, but when we are, we've got men like Atticus to go for us" (chapter 22). attitude to their black counterparts is demonstrated by use of words such as blacks, coloured people should be able to have the same standard of living as their white case with Tom's trial. I feel this as she presents the black community in a characteristics, which Atticus displays, reflect ones that are present in a hero. He could also argue that Atticus does so because he wants other white people to see him because of this we should not be judged. He is one person in a select few who feel that
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Approximate Word count = 1436
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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