... in the small, rural town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the early 1930s. The character of Atticus Finch, Scout's father, was based on Lee's own father, a liberal Alabama lawyer and statesman who frequently defended African Americans within the racially prejudiced Southern legal system. Scout and her brother ... convinced that he must instill values of equality in his children, counteracting the racist influence. Lee makes use of several images and allegories throughout the novel to symbolize racial conflict. The children's attitudes about Boo, for example, represent in small scale the foun...

• Word Count: 2287
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee in 1960, explores the values and attitudes of America in the 1930's through the portrayal of relationships. Mockingbird was ... political relationships, which can be highlighted through further analysis of the morals and values associated with social class, racial inequality and familial bonds within these relationships. Lee's characterisation, themes and setting serves to demonstrate how literature can be used to effectively reflect a particular context in a way that conveys a message or moral ... appointed him [Atticus] to defend this...

• Word Count: 661
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... until it is lifted and one can see the harsh reality that lies underneath. In the beginning of the novel To Kill A Mocking by Harper Lee, Jem and Scout Finch were ignorant and prejudice towards Boo Radley. This changed when both children witnessed Atticus Finch shoot the Mad Dog with ... see and understand the prejudice that was suffocating citizens of Maycomb. Innocently, and without knowing it, Jem and Scout drew inequitable conclusions about people they knew nothing about, like Boo Radley. In the beginning, Scout and Jem prejudged Boo Radley, and made ignorant assumptions based on biz...

• Word Count: 748
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate