... Mayella. He is key to the book as it is a tale depicting prejudice in South America and he is the main focus of Harper Lee's portrayal of the racial hatred in Maycomb, which was an everyday occurrence. Rhoda is isolated from the rest of her community and is the cause of much gossip for the other milkmaids, who exclude her "Milked somewhat apart from the rest" and whisper of her scandalous dealings ... she pays no heed to his feelings, as they are inferior to her fascination with the Farmer. Throughout the majority of the book, Rhoda avoids the Farmer, finding out about him through her s...

• Word Count: 2388
• Approx Pages: 10

... is an ambitious and sometimes violent young lady, her intentions are good. She demonstrates pride in her family when fighting on the playground in her school so that she may protect her father's name and prevent him from being known as the gentleman who defends a black man. The morals and values taught in this book open up doors and set examples for the reader. During the high school years, ... a student becomes more independent and starts to create personal opinions ... words, such as 'nigger' are used in comparison to the time period. The word was commonly used because of the pr...

• Word Count: 1863
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee that is set in 1930's Alabama where colour prejudice was predominant. The underlining themes encompass issues around maturity, human dignity and prejudgement, but most of all courage. The definition of Courage is mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and to withstand danger, fear or difficulty. Moral courage is most apparent in Atticus, Mrs Dubose, Boo ... Alexandra. "Whether Maycomb knows it or not, we"re paying him the highest tribute we can pay a man. We trust him to do right" His conduct and conversation throughout the book sho...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School