To kill a Mocking Bird
Question:
'To kill a mocking bird' is set in the mid-1930s in Maycomb, a very prejudiced and inward-looking town. Discuss the ways in which Atticus stands up as a man of reason and courage within this very traditional and backward looking environment.
In the novel 'To kill a Mocking Bird' Atticus is a very respectable character. He is reputable lawyer who stands up to fight against the traditions of Maycomb County. Atticus Finch fights for what he believes is morally right. Atticus is not prejudiced over colour or wealth. He respects all people needlessly regarding their colour, wealth or stature. Atticus lives in a small town called Maycomb. Maycomb is a 'tired old town'. The citizens of Maycomb are very traditional and prejudiced people they detest any form of change.
Maycomb is very narrow-minded town as most of the town folk follow traditional and prejudiced ways. The town folk follow these ways as many decades ago white people used blacks as slaves, so Maycomb use this as a tradition. In Maycomb the public do not stand for people of different backgrounds. You have to be white and rich to fit into Maycomb.
The author of 'To Kill A Mocking Bird' is Harper Lee. She wrote this book in the late 1960s but it is set in the 1930s. The novel is based on her childhood town, which is a typical southern town.
Nevertheless blacks gained their human rights and freedom from whites over time. Although Maycomb is somewhat an era behind they still treat blacks like slaves of a lower class stature. In Maycomb the main aspects are your status, background and colour.
Maycomb is measured as a long-established town. On Sundays the ladies bathe and everyone goes to church. But the Radley's don't they are the only family that resist going to church. They pray at home. Most residents of Maycomb go to Church to gossip and socialise; only a minority go to pray. For most residents of Maycomb the only reason they go to church is to preserve their high status or to increase it.
Question:
'To kill a mocking bird' is set in the mid-1930s in Maycomb, a very prejudiced and inward-looking town. Discuss the ways in which Atticus stands up as a man of reason and courage within this very traditional and backward looking environment.
In the novel 'To kill a Mocking Bird' Atticus is a very respectable character. He is reputable lawyer who stands up to fight against the traditions of Maycomb County. Atticus Finch fights for what he believes is morally right. Atticus is not prejudiced over colour or wealth. He respects all people needlessly regarding their colour, wealth or stature. Atticus lives in a small town called Maycomb. Maycomb is a 'tired old town'. The citizens of Maycomb are very traditional and prejudiced people they detest any form of change.
Maycomb is very narrow-minded town as most of the town folk follow traditional and prejudiced ways. The town folk follow these ways as many decades ago white people used blacks as slaves, so Maycomb use this as a tradition. In Maycomb the public do not stand for people of different backgrounds. You have to be white and rich to fit into Maycomb.
The author of 'To Kill A Mocking Bird' is Harper Lee. She wrote this book in the late 1960s but it is set in the 1930s. The novel is based on her childhood town, which is a typical southern town.
Nevertheless blacks gained their human rights and freedom from whites over time. Although Maycomb is somewhat an era behind they still treat blacks like slaves of a lower class stature. In Maycomb the main aspects are your status, background and colour.
Maycomb is measured as a long-established town. On Sundays the ladies bathe and everyone goes to church. But the Radley's don't they are the only family that resist going to church. They pray at home. Most residents of Maycomb go to Church to gossip and socialise; only a minority go to pray. For most residents of Maycomb the only reason they go to church is to preserve their high status or to increase it.
