Themes In To Kill A Mockingbird
...Harper Lee, is an excellent example of proving a point
or a theme. Themes in the book include courage, lady, standing in another
man's shoes, it's not time to worry, education, and trash. All the themes
stand out, however, three in particular are exemplified in the book. The three
main themes in To Kill a Mockingbird are courage, lady, and standing in another
man's shoes.
The first theme is courage. Courage is apparent in the seemingly
wicked
Mrs. Dubose. It is also courage for Jem to strive against Mrs Dubose.
According to Atticus, the children's father courage is, "...when you know
you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through
no matter what."(p112) Mrs. Dubose had great courage trying to get over her
morphine addiction and, even though she would have trouble doing it, bumped
the addiction for the rest of her life. In the beginning of the book, when
Dill, Scout, and Jem were still hyped up over Boo Radley Jem showed the ultimate
courage by venturing into the spooky dwelling place inhabited by Boo Radley.
Jem went through the gate and touched the house. One time, all three went
into the Radley yard to simply look inside Boo's window. However, the children
were frightened near death by a warning shot from Nathan Radley. The real
courage comes after that when Jem goes to reclaim his pants, facing a possible
confrontation with Boo or Nathan. Another example of courage is Atticus defending
Tom Robinson, a black
man who is innocent of rape but is tried because Bob
Ewell said Tom did it. Atticus knew he would be defeated but he tried to win
the case anyway. Also, though the book doesn't really mention the way Scout
is not happy in school, it requires great courage for Scout to continue to
go to school even though she has to deal with a bad first grade teacher. Lee's
point in courage is a person is...
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