To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
“To kill a Mockingbird”, an acclaimed novel, by Harper Lee is recognised throughout
the 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
during the period of 1933-1935.
“To Kill …
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…people’s opinions of them. I think that due to this
Atticus deserves to be regarded as heroic. He fought in a hopeless struggle with
sincerity for what he believed in, even though he knew he wouldn’t win. He describes
courage as knowing “your licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see
it through no matter what”, and whilst doing this, he hopefully changed people’s
opinions of the black community.
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