10 Thought Provoking Essay Questions On To Kill A Mockingbird

A key to writing a great essay is to come up with a great topic. If you are given the option to choose your own topic for your assignment on “To Kill a Mockingbird” then you might want to consider the following thought provoking essay questions:

  1. Discuss how law is presented in the novel, specifically in the types of power and limitations that exist within the court and legal system according to the views of Atticus, Scout, and Jem.
  2. What kind of person do you believe Jean Louise Finch grew up to be based on everything you know about Scout in the novel?
  3. There is a significant amount of maturation in the part of Jem and Scout throughout the course of To Kill a Mockingbird. What specific changes do they experience and what were the main causes for them?
  4. Some have said that the town of Maycomb can be discussed as if it were a main character. What would you say is the overall character of the town and do you think it changes or grows over the years?
  5. Why do you think that Atticus didn’t want to tell his children that he was appointed to Tom’s case by Judge Taylor? How did his choice not to tell them affect the way Scout viewed her father?
  6. How is David Guterson’s “Snow Falling on Cedars” similar to “To Kill a Mockingbird”? In what ways are they different? Do you think that the characters Nels Gudmundsson and Kabuo Miyamoto can be compared to Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson?
  7. What did Harper Lee try to present to the reader in terms of how she viewed the American family? Can you explain what her idea of the family-concept consisted of?
  8. Consider the characters: Atticus, Jem, Scout, Calpurnia and Aunt. How would each be different if Atticus’ wife (Jem and Scout’s mother) were still alive?
  9. Hypothetically speaking, what would have happened to Mayella had she admitted to lying when she testified against Tom Robinson? What would have happened to him afterwards? Would the town have been able to accept his innocence?
  10. Do you think that Scout as an adult (Jean Louise Finch) would have changed the story in any way? Or do you think her account of the events were accurate and not embellished in any way because of age?

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