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Reality
A Verbal Visual Essay
To Kill A Mocking Bird
Five Quotes:
1. I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is
a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you
begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. Pg. 112
2. If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds
of folks. Pg. 30
3. It is not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike- in the second place;
folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do. It aggravates 'em.
You're not gonna change any of them by talkin' right, they've got to want to learn
themselves, and when they don't want to learn there's nothing you can do but keep your
mouth shut or talk their language. Pg. 126
4. As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but
let me tell you something and don't you forget it-whenever a white man does that to a
black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that
white man is trash. Pg. 220
5. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view
. . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. (p.33) 
I chose the title "Reality" for my essay because many people are faced with issues like
racism and acceptance. All these quotes have to deal with subjects that everyone can
relate to. Everybody has the right to be treated fairly and with respect. No one has to
right to be disrespected; everyone should be treated equally. These are one of the many
aspects of today's society that everyone has to deal with. Many of the characters in the
novel are not what they truly seem to be. Most would think of Boo Radley as an isolated
madman, Miss Dubose as a mean spirited old woman, and Dolphous Raymond as a social
abnormal. These people are hated by most, but these are not fair judgments. Once we get
beyond the gossip surrounding these people, we get a clear view of some very strong human
beings. "It is not necessary to tell all you know..." some things people just don't want
to know about. The picture of the couple sharing information about each other is an
example. Unwanted ideas aren't needed. Despite how easy it is to judge others, once you
look closer, you see something more in everyone. The Finches do this and they gain new
friends and invaluable insight into others because of this. No one is what he or she
truly seems, and everyone has something inside him or her that motivates him or her to be
who he or she is. One must look closely to see this, and the Finches do just that. The
picture of the girl with a mask proves this. On the outside she appears to be a cheerful
person meanwhile she is a "green eyed monster" on the inside. You should never judge
someone by the way they look, get to know them first before you make any decisions.
Nothing more pervades the novel than the ideas of racism and acceptance. Atticus has
built a whole value system around the idea that a person must look at and respect who
people are and where they come from. This includes even the nastiest characters like Bob
Ewell and Mrs. Dubose. When others would rather forget about these people, Atticus takes
the time to understand them. This is a value Atticus passes onto his children as well.
Towards the end of the novel Scout says, I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.
She understands Atticus' belief that all human beings must be accepted and treated
equally. The five comments refer to the theme of this verbal visual essay, which is
reality. All these quotes are very similar in the sense that they all deal with life.
Everyone will go through life experiencing them. They are words that individuals should
think about wisely and take into consideration. The five quotations chosen from the novel
are about people who have a really strong understanding about life. They look at life
from a smart and different perspective. Most people would agree with these statements.
The quotes have great meaning to them, but then again everyone sees everything for a
different point of view. The book takes place in the small Alabama town of Macomb. Scout
the main character and narrator is a nine-year-old girl who tells the stories as a grown
up looking back on her child hood in the small town. She tells us of the good times she,
her brother Jem and a friend that visited them in the summer, Dill. The book takes place
in the 1930's and things such as racism and prejudice go on in the book. The first
portion of the book lets you get to now the characters. There habits their personality.
The second portion of the book, concentrates on the trial going on in the town. Atticus,
Jem and Scout's father is the defendant's lawyer. Tom Robinson the defendant, who is a
black man, is accused of rapping a girl in the town and Atticus is trying to prove his
innocence. This book not only is a masterpiece of Literature but also is an Academy Award
winning film. To Kill A Mockingbird deals with kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, and
innocence and experience, which all together make one wonderful novel!