Book Reports / To Kill a Mockingbird - Self-respect and Injustice [8]

Thanks! :D

Before you commented I actually found a pretty decent quote which I like so I placed it into my intro paragraph

And editing or suggestions would be terrific as my intro might need a little bit of reworking

Robert Francis Kennedy once stated: "Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope." This quote means that whenever someone has the self-respect to stand up for something that individual believes in, that quality will channel forth to others and inspire them to do the same. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates this idea through the choices the characters unconsciously make based on their self-respect. If the choices are good the character demonstrates self-respect. If the choices are bad it shows that the character has no self-respect. Not only would a respectful choice have a personal impact on the character, it would also affect that characters social realm. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee utilizes character development to suggest that by retaining self-respect when confronting injustice, an individual will not only be able to endure the injustice, but can also influence others to do the same. The characters through which she communicates this are Atticus Finch, Mayella Ewell, and Tom Robinson.

Book Reports / To Kill a Mockingbird - Self-respect and Injustice [8]

So I've jotted down some answers and know what I want to talk about for the characters. I've swapped Bob out for Tom since Bob did not really have an injustice happen onto him. I've written a draft thesis connecting all three characters together. Here goes

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee utilizes character development to suggest that retaining self-respect when confronting injustice, an individual will not only be able to endure the injustice, but can also influence others to do the same. The characters which she uses are Atticus Finch, Mayella Ewell, and Tom Robinson.

The last sentence is a transition into the next three paragraphs.

Any ideas or edits?

I'm having trouble coming up with a nice spotlight intro sentence. I usually use a quote since they are easy to get the idea of the essay into the reader's mind but I haven't found any quotes which would work with my thesis.