“To Kill a Mockingbird” Themes are important in the development of novels. One such novel which uses themes to develop a particular character is, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee. The character of Atticus Finch is developed in two key scenes in the novel. They raise the reader’s opinion of him from being an old lawyer with nothing but a desk-job, to a brave and courageous father who is very well respected in …showed first 75 words of 2043 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2043 total…porch, learns about what it is to be him. All these incidents give us an opportunity to witness the development of Jem and Scout, as they grow more mature. They allow us to understand the novel as a whole and put into perspective the trial that follows. Harper Lee has excellently produced a first class novel. Now I can understand how the judges of the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 could choose this novel as the winner.