Literary Texts as a Source of Personality Formation: A Case Study of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Nadia HAMIMED
Tlemcen University, Algeria
nadia.anglais@yahoo.fr
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6379-8465
Abstract
The main aim of this study case is to investigate the role of literary texts, especially To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, as a source of character construction. In such a perspective, literature is regarded not only as a diversion but also as a prevailing mode for forming individual standards, ethical growth, and communal mindfulness. The analysis tackles this portent via the standpoint of a particular fictional work, examining the way its topics, characters, and story structure affect the reader’s worldview and participate in the founding of personality. The answers propose that literary texts work like an active interplanetary joint interface between writers and readers, with equal sides profiting from the interchange. Via literary artefacts, these works function as a spur for the cohort of particular epitomes, right thinking, and a more profound grasp of humanoid existence. Literature furthers an atmosphere of contemplation and communicative development by addressing worldwide subjects such as righteousness, sympathy, and principles. By way of this course, literary works aid personalities involved with wider social matters and improve their sense of individuality. As expressions of communal thinking and contemplations of the socio-cultural milieu, literature eases principled review and personality progress. Accordingly, literature turns out to be more than just a manner of artistic manifestation; it grows into a crucial scope for personal and communal development.
Keywords: Ethical review, cultural thought, literary texts, moral growth, personality construction, social mindfulness
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70091/Atras/vol06no01.17
How to Cite this Paper :
Hamimed, N. (2025). Literary Texts as a Source of Personality Formation: A Case Study of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atras Journal, 6 (1), 250-259
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