To Kill A Mockingbird Allusion Analysis
The use of allusion by authors is to put an idea in the reader's head. Authors also utilize allusions to refer to an important theme or idea. Mary is delivering meat for her dad to Weylyn in the woods. Weylyn however lives with wolves much to Mary’s surprise. As Mary is talking to Weylyn, he expresses that he likes to read. Mary starts talking about her favorite book, stating, “‘It’s called To Kill a Mockingbird,’ I told Weylyn as I pulled it out of my backpack to show him. ‘Why would you want to kill a mockingbird?’” (Lang 34-35). Lang’s purpose of using an allusion is to bring attention to the similarities between the two novels. In To Kill a Mockingbird, there are a lot of innocent characters throughout the novel, and Lang alludes
to the similarities of innocence with her characters Mary and Weylyn. The use of an allusion helps the readers understand that Mary and Weylyn are both innocent right now; however, as the story progresses they begin to lose their innocence like the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. Ultimately, the use of an allusion helps the readers understand how the characters are going to develope and at some point there the innocence they had at the beginning of the novel.
to the similarities of innocence with her characters Mary and Weylyn. The use of an allusion helps the readers understand that Mary and Weylyn are both innocent right now; however, as the story progresses they begin to lose their innocence like the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. Ultimately, the use of an allusion helps the readers understand how the characters are going to develope and at some point there the innocence they had at the beginning of the novel.