To Kill A Mockingbird Freedom Essay
Question:
"Once we learn to walk in someone else's shoes we can truly understand the meaning of freedom"
How have the set texts explored the idea of freedom?
You should refer to examples from all three texts in detail, as well the techniques used by each composer to communicate their ideas.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimari and I have a Dream (speech) by Martin Luther King Jr. all explore the idea of freedom. Freedom is being able to act at will and having social and political liberty. They are all set in the 1930's when there was great racial inequalities and discrimination in society. To Kill a Mockingbird explores the idea of freedom through the themes of courage, prejudice and symbolism. …show more content…
Rabbit Proof Fence explores freedom through denied freedom and the individual's journey to obtain it. I have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr is about the desire for freedom by promoting racial acceptance, racial equality and justice for all. These themes are explored through the use of techniques of symbolism, perspective, dramatic incident, dialogue, use of costume, music and character development.
To Kill a Mockingbird, Rabbit Proof Fence and I have a Dream (speech) all explore the courage needed to obtain freedom, both physically and mentally.
Courage is the ability to face danger or pain without fear. Freedom is explored in To Kill a Mockingbird through Mrs Dubose's courage to fight against her morphine addiction in order to be free from it before she dies, even when she knows she will die in the process. Atticus tells his children that despite her faults, Mrs Dubose was the bravest person he knew, for real courage is " when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what ". The technique used in this scene is dialogue and character development. Dialogue is used to show Atticus' respect of Mrs Dubose's courage in facing death and character development is based on the response of Mrs Dubose's addiction on the children and how they are able to in some ways to see her in a different light. Atticus shows the same type of courage in fighting the Robinson case; although he knows it would be nearly impossible for a white jury to return a verdict of "not guilty," he nonetheless argues the true innocence and freedom of Tom Robinson. " It's better to lose with your head held high, than to win with your tail between your legs". This quote, spoken by Atticus, proves his belief in fighting for the truth and the freedom behind it. The technique in this scene is also dialoguing because it states Atticus' courage to fight for
freedom.
In Rabbit Proof Fence courage is explored when Molly is determined to escape from Moore River settlement to go back to her home in Jigalong. She persuades her sister and cousin to come with her though they are unwilling to leave. Molly says " Come on, get your things. We're going! "Where we going? We're going home, to Mother. How we gonna get there? Walk. We're not going. Are we, Daisy? We like it here. That tracker, he's gonna get us and put us in that room. They're not gonna get us. We'll just keep walking. The rain'll cover our tracks. " The technique used is the playing of the didgeridoo and intense music to intensify the great risk that Molly is taking to leave the school.
defy all odds to travel 1500 miles through unfamiliar territory to return to their land, their homes and families.
"Once we learn to walk in someone else's shoes we can truly understand the meaning of freedom"
How have the set texts explored the idea of freedom?
You should refer to examples from all three texts in detail, as well the techniques used by each composer to communicate their ideas.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimari and I have a Dream (speech) by Martin Luther King Jr. all explore the idea of freedom. Freedom is being able to act at will and having social and political liberty. They are all set in the 1930's when there was great racial inequalities and discrimination in society. To Kill a Mockingbird explores the idea of freedom through the themes of courage, prejudice and symbolism. …show more content…
Rabbit Proof Fence explores freedom through denied freedom and the individual's journey to obtain it. I have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr is about the desire for freedom by promoting racial acceptance, racial equality and justice for all. These themes are explored through the use of techniques of symbolism, perspective, dramatic incident, dialogue, use of costume, music and character development.
To Kill a Mockingbird, Rabbit Proof Fence and I have a Dream (speech) all explore the courage needed to obtain freedom, both physically and mentally.
Courage is the ability to face danger or pain without fear. Freedom is explored in To Kill a Mockingbird through Mrs Dubose's courage to fight against her morphine addiction in order to be free from it before she dies, even when she knows she will die in the process. Atticus tells his children that despite her faults, Mrs Dubose was the bravest person he knew, for real courage is " when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what ". The technique used in this scene is dialogue and character development. Dialogue is used to show Atticus' respect of Mrs Dubose's courage in facing death and character development is based on the response of Mrs Dubose's addiction on the children and how they are able to in some ways to see her in a different light. Atticus shows the same type of courage in fighting the Robinson case; although he knows it would be nearly impossible for a white jury to return a verdict of "not guilty," he nonetheless argues the true innocence and freedom of Tom Robinson. " It's better to lose with your head held high, than to win with your tail between your legs". This quote, spoken by Atticus, proves his belief in fighting for the truth and the freedom behind it. The technique in this scene is also dialoguing because it states Atticus' courage to fight for
freedom.
In Rabbit Proof Fence courage is explored when Molly is determined to escape from Moore River settlement to go back to her home in Jigalong. She persuades her sister and cousin to come with her though they are unwilling to leave. Molly says " Come on, get your things. We're going! "Where we going? We're going home, to Mother. How we gonna get there? Walk. We're not going. Are we, Daisy? We like it here. That tracker, he's gonna get us and put us in that room. They're not gonna get us. We'll just keep walking. The rain'll cover our tracks. " The technique used is the playing of the didgeridoo and intense music to intensify the great risk that Molly is taking to leave the school.
defy all odds to travel 1500 miles through unfamiliar territory to return to their land, their homes and families.