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    Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird depicts the childhood and coming of age of a young girl named Jean-Louise “Scout” Finch. The main focus of this novel is the trial of an African-American man named Tom Robinson‚ who was accused of raping a white woman‚ and Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ who has been assigned to defend him. Written during the Civil Rights Movement‚ Lee’s purpose is to highlight the racial prejudice that had permeated throughout the Southern culture. She achieves this in the

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    Harper Lee’s highly acclaimed novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚set in the 1930s‚ follows Scout Finch as she grows up and experiences all sides of life in her small town; it is a perfect example of a true coming of age story. From the innocence of creating games with her brother and a childhood friend about strange neighbors to the raw truth of a rape trial‚ it is easy to say that Scout has lived through events that require varying levels of maturity and has emerged a different person. There is a clear

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    The film To Kill A Mockingbird holds many different criteria for which it can be judged. Some of the most striking aspects of the film concern the point of view of the narrator‚ and the symbolism as well. Our first-person narrator is Scout Finch‚ who is five when the story begins and eight when it ends. From the first chapter‚ though‚ it’s clear that Scout is remembering and narrating these events much later – after all‚ the second paragraph of the novel begins‚ "When enough years had gone

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    Comparative Essay “The Help” and “To kill a Mockingbird” are two astonishing reads. These novels are a must read because they hold Multitude amounts of knowledge.The Two books have numerous amounts of similarities. These novels possess heaps of morals in which plenty could acquire knowledge from. “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Help” are two marvelous literatures in which character similarities are delineated through the novels‚ how poverty is portrayed through characters‚ and also ultimately how

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    specifically‚ the characters Scout and Jem Finch‚ children of Atticus‚ have different perspectives on these societal norms as they mature. It is obvious throughout the novel how Jem has changed when he understands situations Scout cannot‚ develops a sense of the how the world truly works and sees things in a more adult way; Scout changes in a sense that

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    innocent black man. Atticus said to Scout‚ “Simply because we were licked one hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win”(Chapter 9). Atticus is saying you have to judge yourself before you judge someone else. His own self respect is bound to his good morals. If he knew he did something wrong‚ even if justified‚ he would lose all moral authority over the people of Maycomb. Moral standards are the backbone to success. Having morals is everything to Atticus Finch. He believes to

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    strategically interwoven in the novel and make the novel more interesting as well as emphasising the themes and symbolism contained in the novel. One of the plot lines involves Jem and Scout’s adventures with Boo Radley‚ while the other is about Atticus Finch and his fight for Tom Robinson. The narrative structure employed by Harper Lee is both interesting and effective and contributes greatly to the impact of the novel on the reader. On first thought the two plots are apparently quite different‚ and

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    symbolism for real people. Including the human mockingbirds‚ the novel represents other pieces of the prejudice such as racism and hypocrisy. In the little town of Maycomb in its 1930¡¯s‚ the prejudice was an accepted concept for every individual and Atticus even called it a ¡®disease¡¯ of the town. This time-honored perception‚ prejudice‚ was very distinctly shown in the novel from its characters and the society. Prejudice does not seem like a such a big deal in the novel as it actually is now

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    her‚ but when Cal goes outside and sees the dog. When she sees this Cal first calls Atticus Finch and tells him about Tim Johnson then she goes door to door telling the citizens that there is a mad dog loose. The townspeople shut their doors and windows and satay locked up inside the safety of their homes. Just like the people hide from Tim Johnson‚ they also avoid the issue of racism in the town. As quoted by Atticus “I hope and pray that I can get Jem and Scout through it all without bitterness‚ and

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    positive theme that stand out throughout the whole time is courage. Its presence is observed by the narrator Scout from the characterisations of the central character Atticus‚ his influence on his children’s upbringing and other the members of the community that displays such qualities e.g. Mrs Dubose and Boo Radley. Atticus Finch is one of the most prominent and respected people in the town who has strong views on courage. His role in the story serves as a moral backbone and fatherly figure to

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