Samson Bennett TKAM Jenn The Real Monster In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the main theme is not racism or that it focuses on the trial‚ but the book’s real main theme is how Scout grows up into a mature and decorous young woman from innocent child. Nothing in the novel is a better symbol of her development than Boo Radley’s character and how she views him. At the beginning of the book‚ Scout’s opinion on Boo Radley’s image and character is shrouded by myths and rumors that she hears
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ The Finch children Scout and Jem are curious about the many rumors they have heard of the “monster” Boo Radley‚ a local man who is very much a hermit‚ and decides to take it upon themselves to figure out what the real mystery is with the help of their friend Dill. Meanwhile‚ their father Atticus‚ who is a lawyer‚ takes on a case to defend a black man whose name is Tom Robinson‚ who has been accused of rape of a young white women. Due to the time period‚ Atticus
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book‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ several important characters face conflicts that shape the story‚ as well as shaping their lives. The important characters are Scout (the narrator)‚ Jem (her brother)‚ Atticus (her father)‚ Miss Caroline (her teacher)‚ Boo Bradley (her neighbor)‚ and Dill and Miss Maudie (her friends). Harper Lee uses the characters and their conflicts to illustrate the themes of the book. One of the first conflicts told is between Arthur “Boo” Radley and his father Mr. Radley. This conflict
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novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee the title has a significant meaning throughout the entire novel. As Miss. Maudie points out‚ “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee‚ 93). Numerous characters in the novel who can easily represent a mockingbird. For example‚ Jem‚ Tom Robinson‚ Dill‚ Boo Radley‚ and Mr
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filled with prejudice. Others judge a person without knowing the person. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ rumours‚ fear‚ and ignorance are what feeds the prejudice in this community of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley and Atticus Finch are victims of prejudice of their small town. These people are being discriminated and segregated from the community. These characters are seen as Mockingbird figures in their community because they are “killed” without a reason. Even if a person is
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The theme of to kill a mockingbird is the destruction of innocence through the conflict of good and evil. Many people including Jem‚ Tom Robinson and Boo Radley loss their innocence in the events of this book. Jem had a true loss of innocence when Tom Robinson’s trial had ended and he realized Tom wasn’t going to be cleared of the false charges. Jem thought justice would prevail over personal bias and discrimination. When it didn’t however he was confused how people could just stand by and let this
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In the book To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. In the book Atticus says “it is a sin to kill a mockingbird” and i think that the mockingbird represents Boo radley.The symbol of the mockingbird supports the theme people often distrust what they do not understand. The don’t trust him because he never helps in town and never hangs out and talks with people. Boo Radley is a good person and helps the community in so little of ways that they are generally not noticed.By like when Jems
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She goes from judging Boo Radley‚ to realising he was not what everyone thought. Then she began to understand she should not base her thoughts on someone purely off what others have told her. In Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ the moment which had the greatest effect on Scout’s life is when she realized Boo Radley saved her life‚ because she understood judging Boo before she met him was the incorrect thing to do. For a majority of the book Scout was told Boo Radley was a crazy‚ antisocial
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the character Jem was able to grow in maturity from the experiences that helped shape his understanding of Boo Radley. As a matter of fact‚ his childish beliefs‚ based upon rumors heard‚ of Boo was that he was a monster who ate cats and squirrels. Unfortunately‚ he doesn’t know yet that Boo Radley tries to extend a “hand” towards the kids by leaving gifts in the knot hole of the tree‚ to tell them he’s not who they think he is. A quote from pg 81 sheds light that
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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is told from Scout’s point of view‚ and because of that‚ the novel is told through a filter of innocence‚ as Scout is a young‚ naïve girl. Societal views have not affected her much at her young age. However‚ throughout the story‚ the filter begins to fade‚ as she has realizations that changes her viewpoints on people and ideas. Scout becomes more mature in the process‚ in the way that she understands more. Scout’s innocence contributes to how the story
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