Harper Lee weaves the theme of justice throughout both her plot and characters introducing a society that may primarily appear fair but soon is exposed as an obviously corrupt society. The plot of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ focuses notably upon the issues of existing racism‚ but Harper Lee also explores other forms of injustice and prejudice that are present in Maycomb. This is further emphasized through the use of Harper Lee’s first-person narrator‚ Scout‚ who is commenting on events she experiences
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until the end. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Lee uses the mockingbird as a symbol to add significance and prominence to the story and characters. In this classic novel‚ there are characters that can be referred to as a mockingbird. By examining the actions of these characters‚ readers can recognize the importance of the mockingbird symbol and understand why Arthur “Boo” Radley and Tom Robinson are both great examples of mockingbirds in To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s use of the mockingbird
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A mockingbird is an innocent being‚ including in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. This means that killing a mockingbird is like killing an innocent person‚ which is a grave sin. One of the many themes of the book is showing courage to protect the innocent‚ which is basically protecting a mockingbird from death. Some of the characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird show courage by acting as the protectors of the mockingbirds‚ or the innocent people. Jean Louise Finch (Scout)‚ Atticus‚
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Chapter six begins with the night Dill leaves Maycomb‚ we know school is coming soon and Scout and Jem are sad to see Dill go. As Scout put so bluntly; “ “We’re gonna miss you‚ boy.” I sad” (Harper Lee pg.51). During this chapter an important event takes place. Jem‚ Dill‚ and scout sneak over to the Radley place and are frightened by the shadow that they see in the window shutter‚ they run away and Jem loses his pants on the gate! Nathan Radley had scared them away by shooting a shotgun. They tell
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Maycomb. Harper Lee writes To Kill a Mockingbird to express herself through characters like Atticus and Scout. In TKAM‚ Atticus stands up for Tom Robinson despite the threats and misfortunes he gets from doing it‚ Mrs. Dubose defeats her addiction to morphine and Atticus defends Calpurnia against his own sister‚ all these events enforce Harper Lee’s theme that courage is when you stand up for what you believe in and can achieve what you desire‚ despite social pressure. To begin with‚ Harper Lee reveals
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How does Harper Lee develop the theme of education in Part 1 of ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ This essay is about how Harper Lee transmits education in Part 1 of ‘To kill a Mockingbird’. Education to me is a process or activities that impart knowledge or skill. I think it is facts‚ skills and ideas that have been learnt‚ either formally or informally. In this book Jem and Scout learn in a formal and informal way‚ formal by going to school and informal by learning with the neighbours and by getting street
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African Americans were treated poorly and considered less than white people‚ so when Atticus Finch was in charge of defending Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ who was accused of rape‚ he needed to use every tactic and technique to prove his innocence. Harper Lee clearly develops Atticus’ argument during the trial to convince the jury to vote for Tom Robinson’s acquittal and to fight against racial prejudice through language that is relevant to modern day society. Atticus’ speech is very convincing because
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perfect ladies. They were supposed to be flirtatious‚ innocent‚ and submissive housewives.The men in charge set these societal expectations for women both in reality and Harper Lee’s classic novel about the period‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. However‚ in her novel‚ Lee does not make the female characters abide by these unspoken rules. Harper Lee portrays the women of To Kill a Mockingbird as human beings to show that perfect Southern belles did not exist. This is especially true in regards to her characters
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committed. In chapter 30 of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Lee has Scout understand what it means to shoot a mockingbird. In chapter 30 Lee uses the literary elements character and conflict to help develop the theme that it is sin to kill a mockingbird which in comparison is like the killing an innocent person saying it’s justice Harper Lee uses the character of Scout to convey the meaning that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. At the end of Chapter 31 Harper Lee reveals that Scout has well
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with understanding. But in order to understand children must first experience. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the story of a young child to show how children do not understand experiences that are new to them. Harper Lee tells the story from the perspective of a child‚ Scout Finch‚ to show Scout’s lack of understanding in order to highlight a child’s coming of age experiences. Harper Lee uses Scout’s coming of age experiences to show that a child’s experiences with the world will shape their
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