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    There are various issues and themes presented in the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee and "The Rabbits" by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan. These themes are being smoothly conveyed through the use of different language techniques including complex metaphors‚ similes‚ hyperboles‚ imagery‚ personification and symbolism. Among the main themes used in the novels are courage‚ prejudice‚ hypocrisy‚ justice‚ education‚ social inequality‚ poverty and perspective. "Maycomb was an old

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about a man named Atticus‚ his two children‚ Scout and Jem‚ their best friend‚ Dill‚ and what their life is like growing up in Maycomb‚ Alabama. According to Harper Lee‚ "The novel is a love story pure and simple." To Kill a Mockingbird is a love story because Atticus cares for and loves his children. The other way this novel could be considered a love story is the way Calpurnia watches over the children as a mother figure. Atticus shows that he loves Scout dearly

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    story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the main character Scout really controls and identifies this question and how it works. Scout throughout the book starts off as a young naïve little girl‚ but with all the changes and twist she starts to be molded and sculpted into a totally different girl. The theme of the book is people will never know‚ or understand how others feel until they walk a mile in their shoes. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the story really grasps on to

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    To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ uses a young narrator‚ Scout‚ to explore the understanding of different topics through the plot of the novel. Scout is a keen listener‚ and learns about standardised racial inequality during the 1930s through the dialogue of her brother‚ Jem. Aunt Alexandra’s characterisation portrays to Scout how she is socially considered better than others because of her race‚ upbringing and her family. The author conveys gender oppression through Scout’s perspective

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    should never kill a mockingbird because they only create music and harm nothing. What Atticus meant by this is that you should never hurt an innocent person no matter the situation. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird the mockingbird symbolizes all that is innocent and all that is harmless in society. Harper Lee uses two characters to show the innocence in people and to show how this innocence is often killed: Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. The theme in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ that often the innocent

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    Power of Moral Courage The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee. Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926‚ in Monroeville‚ Alabama‚ a town very similar in ways to Maycomb‚ the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird. Like Scout’s father‚ Harper Lee’s father was also a lawyer of the town. Lee’s childhood friend novelist Truman Capote had given her the inspiration to create the character Dill. Harper Lee had mention that To Kill a Mockingbird was not just intended to portray her

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Literacy Analysis Essay In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee tells the reader about the people living in Maycomb County. Throughout the three years we follow these characters; we see how they interact with each other and learn how love and hate are complex emotions. This essay will examine love for family‚ romantic love‚ and love for community in order to show how complicated the emotions of love and hate can be. Jem and Scout are growing up in a loving family

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    Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ set in the days of the 1930’s but written in the 1960’s during the Civil Rights debate shows major concerns for this time. Lee explores the main concerns of courage‚ racism‚ law and justice with the use of minor characters. The Alabama township of Maycomb‚ where Lee sets her story is home to a combination of social classes and racial backgrounds. Harper Lee’s characterisation of the minor characters demonstrates the main concern of racism. The town of

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    It’s a rare occasion that we stumble across true justice in society. The justice determined is almost never the right justice but wrong justice. In many cases it can be concluded that the verdict was never about justice‚ but it was injustice. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer and father of two‚ is approached with many situations and problems. Atticus Finch a fairly needed character who withholds equity‚ judiciousness‚ and genuineness. It takes a very careful and wise

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    shown throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird through the use of simile‚ the corrupt justice system taking away the naiveté of children‚ and the comparison of Boo Radley. Scout and Jem receive a valuable lesson in chapter ten‚ for Atticus‚ their father‚ taught them to never punish someone who is innocent. Atticus elaborates that Scout and Jem can “shoot all the blue jays” they can hit because they pester people‚ but never shoot a mockingbird who has done nothing wrong (Lee 119). This is Atticus’

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