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    Essay Test: To Kill a Mockingbird You will write TWO short essays answers to your choice of TWO of the following questions. Each answer should be 1-2 paragraphs long only- these are not full essays. Before you begin‚ locate the two questions for which you have prepared. Delete all other options. You now have your own personalized version of this test. Criteria: * Be sure to reference the book (with a quotation or giving a detailed description of a specific scene) 1-2 times for

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    good and the bad that era represents. The Great Depression‚ for example‚ opened with a stock market crash on October 29‚ 1929‚ which troubled the U.S. economy. It was so impactful in the 1930’s that anyone that grew up during this time struggled. Harper Lee‚ an American author‚ was born in 1926 when the government was following the Laissez-faire approach (“Causes of the”). She started writing to tell her own story‚ and several of

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    Written by Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird is set in a Southern Alabama county during the 1930s. During this time period‚ women did not have a significant influence on society but shared their voice in any possible way. Although readers of this novel may initially perceive women as innocent and kind-hearted‚ as the story develops‚ this point of view changes as the harsh nature of these women is revealed. As Miss Caroline Fischer enters her classroom full of eager students for the first time‚

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    To Kill a Mockingbird In the novel To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee uses the term ‘mockingbird’ to describe suitable‚ gracious people. Atticus‚ Jem and Scout’s father‚ says that it is alright to shoot and kill a crow‚ but even aiming at a mockingbird would be a sin. Crows represent greed‚ jealousy and evil‚ while mockingbirds represent faultless and pure beings. They first appear when Jem and Scout are learning how to use their shiny new air rifles. Atticus will not teach them how to shoot‚ but

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    English Book Review – To Kill A Mockingbird. INDEX * Introduction Of The Author – Madam Nelle Harper Lee * Genre Of The Story * A Brief Outline Of The Story * Pen Potrait Of The Favourite Character * Description Of The Most Interesting Event * Theme Of The Story * Critical Analysis Of The Story Nelle Lee – Then Nelle Lee – Now Madam Nelle Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926 in Monroeville‚ a small Alabama town. Lee‚ a descendant of Confederate

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    Complex Character: Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout‚ like most complex characters in fiction stories‚ changes in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” In the beginning‚ Scout is a young kid that really doesn’t know what is the right thing and the wrong thing to do. When she is talking to Miss Maudie she mentions that Arthur Radley may have “died and they shoved him up the chimney.‚” (Lee 43)‚ and this irks Miss Maudie. This is because Scout really doesn’t

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    To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ many characters in the book demonstrate bravery. Three good examples are Atticus Finch‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Dolphus Raymond. Atticus Finch was brave for defending a Negro in court because he knew it was the right thing to do. The Negro’s name was Tom Robinson. Tom gets accused of raping a young woman and shows bravery by telling the truth in front of a court house of whites. Dolphus Raymond likes to be known as the town drunk‚ but many

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    To Kill a Mockingbird was written to show the Great Depression in the southern United States and what life was like during these times. Maycomb‚ Alabama is a little town where each person knows who you are‚ your class‚ and race. In Maycomb‚ race was a huge issue. Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ was accused of raping and beating Mayella Ewell‚ a poor white girl. However‚ Atticus Finch‚ a white man‚ who was representing Tom proved to the court and town Tom did not rape or beat Mayella‚ but Tom did not win

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    was rampant through the Southern American states. A novel ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ by Harper Lee is about the issues raised in a small town Maycomb‚ in Alabama‚ in Southern part of U.S.A. the idea of racial inequality and prejudice are developed in the text through the use of dialogue and the situation that the character was involved. Through this development the readers are able to be aware of how racism affected people in Maycomb and how rife the racism was back in 1930s. Mocking bird was used

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    In To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee suggests that Scout’s innocence is somewhat tarnished throughout the novel. (Par. 4) After the incident with Bob Ewell during the Halloween play‚ all characters are faced with moral dilemma. At first‚ Atticus starts talking about Jem’s court case‚ as he believes that Jem is responsible for the murder of Mr. Ewell. Tate thinks that would be ridiculous‚ creating a story about Ewell falling on his knife and impaling himself. It is never formally recognized that

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