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    Laura Persichetti December 15‚ 2003 Dr. Marlene Fleming Writing 1 Comparison of the novel to the movie: To Kill a Mocking Bird. There are usually differences in two different versions of something. This can often be seen when a book is formatted into a movie. There are many similarities and differences in the book and movie versions of “To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.” For starters there are some significant main ideas missing from the movie. There are a few missing scenes

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    Symbolic Roles The characters in To Kill a Mockingbird portray stereotypes and classic roles. Scout is the epitome of an innocent child‚ and through her eyes we see events unfold that change her status and broaden her awareness of the world around her. Due to her innocence in the beginning of the novel‚ we have to view her as an unreliable narrator because her views on the situations in the novel are somewhat skewed by her inexperience with the evils in the world. Bob Ewell symbolizes the evils

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    winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ author Harper Lee develops the idea of prejudice. Lee breaks down the many forms of prejudice and shows them using character and symbolism. The idea of prejudice is explained in such a realistic way that the reader learns from the text and is able to apply this understanding in the society of today. To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb County‚ a small township; separate from the outside world‚ Lee can explain the consequences of prejudice in depth‚ thus leaving

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    Alabama‚ during the 1930’s was a place replete with prejudice and social hierarchy. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is set in this small‚ southern town and reveals the conflicts associated with the injustice of prejudice and social class. The main characters in Lee’s novel must face the pressures of this oppressive environment. Specifically‚ Tom Robinson’s trial robs the children of their innocence as well as sheds light on the effects of prejudice‚ and social class. Tom Robinson is the character

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    Jessi Machnik Ms.Madding English 9 Honors-1 15 February 2013 The Sins of Mayella Ewell “Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119). It’s a sin because all mockingbirds do is sing and bring joy to the world. All Tom Robinson tried to do was help Mayella Ewell and bring a little joy to her life and she accused him of rape. Harper Lee’s novel tells the story of two children‚ Scout and Jem Finch‚ as they come-of-age in Depression-era

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    as crop prices fell. Life was very hard during the 1930s. Since many people didn’t have jobs‚ it was hard to survive and buy food to feed the family. Poverty was a big problem in the US especially during the Great Depression. In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”‚ it was a story that happened during the 1930s that tells us how peoples were very poor and how hard it was for them to survive. For example in Chapter 1 of the book‚ Scout being the narrator explains how her town Maycomb was a tired old town

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    Mariano Marcos State University GRADUATE SCHOOL Laoag City Jamaica B. Vizcarra Prof. Ronald Candy Lasaten MAED-LL Student Professor TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: THEME ANALYSIS To Kill a Mockingbird is a modern American literature written by Harper Lee which gained popularity and positive acclaims because of its authenticity and content. This novel is based on the life of the author when she was 10 years old and what transpired in her hometown during that time. Its great impact

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    In Harper Lee’s ‘To kill a Mockingbird‚’ ideas of prejudice and discrimination are explored through Scout and Jem’s views‚ as their understanding of the Maycomb community changes and develops. Another prime example of prejudice‚ is the derogatory treatment of Atticus Finch and his family after he takes Tom Robinson’s case and the racial prejudice displayed towards Maycomb’s African-American community. Maycomb’s fear and prejudice towards Boo Radley and Tom Robinson is shown through the character

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    How to Kill a Mockingbird What i will be talking about in this essay is how scout will realize later on what her father atticus really meant by to not kill a mockingbird for it is a sin and how her long night’s journey will change her perspective on the world and how her child innocence is gone and how she becomes more understanding of encounters problems and learns how to be more intelligent and assertive with her situations . And i will also be touching up on this essay is the tone‚theme and

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Even though it appeared as though Mayella was guilty‚ the sympathy felt for her‚ caused some to believe she was innocent. During the Tom Robinson case‚ it was very evident that Mayella was lying‚ which made the audience believe she was guilty. Atticus questioned her‚ “’ Did you scream first at your father instead of at Tom Robinson? Was that it?’ No answer. ‘Who beat you up?‚ Tom Robinson or your father?’ No answer” (251). During this time of the trial Mayella realized that

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