The book To Kill a Mockingbird was full of symbolism and themes. The title itself was symbolic to the story. A mockingbird represented innocence‚ and to kill it would mean to kill the innocence of the people who possessed it. The three main themes of To Kill a Mockingbird were social inequality‚ innocence of people‚ and the challenges of growing up. The first theme of the book was social inequality. The social inequality was not only between blacks and whites‚ but also between the different economic
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To Kill a Mockingbird Theme Questions 1) What were the four major ‘classes’ in Maycomb society like and how did they relate to each other and why? The four major classes in Maycomb were the Townsfolk‚ the Cunninghams‚ the Ewells and the Negroes. The townsfolk were a snobby bunch who spent their time spreading gossip. They were generally more educated and richer than the other classes. The Cunninghams were poor country folk who had to pay in food and produce rather than in money. They were uneducated
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unacquainted with evil”. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee defines a “mockingbird” as someone or something that does nothing to bother or harm others. When Scout and Jem Finch get rifles for Christmas‚ their father Atticus warns them not to shoot at mockingbirds. The children fail to understand at first‚ but their neighbor Miss Maudie informs them that mockingbirds do not do anything but make music for people to enjoy‚ that’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird (Lee 119). During the course of
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To Kill a Mockingbird Literary Analysis Essay In the early 1930’s in the small town by the name of Maycomb lived a family of a wealthy lawyer‚ two outgoing children‚ and their ever so helpful housekeeper. This story takes us through a huge problem within the south and the struggles the Finch family later face due to the outrageous outcome of Mr.Finch’s actions. Author Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926 in the town of Monroeville‚ Alabama. Lee had won many awards in her lifetime some
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Freshman English 11 January 2014 Prejudice and Bias in To Kill a Mockingbird The Webster’s Dictionary definition of prejudice is “an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge‚ thought‚ or reason.” Prejudice can create fallacious bias towards a subject or person. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee creates Jem and Scout to support her opinion on the topic of prejudice and bias. Lee portrays Jem and Scout and their relationships with other characters in the
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To Kill a Mockingbird-Coming of Age Throughout the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout demonstrates maturity in a number of examples. There were two main experiences where Scout could see herself come of age. Not only that‚ but she reflects on those occurrences and ask the question‚ why? At the beginning of the novel‚ Boo Radley is addressed. Rumors have floated around‚ referring to Boo as a “malevolent phantom” while accusing him of being guilty of “any stealthy small crimes that were committed
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Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning book of 1961‚ "To Kill a Mockingbird" was directed by Robert Mulligan in 1962‚ and stars Oscar Winner Gregory Peck‚ Brock Peters‚ and Mary Badham. The movie is told from the perspective of Jean-Louise Finch (Mary Badham)‚ nicknamed Scout‚ a feisty tomboy that pulls us through a year and a half of racial injustice and life long lessons. Scout‚ with her older brother Jem (Philip Alford)‚ live with their widowed father Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck)‚ a respected
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Characters in To Kill a Mockingbird misinform for a variety of reasons‚ they misinform to entertain or have fun‚ to avoid trouble or embarrassment‚ or to do something kind or to help someone. One reason why characters in To Kill a Mockingbird misinform are to entertain or have fun. For example‚ Jem describes Boo Radley’s monster-like traits. Jem describes Boo to be a six and a half feet tall monster with a long jagged scar across his face‚ yellow and rotted teeth‚ popped eyes‚ and blood stained
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the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird." Jem learns that it’s wrong to kill a mockingbird because they are innocent creatures. As the citizens of Maycomb are introduced‚ you realize all the hatred and violence that kids‚ parents‚ and friends have to experience. Some children‚ like Dill‚ who’s basically an orphan‚ want nothing except to have a family to look after them; Or Jem‚ who start out enjoying their young lives‚ but later grow up to a world
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Flowers have all sorts of meanings. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ there are several different flowers that different people grow. These flowers have meanings that describe their character. Miss Maudie Atkinson has her azaleas. Mayella Ewell grows geraniums‚ and camellias represent Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose. “Did you know some of em’ came out of the woods one saturday and passed by this place and told me me and my flowers were going to hell?” Pg. 59. A meaning of the azalea
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