To kill a mockingbird was a classic. The life of Harper Lee and Scout was very similar. To Kill a Mockingbird was inspired by Lee’s hometown and the people in it. The role of Atticus was inspired by Lee’s father and Dill was inspired by Lee’s childhood friend‚ Capote. Capote is also a writer himself. I recommend everyone to read this article it truly is an inspiration. Literature vocab Form: refer’s to a poem’s structure‚or the way the words are arranged on the page Examples: free verse‚ concrete
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The Similarities of Till and Robinson In Harper Lee’s story of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Scout tells of her real life happenings. Scout tells a story of a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who people accuse of raping Mayella Ewell. Not only Tom receives accusations‚ but another case reveals that Emmett Till continues touching a woman’s hand and saying provocative things to her. The people accuse Tom and Emmett of similar things and the jury proclaims them guilty as a result of them possessing black features
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The extract under study is taken from the book “To kill a mockingbird” written by Harper Lee. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is her first novel and the Pulitzer Prize winning novel. The novel depicts the life of its young narrator Jean Louse “Scout” Finch in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Her father‚ Atticus Finch‚ is a smart lawyer with high moral standards. Attitus decides to take up a case involving a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who has been accused in raping a very poor white girl named Mayella
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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 Alabama. The children quickly grow up as they witness their
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history. The Great Depression was a battle for all aspects of the American society and in particular‚ the South‚ because of its meager efforts for racial equality. The South is well known for being a stronghold of reactionary principles and in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee composed an earnest tale focused on the lives of two children in Maycomb County. The consistent bigotry exposed in the narrative reveal a principle that African Americans did not receive- the opportunity to receive a fair trial and
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel set in the Southern United States during the 1930’s. Although also present in the Northern United States at that time ‚ racial discrimination and prejudice against black people was much more prevalent in the South ‚ and was not against the law. Black people were originally taken by force from Africa to America to work as slaves. As slaves they were not entitled to the same education and laws as their white masters and often endured extreme brutality and hardships
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In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee illustrates determination through Atticus Finch’s ability to do what is right at all costs because he wants to set good examples. First of all‚ Atticus defends those who aren’t able to speak for themselves or for those who aren’t understood. Evidence of this assertion from the book is‚ “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”- (pg. 39) Atticus defended Miss Caroline
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TITLE: To Kill a Mocking Bird AUTHOR: Harper Lee TYPE OF BOOK: Novel‚ Fiction‚ Social Drama The MAIN CHARACTER of the story is Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Scout Finch is the narrator and protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird. She often comments about how she didn’t understand something when she was younger‚ but now‚ having grown up‚ she does. From being sensitive‚ she became so senile. Scout is considered smart for her age‚ and loves to read. She remains naive and idealistic‚ despite an increased
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The roles of women in society during the depression era were quite clearly defined‚ yet To Kill a Mockingbird presents female characters that break these stereotypes such as: Scout‚ Calpurnia‚and Miss Maudie. A southern lady was a precious flower. She was to be at all times feminine‚ polite‚ soft-spoken and gentle. She was to defer to men in all cases. A man was obligated to protect a lady’s virtue even to the point of never using crass language in front of a lady (recall Arthur Radely and his friends
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The Innocence of the World Throughout the early to mid-1900’s‚ a lot of the United States was very racial and there was a lot of segregation towards Blacks. The book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee connects this horrific time frame with a story told from a child’s perspective. Jem and Scout lose their childlike innocence and gain an understanding about humanity through the adventures they go on when they are exposed to how the world really is. The first experience
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