Lilliana Soza April 21‚ 2011 Mrs. Howe Honors English 1 Racism In To Kill A Mockingbird I. Introduction A. Do you believe that once race of people is superior to the other? B. African Americans are victims to more hate crimes C. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Haper Lee expresses racism. Three main forms of racism she used in the book are discrimination‚ prejudices against outsiders‚ and stereotypes‚ sadly these forms still happen in our society today. II. Background/ Narration
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Harper Lee uses many literary elements and techniques that make her novel appealing to a reader. Foreshadowing‚ use of setting‚ many themes (or motifs)‚ and well-developed characters are prevalent in this novel. Lee uses many motifs in this novel. The reoccurring symbols can also be interpreted as foreshadowing. Hands and arms play a big role as well as the distinction between left and right. This mostly pertains to trial of Tom Robinson. References to birds and the color red also show up quite
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“In literature‚ evil often triumphs‚ but never conquers” in famous novels like “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson or “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. The evil is considered the major issues brought upon the protagonists by the antagonists (when comparing these two novels)‚ such as the character of Andy Evans in Speak and Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird. However‚ the protagonists always found a way to conquer with the good‚ and will always shine brighter than the evil. In “Speak” by Laurie
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Janice Weber------ Per.2 There are often differences in two different versions of something. This could be frequently realized when a book is made into a movie. The novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird “written By Harper Lee was made into a film widely considered to be one of the greatest ever made‚ directed by Robert Mulligan. Some scenes that were not in the book were added to the film and some scenes from the book remained omitted from the movie. I noticed three major Differences from the book to the
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Literary Devices Allegory A form of extended metaphor‚ in which objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a narrative‚ are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning has moral‚ social‚ religious‚ or political significance and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity‚ greed‚ or envy. Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings‚ a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. Alliteration The repetition of the same sound at the beginning
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To killlThe writer Harper Lee purposefully created first impressions of the character Aunt Alexandra in the written text To Kill a Mockingbird to deceive or surprise us‚ as the readers. Our first Impression of Aunt Alexandra is that she is stern‚ austere and rather sanctimonious. She has a strong commitment to propriety and tradition which often leads to a clash of personality with Scout. This is illustrated when Aunt Alexandra comes to live in Maycomb with Atticus and the children. It is not until
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To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay | March 9 2011 | “As the novel progresses‚ Jem’s relationship with Scout changes as he grows up and forges new relationships. He is also older so he understands more. Write an essay confirming that.” Like branch to tree‚ like sand to sea‚ their bond is unbroken. They witness each other’s triumphs and failures; they share each other’s memories and sorrows‚ they have their inside jokes‚ and have their secrets __ secrets that are deeply kept within their
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broken which made her sad and depressed. But she rise up again and stood on her own in the end. This meant that she was independent and didn’t need the man’s help. Writer used many literary devices which symbolised the mood and tone the writer wanted to represent. The song skyscraper used one of the terms of literary device called mood. At the beginning of the skyscraper‚ the mood is sad and hopeless. Demi’s voice shakes and she sounds like she is on the verge of tears. The volume is soft in order
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Chapter 9 At school‚ Scout almost starts a fight with a classmate named Cecil Jacobs after Cecil says that “Scout Finch’s daddy defends niggers.” Atticus is defending Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white woman. He knows he cannot expect to win‚ but he tells Scout that he must argue it to hold on to his sense of justice and self-respect. At Christmas time‚ Atticus’s brother‚ Jack‚ comes to stay with Atticus during the holidays. Scout gets along well with Uncle Jack‚ but‚ when he arrives
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require someone being completely evil‚ with absolutely no good. However‚ no one is actually all good or all bad‚ though you may be more of one than the other. Most people are neither good nor bad‚ which could be described as a “shade of gray”. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters surprised readers by starting off bad and ending good and overall‚ in a shade of gray. One character that falls into the shade of gray is Aunt Alexandra. The first time she appears in the book‚ it is discovered that even
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