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    To Kill a Mockingbird

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    In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the title is appropriate because it gives the reader the idea that the book is about killing mockingbirds. The killing of the mockingbirds isn’t taken literally; instead it symbolizes the destroying of innocence in many characters throughout the novel. Miss Maudie (a minor character in the novel) said that “mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one

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    “To Kill a Mockingbird”- Research Paper What inspires you? When Nellie Harper Lee was writing about the trial of Tom Robinson‚ she had a very real case to look to for inspiration in the Scottsboro Boys Trials‚ from the 1930 ’s. “Those trials showed how history made it clear that in the Deep South of the 1930 ’s‚ jurors were not willing to accord a black man charged with raping a white woman the usual presumption of innocence” (Linder‚ “The Trials Of The Scottsboro Boy’s”). In Harpers

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    Prejudice Against Racism

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    african-american‚ you’re faced with many consequences because everyone is treated as an equal under the law. Although racism is not seen as commonly as it was 75 years go‚ it’s still around. Many caucasians believe they’re better because of their skin tone and that they should be treated more highly than the other races. As stated before‚ everyone is treated equally and fairly because times have changed. The United States has progressed in multiple ways over the past

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    recognized until the end. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Lee uses the mockingbird as a symbol to add significance and prominence to the story and characters. In this classic novel‚ there are characters that can be referred to as a mockingbird. By examining the actions of these characters‚ readers can recognize the importance of the mockingbird symbol and understand why Arthur “Boo” Radley and Tom Robinson are both great examples of mockingbirds in To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s use of the

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    Racism in the Bluest Eye

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    Racism in “The Bluest Eye” Several examples of racism are encompassed in The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. Characters who are members of the black community are forced to accept their status as the “others”‚ or “outsiders”‚ which has been imposed on them by the white community. In turn‚ blacks assign this status to other individuals within the lighter-skinned black community. In this novel‚ characters begin to internalize the racism presented by these people‚ and feel inferior. The stereotype

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    Examine the theme of racism/hypocrisy/courage in the novel. How is this theme demonstrated in the novel? What is harper lee’s underlying message about racism/hypocrisy/courage? What techniques does she use to communicate this? To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee in 1960. It has become a classic of modern American Literature. Since it publishing date in the 1960s it has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. The book is set in the American South state of Alabama in the 1930s. The main

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    Back in 1930’s‚ racism 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

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    Through the Lens : Racism

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    Sophomore English November 19‚ 2012 Racism Throughout Our History Even when everyone tries their best to be equal towards one another‚ people always end up being racist because of differences in ethnicities. This is shown all around the world in small and large countries especially the United States. The amount of diversity in the United States leads people to interact with others who might not necessarily be the same ethnicity as they are. This is portrayed in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ A

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Mockingbirds are birds that does one thing; Making music for us to enjoy and nothing else to harm us. In the remarkable novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird is used as symbolism for real people. Including the human mockingbirds‚ the novel represents other pieces of the prejudice such as racism and hypocrisy. In the little town of Maycomb in its 1930¡¯s‚ the prejudice was an accepted concept for every individual and Atticus even called it a ¡®disease¡¯

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    He Kills, She Kills

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    Carolyn Wilbon November 7th 2012 Narrative Essay 6th Period Ms. Tuck He Kills‚ She Kills She knew he was hiding something‚ but she just didn’t know what it was. She tried her best to figure it out but she couldn’t put her finger on it. Macy looked at her husband in worry. It seemed like something was wrong‚ but she would ask him when the time was right. Macy is 35 years old with two adorable kids. The oldest‚ Naveah‚ is eight years old. The youngest‚ Brian‚ is five; However‚ the man

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