little white boys and girls.” Contrary to that‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Maycomb is an extremely segregated southern town which separates its citizens according to their race in places such as courthouses and churches. The author uses the character of Scout as a narrator‚ to express the story of her father‚ Atticus Finch‚ who defends Tom Robinson in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama in the 1930s. During the course of the book‚ Scout and Jem‚ Scout’s brother‚ learn crucial lessons
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Discuss the significance of the title to the novel. Include references to particular symbols‚ characters and situations. In the novel ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ Harper lee writes about many symbols‚ characters and situations. The title symbolizes the destroying of someone or something innocent. Tom Robinson‚ an innocent person at heart‚ but is being accused of rape. There is Atticus Finch‚ a man that everyone looks up to‚ but then some people think of him badly after the trial. Lastly there is Boo
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Overall The famous and Pulitzer Prize winning book To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee gives valuable insight into some of the daily occurrences back in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the 1930’s. Though it does not handle all of the major injustices like when Mayella Ewell gets raped by her father and the fact that Lee doesn’t accentuate the racism and discrimination that happened at this time. This book addresses some important principles that should be encouraged more in this day and age. In “At
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In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ she uses characterization‚ symbolism‚ and conflict to teach us that we shouldn’t assume bad things about people just because they are acting weird and that we should know why they are acting that way in the first place. They might just be good people after all. One of the elements in the book is characterization. She uses this element to show us things about characters from other characters. Mayella Ewell acted like a little kid when she was sitting up in front
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obtain but in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus‚ Scout‚ and Mrs. Dubose all have fear or reason behind their acts of courage. Throughout this book‚ courage is often pushed to the point where it’s the only option. Courage‚ a major theme in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is defined and demonstrated by various characters throughout the novel. According to Atticus‚ courage is “when you know you’re licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what” (Lee 112). By his own
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To Kill A Mockingbird Empathy You can’t just open a book and judge the story on the random chapter you happened to end up on‚ you start from the beginning and read the full story. Empathy is just like that. Empathy is like reading someone else’s story: being one with the characters and events and feeling the emotions of the main character‚ observing‚ listening‚ and understanding. When you read someone’s story is when the solution of racism and prejudices within communities is really possible
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The analysis of the extract from the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. Ostrikova Veronika Nelle Harper Lee was born April 28‚ 1926. She is an American novelist‚ who has published only one novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Born in Monroeville‚ Alabama‚ she studied law at the University of Alabama‚ then spent a year in the United Kingdom‚ studying at Oxford. Living in New York City‚ she supported herself working as an airline reservation clerk‚ but was soon determined to pursue a career in
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The analysis of “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” The text under study belongs to famous American writer Harper Lee. It’s a passage of her novel “To kill a mockingbird”‚ but as the extract is rather complete we can define it as a short story. The extract under analysis depicts a trial of Tom Robinson who is accused of assaulting a white girl. So we can easily define the following theme: the trial of a Negro man who has supposedly raped a white girl. The problem raised by the author is an issue of
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affect how people treat others? In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ a southern town called Maycomb is filled with prejudice. The story is set in the 1930s‚ a heavily racist time. Scout and Jem‚ the main characters‚ can see how prejudice affects how people treat each other. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird shows how people judge each other without knowing what they’ve experienced through characters‚ events‚ and setting. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters judged each other without thinking about
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people. However‚ sometimes the coming of age is more noticeable in some than it is in others. This is the case in Harper Lee’s character of Jem in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird”. All characters display their growth and have come to terms with themselves. Still there is one character who exhibits maturity more than anyone else. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” Harper Lee‚ uses the character of Jeremy Finch to portray the motif of his “being a gentleman” and the events in Tom Robinson’s trial to show the
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