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    Symbolism is used throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. A mockingbird is used as a metaphor in the book. Some characters are portrayed as a mockingbird‚ including Tom Robinson‚ Scout Finch‚ and Boo Radley. These characters represent mockingbirds in different ways. Tom Robinson was kindhearted and caring man‚ but was unfortunately accused of raping a white girl‚ Mayella Ewell. Tom did not rape her. He was accused to hide the fact that Mayella was abused by her father. Tom is a mockingbird because

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    December‚ 2013 The Power of Empathy In the grand scheme of things‚ each of us is working hard to see ourselves prosper. When we are fighting for survival‚ why should any of us take the time to feel for our fellow human beings? In her novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee implies that having the ability to feel for others or to show empathy not only benefits others‚ but can lead to personal gains as well. This is best demonstrated through the characters of Atticus‚ Jem‚ and Scout Finch.

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    November 2016 To Kill a Mockingbird Analysis Paper Symbols are the key components in a story because it takes the work and adds another dimension that writing without symbols do not have. They conceal a deeper meaning and understanding in contemplation of extending the story beyond the imagination. Additionally‚ they often represent ideas that relate to the theme without the author implying it in the text‚ which allows the reader to reflect and interpret the writer’s viewpoint. In To Kill a Mockingbird

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    ’To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ written by Harper Lee‚ depicts a tenacious sense of maturity that is perceptible throughout the novel. Maturity‚ that word has a different meaning for every individual. Maturity can be seen as an understanding that comes with experience rather than age though the two usually seem to go together but not always. Set in the 1930’s in the deep south of America during the era of the Great Depression‚ Jem and Scout Finch learn the real life in Maycomb County as a result of certain

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    accused of raping a white woman. This white woman made this accusation to cover up the fact that she came on to a Negro during the racist times of the Great Depression. Harper Lee creates a “timeless classic of American literature” in her 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird through her use of a white man defending a black man and Heck Tate’s experience of protecting Arthur “Boo” Radley to demonstrate good and bad role models. Atticus Finch followed through and came close to winning the case‚ but unfortunately

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    them‚ they are likely perceived or told wrong. Illusions are found in the novel through the theme of “Step into another’s skin”/ Appearance vs. Reality. Characters and symbols strongly exemplify this theme in multiple ways. In Harper Lee’s book: To Kill a Mockingbird she effectively uses characters and symbols in both hidden and obvious ways to get the theme through to the reader. Characters play a large role in developing the theme. This is shown through Boo Radely‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Dolphus Raymond

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    element of maturity. People mature in different ways‚ but one thing is consistent with everyone: we all must mature at some point. This usually comes with age; it is learned from others‚ sometimes within ourselves. Scout Finch‚ from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ matures as a result of developing empathy‚ seeing the perspectives of others‚ and acknowledging ambiguity. Over the course of the novel‚ Scout matures as a result of developing empathy‚ despite

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Compare and Contrast The excellent novel of “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a brilliant piece of American literature. Being an instant bestselling novel‚ it was also made into an award-winning film. Like most‚ the book and the film portrayed the same storyline and setting‚ but also produced significant differences as well. The themes in this story were deceptive appearances‚ racism and acceptance. To begin with‚ there were many similarities between the two masterpieces

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    The novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee is a simplistic view of life in the Deep South of America in the 1930s. An innocent but humorous stance in the story is through the eyes of Scout and Jem Finch. Scout is a young adolescent who is growing up with the controversy that surrounds her fathers lawsuit. Her father‚ Atticus Finch is a lawyer who is defending a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ with the charge of raping a white girl. The lives of the characters are changed by racism and this is the force

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    Prejudice cannot see the things that are because it is always looking for things that are not. This is emphasized as one of the main themes in Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird. Set in the South during the 1930’s in a small town known as Maycomb County‚ the one of the most important morals‚ the one that all humans are created equal‚ is justified. Prejudice can be shown on a scale from most extreme down to least: genocide‚ expulsion‚ slavery‚ segregation‚ assimilation‚ and assimilation. The

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