How does Harper Lee create interest in Chapter one of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’? During the first chapter of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses many style techniques and character and plot devices to create interest and leave the reader wanting more. The most obvious style technique is introduced on the very first page of the book‚ where it is revealed to us that that the narrative of the story is told from two different viewpoints – one detailing the story from a child’s point of view in 1936
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Tamia Barnes Mr. Tolbert English 9 2/18/13 “It is far better to be trusted and respected that is to be liked.” In the story To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is told from a child’s point of view‚ a girl name Jean Louise Finch that goes by the nickname Scout. Atticus Finch‚ her father‚ is the lawyer defending a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who has been accused of a crime. This story takes place in Maycomb‚ Alabama around the 1930’s. Atticus Finch does not care about age‚ appearance‚ or even
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In his essay‚ “Women’s Brains”‚ Stephen Jay Gould discusses the incorrect and often biased research of women’s intelligence based on data written by craniometrometer Paul Broca. While Gould does not come out and blatantly say it‚ I believe that he is using this essay to appeal to a more open minded individual who will take the data presented to them‚ and formulate their own opinions and ideas based off of what Gould has projected. I believe that Gould is actually a very liberal-minded person‚ and
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In the book ‘ To Kill A Mockingbird’‚ there are two people who portray the mocking bird symbol. Those two people are Boo Radley or Tom Robinson. But who portrays the mockingbird symbol the most? Tom robinson is a African American man who is accused of raping a white girl and goes on trial. When he is on trial his lawyer‚ Atticus‚ has a good trial but that does not mean Tom Robinson wins. Tom Robinson does not have a fair trial because of his race. Boo Radley is a man who stays in the house and is
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Chapter twenty portrays Atticus’s plea to the jury to do their sworn duty‚ toss aside their predetermined views‚ and take account all the evidence present in order to free Tom Robinson. However‚ I do not understand why Atticus is trying to persuade the jury with his speech‚ even though he knows that it is hopeless to save Tom Robinson. In spite of this‚ I can make inferences and use the subtle clues provided in the text to answer my questions. Atticus appeals to the jury’s sense of dignity‚ and
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To Kill a Mockingbird: "The Timeless Classic of Growing Up‚ and the Human Dignity That Unites Us All." Harper Lee demonstrated both the harsh and the happy moments a brother and sister‚ Jem and Scout‚ encountered growing up. As the years went by‚ the two of them witnessed some events that taught them many significant life lessons. Two of those lessons were about kindness and responsibility. As Jem matures in the novel‚ the events that occur in the small Southern town of Maycomb affect him more than
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Why does Harper Lee choose to tell the story from Scout’s point of view? - What Scout learns from her experiences and how she changes during the novel? - What effect Scout’s version of events has on the reader? Scout’s narration serves as a convenient mechanism for readers to be innocent and detached from the racial conflict. Scout’s voice "functions as the not-me which allows the rest of us—black and white‚ male and female—to find our relative position in society". To Kill A Mockingbird
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’To Kill A Mockingbird’ is a novel written by Harper Lee. The novel is based on the racism‚ injustice and prejudice of America in the 1930’s. Harper Lee presents her ideas about childhood through the eyes of six year old‚ Scout - Jean Louise Finch. The book is written from a child’s point of view on their surroundings‚ but an adult writes it from a child’s imagination and thoughts. Harper Lee cleverly uses a child’s perspective to portray events that happen within the story‚ because it is written
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In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ written by Harper Lee‚ the author has used numerous different methods to portray the themes of innocence‚ maturity and growing up. These themes were put in so that the audience could become more empathetic towards the characters‚ especially the protagonists. She depicts these themes through characters‚ events‚ using symbolism‚ imagery and contrast located throughout the book. Firstly‚ Harper Lee shows the themes of innocence‚ maturity and growing up through the main
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Dill‚ Jem and I snuck out of the house to follow Atticus to the town center. Eventually‚ we saw Atticus sitting in front of the jail. Jem said we should go home‚ but just as he said that four cars drove up by Atticus and a bunch of men stepped out. They told him to step away from the jail. Just then‚ I ran toward Atticus‚ Jem and Dill came out after me. I heard one of the men tell Atticus he had fifteen seconds to get the kids out of here. Then I looked up and noticed Mr. Walter Cunningham in the
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