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    but to share a story. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Persepolis‚ and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy‚ all three of the author’s lives and experiences during a certain time inspired their writing. The author’s life inspires their writing by specific events happening around a specific time period‚ by providing a massage for the reader. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the time period of her life inspired her writing of To Kill a Mockingbird. To Kill a Mockingbird was originally written in the

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    In the 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ author Harper Lee develops the idea of prejudice. Lee breaks down the many forms of prejudice and shows them using character and symbolism. The idea of prejudice is explained in such a realistic way that the reader learns from the text and is able to apply this understanding in the society of today. To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb County‚ a small township; separate from the outside world‚ Lee can explain the consequences of

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    to it all the way to the last word of the last page it truly is an amazing feeling. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird has many traits that make it a great piece of literature‚ but the three that make it an amazing piece of literature are that it is written in a unique perspective‚ it is written with interesting and vivid language‚ and finally because it is truly a timeless novel. To Kill A Mockingbird is a book that deals with many of the harsh issues in society in the 1960s‚ and because it is written

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    Name | Sanjana.R.Das | Class | IX.A | Item | Book Review | Book Name | To Kill a Mockingbird | Author | Harper Lee | To Kill a Mockingbird “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a novel of great sweetness‚ humour‚ compassion‚ and of a mystery carefully sustained. It is memorable‚ vivid‚ has a gentle persuasive humor‚ and a glowing goodness. Harper Lee has carefully crafted a timeless classic of growing up and the human dignity that unites us all. The story has been told from

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    Living as one of the outcasts in a dominantly white area where the majority of white people hate you‚ can be hard to live with. The two stories “ To Kill A Mockingbird and “True Diary”‚ have a harsh setting that characters have to face. Arthur Spirit‚ commonly known as “Junior”‚ and Tom Robinson face these problems. They do seem to go through different circumstances‚ yet both characters different treatments from their own race. Finally‚ they both undergo numerous types of safety every day. Citizens

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    One of the main themes in To Kill a Mockingbird is discrimination. There are various forms of discrimination found throughout the novel: gender‚ financial and racial. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place in the southern United States‚ Maycomb County Alabama‚ in the 1930’s‚ a period of racial‚ gender and financial inequality. Those that were different were not treated the same. Gender discrimination occurs many times throughout the novel; women are not treated equal to men

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    In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is portrayed as a respected‚ knowledgeable‚ and true person. I have a good deal of respect for Atticus Finch‚ mainly because of his outlook on parenting and basic respect for others. Atticus believes that you truly can’t understand someone unless you step into their shoes. "You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view" (Lee 34). This quote shows that Atticus is a caring parent and wants his children to learn

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    Practice Essay Cultural values and social practices change and evolve over time. Cultural values and social practices inevitably over time as individuals and societies are subject to change with it. In the timeless bildungsroman novel‚ “To Kill A Mockingbird” (1960) written by Harper Lee‚ it explores the confronting experiences of a young child‚ living in a world of racism‚ injustice and disability. In a more modern context‚ however‚ the novel “The Family Law” (2009) written by Benjamin Law‚ is

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Essay In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Scout changed significantly. Scout had become more friendly towards others‚ she became more respectful‚ and lastly she became less violent. In the beginning of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Scout was ignorant‚ rude‚ and quite violent. Throughout the novel‚ Scout went through various tasks and views that changed her. Many people through the novel helped Scout change in these ways‚ such as‚ Calpurnia took Scout aside when she

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    Honors English 10 To Kill A Mockingbird Essay In the book‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows how racism‚ gender roles‚ and education caused a negative affect on everyday life during the 1930s. Maybe one has never dealt with racism but that someone in that person’s family has; reading Lee’s book may make them feel as if they are right there in the 1930s. The way people of any race in the community used to treat others compared to the way people are treated now is much different. Things

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