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    The Female Voice in To Kill a Mockingbird: Narrative Strategies in Film and Novel Dean Shackelford Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress‚ she said I wasn’t supposed to be doing anything that required pants. Aunt Alexandra’s vision of my deportment involved playing with small stoves‚ tea sets‚ and wearing the Add-A-Pearl necklace she gave me when I was born furthermore‚ I should

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    To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in the 1930’s‚ at the height of the Great Depression. Historical criticism is where a book is examined while considering what was going on at that time in the world and the author’s life. It is important to look at works of literature this way‚ because‚ our world is quickly evolving‚ and ideologies often change. This must be taken into consideration‚ because something may be the social norm at one time‚ but quickly become repulsive a few years down the road. At this

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    Scout’s POV: Scout does not like being a girl‚ and she just learns that being a woman is a “sin‚” which just makes her hate being a girl even more. 2) “I could not possibly hope to be a lady if i wore breeches” (Page 108) Characters: Scout‚ Aunt Alexandra‚ Atticus Setting: Finch’s Landing POV: Scout is sick of being reminded that she is a lady and would much rather wear pants regardless of what other people think. 3)“Boys don’t cook.” (Page 109) Characters: Scout‚ Francis Setting: Christmas

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    Influence: Where does it come from? Know the importance of influence in To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee Zainab Salman ENG1D1-07 Ms Gulens

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    Juan C. Cabello Curiel English II / Period 3 Mrs. Pavey To Kill a Mockingbird Empathic Essay Nigger lovers‚ nigger lovers everywhere. As I walk to the damn courthouse it is all I see. They’re everywhere and they just stare at me as if I was the most horrible person in this town! I took a large sip of whiskey while I watched my daughter Mayella enter the courthouse long before me. I really just don’t understand why I even have to go through this entire nightmare. People need to just don’t

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    Practise Essay- How does Part One of “To Kill a Mockingbird” show the importance of understanding individual difference? Harper Lee’s 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” conveys the importance of understanding individual difference through many aspects. Individual difference is the fact that every person is different from the other‚ that no one is the same and we all have our different views and opinions. This is portrayed through Miss Caroline’s unfriendliness towards Scout‚ the different

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    many people have to society’s ways‚ has a great impact on the way people think‚ believe‚ and hold‚ when faced with the issue of their ethical principles. Harper Lee‚ tackles this predicament and explains it through the ideas in her novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by showing how perspective affects the beliefs people attain to. Through Atticus Finch the heroine of the novel‚ and the father of the protagonist Jean-Louise (Scout) and her brother‚ Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem)‚ Lee displays the wisdom of Atticus

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    Comparing To Kill A Mockingbird to Its Film Version In most cases when there are two versions of something we can find differences and similarities‚ such as when a book is made into a movie. An example of this is the book To Kill A Mockingbird which was made into a movie‚ these two versions are very different but portray the same story. The movie does a good job in presenting the main points of the book but overall the film

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    "To Kill a Mockingbird" there is a girl named Jean Finch‚ nicknamed Scout‚ and her brother Jem Finch live in Maycomb with their father Atticus Finch. Atticus is a lawyer who is loved by the whole city. Scout and Jem have a cook named Calpurnia who is like a mother figure in the house since the kid’s mom died when Scout was a young girl. Scout doesn’t remember her mother but Jem does. Jem gets sad when he thinks of their mother. A boy named Charles Harris‚ nicknamed Dill‚moves in with his aunt‚ Miss

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    about a young girl dealing with the trial and repercussions of a black man her father is defending. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee illustrates the importance of maintaining the status quo and keeping traditions until one’s morals are threatened. In the Alabama county of Maycomb‚ fitting in is almost instinctive. Each family has a label and each member is expected to conform. Aunt Alexandra describes it as‚ “Everybody in Maycomb‚ it seemed‚ had a Streak: a Drinking Streak‚ a Gambling Streak‚

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