What does it mean to be a great piece of literature? Everyone answers this question in a different way. A person could say that a great piece of literature is just simply a good book that they enjoy reading. Others would think more in depth. They could say that the way the author brings the book to life is what makes it great. Or how each character in the book is relatable. There are many different reasons‚ and when someone finds that one book that grabs their attention from the beginning and holds
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her childhood best friend? What did she study in college? Did she participate in any extra-curricular activities? She was born in Monroeville‚ Alabama‚ on April 28‚ 1926. Her father was a lawyer and state senator‚ who was previously a newspaper editor. Capote was her childhood best friend. Harper Lee studied law in college‚ and works as an airline reservation clerk in the 50s. 2. Why might this be important to consider while reading To Kill A Mockingbird? It might be important because the story
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Mockingbirds are a symbol of sheer innocence; their existence causes no harm to others and the sole purpose of its life is to make mellifluous music for all to enjoy. The mockingbird’s sweet chorus is destroyed and disregarded in to kill a mockingbird‚ as the harmless characters of Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are exiled and imprisoned despite their altruism. The use of the mockingbird in the title provides distinction and coincides through characters and events during the novel. Harper Lee develops
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Reading How To Kill A Mockingbird Anywhere you go in life you should always follow the moral of having to see things from others perspectives. This is a topic in a scene from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout‚ the main character‚ talks to her father Atticus about her teacher‚ Miss Caroline‚ telling her about how Scout needs to stop reading at home. Harper Lee uses this scene to have Scout learn an important lesson which has to look at other people’s points of views in order to understand
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To kill a mockingbird – By Harper Lee To kill a mockingbird is an American novel‚ written by Harper Lee. It is set in the early 20th century‚ and follows the story of prejudice and racism through the objective lens of an innocent 7 year old child‚ Jeanne ‘Scout’ Finch. The story is set in the fictional town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. In the first part of the story‚ Scout‚ her brother Jem‚ and their friend Dill spend their summer‚ about their strange neighbor‚ Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley. There are many
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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee contains few aspects about Maycomb black community. This links very well with one of the most important theme of the novel‚ racism. Harper Lee describe black community as poor‚ uneducated and unfairly treated people‚ but in the end Harper Lee tells us that black people are just like anyone else in Maycomb and they deserve to be treated equally. To begin‚ Harper Lee describes black community as extremely poor‚ uneducated group of people. Harper
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In To Kill a Mockingbird gender stereotypes are pressed upon girls and boys‚ forcing them to change how they act in order to fit in. They can still be seen being influenced to change who they are today. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses Scout and Dill to show how kids are forced to change. One place Harper Lee gives her message of the effect of sexism is when‚ after hearing Scout swear‚ Uncle Jack tells her to stop and “of course” she wants to be a lady (105). By saying this‚ Uncle Jack becomes
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certain situations. Then again‚ it also defines intelligence as an assortment of information. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee displays the idea that intelligence is demonstrated by making superb decisions in conflicting situations. Social Justice requires intelligence because the society needs to consistently make the appropriate decisions in troublesome positions. For example‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ intelligence is used in particular situations such as classism‚ racism‚ and ageism. Atticus Finch
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intolerant can come to at least understand‚ and hopefully also accept‚ different ways of life that other may lead.” In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill Mockingbird the leading protagonist is a nine year old girl‚ Scout Finch. Although it comes early in Scout’s life‚this is one lesson about understanding people;that helps transform her later in the novel‚To Kill A Mockingbird. Throughout the book Harper Lee writes about Scout Finch‚a young girl who is growing up in Maycomb‚Alabama‚ in the 1930s. Over the course
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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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