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    The title of this novel is "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. The novel takes place between 1933-1935 during the great depression in Maycomb‚ Alabama. "To Kill A Mockingbird" is about a family growing up together and discovering new talents and different views in each other as they go through emotional and stressful events that occur in their early lives. Jem is the older brother of Scout (Jean-Louise)‚ being the older brother; he has a certain responsibility that teaches him about caring and

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    The play Macbeth and the novel to kill a Mockingbird consist of many similarities‚ some in which are more obvious than others. Both of these two excellent literatures have the common theme of hope for justice‚ similar characters‚ and also both the novel and the Shakespearian play have the suspense and intensity in the atmosphere. In the novel to kill a Mockingbird and the play Macbeth‚ both deliver a message of hope for justice. In the novel we see two young men being judged upon their physical

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    on their perspective towards the issue. Over time‚ we all develop a sense of perspective and opinion towards people and things‚ however‚ these perspectives are prone to change as we grow up to be more mature and thoughtful. In the novel‚ To kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the Finch’s family develops the idea that despite your rank in the social hierarchy‚ personal values and beliefs are determined by one’s personality. This idea was further developed

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    There are various issues and themes presented in the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee and "The Rabbits" by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan. These themes are being smoothly conveyed through the use of different language techniques including complex metaphors‚ similes‚ hyperboles‚ imagery‚ personification and symbolism. Among the main themes used in the novels are courage‚ prejudice‚ hypocrisy‚ justice‚ education‚ social inequality‚ poverty and perspective. "Maycomb was an old

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    Briana Jackson March 1st‚ 2013 To Kill a Mockingbird – Part I Essay To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a classic bildungsroman novel that depicts a persistent sense of maturity that is distinctive throughout the first part of the story. Maturity can be seen as either an understanding that comes with age‚ or an understanding that comes with experience. Set in the Deep South during the Great Depression‚ Jem and Scout Finch learn the real life in Maycomb

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    To Kill a Mockingbird 1. “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.” Speaker: Atticus Shows his strong sense of character about doing what is morally right to do‚ regardless of what others think He is not persuaded by the rest of Maycomb’s racist ways. Racism is a prominent factor in the novel Sets a good example‚ he is a leader in Maycomb‚ and for his children “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy

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    Olivia Clark To Kill a Mockingbird essay Language A. Period 3 The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ is about two innocent‚ young children‚ Jeremy “Jem” Finch and Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Scout and Jem‚ are brother and sister who are living in the South during the Great

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    What causes characters to come of age in To Kill A Mockingbird? In the novel Dill came of age by gaining wisdom and loss of innocence through contact with Mr. Raymond. The writer helped Dill come of age by making him interact with a character who tells him about the world around him. This makes Dill realize how the world is and loses some of his childhood innocence‚ but in turn gains wisdom of the world. Connecting this to theme could bring about a statement such as “Through a loss of innocence

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    Relate to "to kill a mockingbird" i by saying that if you do reckless things without thinking‚ you’ll often regret the. Like when he says "And its not complete yet‚ mustn’t get our feet wet‚
Cause that leads to regret‚ diving in too soon" he’s saying that you need to really plan out and think before diving head over heels in something‚ and that’s exactly what Atticus did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkscjEBaEPc Atticus: The Noisettes- In the beginning it says "to kill a mockingbird is to silence

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    In the book ‘To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is not the typical Maycomb citizen. He is like no other. He really makes an effort to be the best role model for his children by showing us his natural courage‚ tolerance and fairness to all other citizens of Maycomb. Atticus seems to appear as the biggest hero of the book because he stands up for what he believes in and what he thinks is right‚ he has copious amounts of respect for others and himself and is a symbol of reason and justice. Atticus

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