The extract under study is taken from the book “To kill a mockingbird” written by Harper Lee. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is her first novel and the Pulitzer Prize winning novel. The novel depicts the life of its young narrator Jean Louse “Scout” Finch in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Her father‚ Atticus Finch‚ is a smart lawyer with high moral standards. Attitus decides to take up a case involving a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who has been accused in raping a very poor white girl named Mayella
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brought to trial. The townspeople of Maycomb believe in Tom’s guilt whereas Atticus and his children believe likewise. There are distinct views concerning Robinson’s innocence- views influenced by prejudice in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. When people rely on prejudice to create authority‚ they are blinded by ignorance. The people of Maycomb misuse authority for prejudice reasons and are expressed using allegory. When Atticus uses the gun to shoot a kill the mad rabid dog‚ it was done for
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Danielle Bryant Mark Neumann Communications 101 4 November 2001 “In a small place people cultivate small events‚” states author Jamaica Kincaid in her novel A Small Place. The book illustrates a landscape in which she lives thus detailing who she is as explained by Jose Ortega y Gasset. Born and raised in the twelve-mile long‚ nine-mile wide country of Antigua Kincaid has struggled with her small place her entire life as she narrates the paradise that many visit and the prison in which many live
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Q doesn’t even see Margo as a real person‚ as he feels that she is superior to him. The world isn’t just made up of the familiar. Throughout the novel‚ Margo mentions how she feels trapped in her “paper town” and she wants to venture out into the world. In contrast‚ Quintin seems to forget that there is more in the world than just his “paper town”. I often find myself thinking about the future‚ and it has gotten to a point where I have become fixated
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Javier Naranjo Fall Professor Martin AMH2020 The Great Depression: ??????? The Great Depression devastated an economy that was fighting to make its way back to the top‚ after a war that crippled the economy. The economy was booming‚ the jazz age started‚ and women became more liberated then ever. Americans were busy buying cars‚ appliances‚ and putting their money into the stock market. This was done with credit‚ businesses were booming‚ they made huge gains from 65 percent from the mechanization
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Small is Beautiful The word ‘small’ represents what is minor or of minimum importance but small can also be beautiful. For instance ‘smile’ is a five letter word‚ a small word as you may see it‚ but is of great importance. Smile is a beautiful thing. It brings cheer and happiness in one’s life‚ it helps one to stay fit and healthy not only mentally or emotionally but physically too. Smile brings joy and tenderness in one’s heart amidst various amounts of sorrow‚ tension and turmoil. Not only does
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Elizabeth Manford Word Count: 2568 WOMEN IN TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD Back in 1960‚ a book emerged on the market that would be rated as one of the most unforgettable classics of all time. To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ written by unknown author Harper Lee‚ depicts a realistic picture of attitudes during the 1930’s. During this time in history‚ racism was a huge issue and hatred between black and white civilians led to violence‚ even fatalities. America was a completely segregated society. Anger and resentment
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In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the title is appropriate because it gives the reader the idea that the book is about killing mockingbirds. The killing of the mockingbirds isn’t taken literally; instead it symbolizes the destroying of innocence in many characters throughout the novel. Miss Maudie (a minor character in the novel) said that “mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one
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To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel that brought great controversy. The novel is told in the eyes of Scout Finch‚ a young girl growing up during the great depression who’s father is a lawyer defending a black man in court. During the course of the story‚ Scout grows and changes and as she does so she turns into a compassionate‚ and mature young lady that is like the Good Samaritan. In the beginning Scout has no problem with being racist and prejudice‚ and feels it’s normal.
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