In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee the idea of racism was developed through the use of various symbols representing the views of the society on different races. These symbols include the courthouse signifying the inequality and unfairness experienced by the blacks‚ Tom Robinson himself with his withered arm representing the crippled powerlessness of the black community and the snowman showing the importance of eliminating the prejudice in the society. The author’s use of techniques
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Flowers have all sorts of meanings. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ there are several different flowers that different people grow. These flowers have meanings that describe their character. Miss Maudie Atkinson has her azaleas. Mayella Ewell grows geraniums‚ and camellias represent Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose. “Did you know some of em’ came out of the woods one saturday and passed by this place and told me me and my flowers were going to hell?” Pg. 59. A meaning of the azalea
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As the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ progressed‚ we start to see the significance Harper Lee puts on parenting. Harper Lee shows the importance of teaching your children the right thing through the parenting of Atticus‚ Calpurnia and the Radley Family. Atticus and Calpurnia have always been there for Jem and Scout‚ and have always taught them the respectful and polite actions. Atticus and Calpurnia’s parenting style is to teach young kids the right from wrong. To illustrate‚ Calpurnia said “That
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The unforgettable novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee take place in Maycomb County Alabama during the 1930’s. During the time period discrimination towards the black community was huge back then. The novel is told from Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch. The whole novel is told from her point of view. Throughout the text Lee establishes the theme of injustice‚ there are a lot of characters which have to face the obstacle of injustice. The injustice which intrigued me was the one that happened to
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own families‚ problems at work‚ and the loss of a loved one. Through experiences‚ people learn important lessons that impact the way they think‚ act‚ approach situations‚ and treats others. This lesson is called moral growth. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Jem loses his innocence and matures through three stages of morality in Maycomb‚ Alabama in the early 1930s. Jem‚ a naive boy‚ reveals
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Before I get into telling you about courage in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ I would like to tell you what courage means. Courage takes many forms. For example‚ courage can be a person with a gun in their hand or a person that wants to finally do the right thing even though there are several difficult obstacles in the way. Individuals may demonstrate courage in a way that helps other people or in a way that benefits them. It can even take the form of a personal or family goal. A whole country could even
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After reading To Kill a Mockingbird most people might represent Dill as a dejected character‚ but I deem Dill Harris presents himself confidently. To begin with‚ he has an eccentric imagination; therefore‚ he just makes up stories as he goes along. For instance‚ when Jem and Scout asked him about his father‚ Dill told them he had a beard. When Dill forgot his lie‚ and said his father did not have a beard‚ he was confronted by Scout and Jem. He fabricated an explanation instantly- his memory wasn’t
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Question Packet. KEY Answers are to be written in complete sentences and in present tense. (Page numbers: First number is for the new publication of the novel; the second number is for the older publications of the novel). Chapter 1 01. Why is Dill a curiosity? (12;7) His shirt buttons to his shirt; his hair is snow white; he has seen a movie‚ Dracula‚ which he retells to Jem and Scout. 02. Where is Dill’s father? (12;7) He does not have one. His mother‚ it is learned
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for the so called crazy man of Maycomb‚ Boo Radley. To Kill a Mockingbird By: Harper Lee is told by Scout Finch a seven year old trying to figure out the grown up word. This whole story is about the event that lead up to Jem (Scout’s older brother) breaking his arm. As children in the beginning of the book they have a strange person they don’t know much about. This is where Boo Radley comes in. No one knows much about him. This fact makes Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill very curious about
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The book To Kill a Mockingbird has many different themes. One that really stood out to me was Childhood Innocence‚ because the story is written from Scout’s point of view it portrays her childish and immature thoughts towards all of the events that happen in her life. Not only is Scout childish at times her brother Jem and her friend Dill also show irresponsible actions through the games they choose to play and the way they react to different things such as getting in trouble or just barely getting
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