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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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    of fear‚ but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid‚ but he who conquers that fear.” To Kill a Mockingbird‚ published in 1960‚ has won the Pulitzer Prize and has become classic in today’s culture. It is written by Harper Lee‚ who writes the novel from the point of view of the literary character named Scout (Jean-Louise) Finch. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout tells the reader about the people of Maycomb‚ Alabama and what events occurred while she was a child. The topic

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    I ’d like you to think about what makes To Kill a Mockingbird such a renowned literary work of art. What is it that the book exposes to the reader that makes the book so moving? The answer lies in the fact of early 20th century racism in the South. Every aspect of this book‚ as you will soon be shown‚ is based upon the time‚ place and mood of the book-- it is historical fiction‚ after all. Therefore‚ in the case of To kill a mockingbird‚ the setting & mood is absolutely the most important of all

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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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    2016 To Kill a Mockingbird Analysis Paper Symbols are the key components in a story because it takes the work and adds another dimension that writing without symbols do not have. They conceal a deeper meaning and understanding in contemplation of extending the story beyond the imagination. Additionally‚ they often represent ideas that relate to the theme without the author implying it in the text‚ which allows the reader to reflect and interpret the writer’s viewpoint. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper

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    To Kill a Mockingbird - Courage “Courage is when you know you are licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” (P.149) Courage‚ the spirit and soul of virtue‚ is one of the most significant themes in To kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee uses many of the characters and circumstances in the book‚ as well as her own deed of writing this novel to demonstrate all facets of courage. There is a physical courage which is demonstrated by several characters. Atticus

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    this be important to consider while reading To Kill A Mockingbird? It might be important because the story reflects pat of her life. The father is a lawyer‚ the setting is Alabama‚ and even the characters are like the friends and relatives of Harper Lee herself. Even the era the book takes place in was the era that Harper grew up in. 3. How did her decision to move to New York make To Kill A Mockingbird a reality? What year was To Kill A Mockingbird published? When was it adapted to screen? She

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    The book “To kill a Mockingbird” was recently banned from the Biloxi school district due to the use of the “N” word. There are mixed arguments with the decision as it is considered a masterpiece of American literature but still remains No. 21 in the most banned in the last decade. The book teaches a valuable lesson through real life events without changing anything to make it not sound as bad as it really was. The high schoolers reading it are mature enough to understand the meaning and look past

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Essay It’s a sin to kill mockingbirds. That’s what Atticus told Jem when he acquired his first weapon. He told him it’s a sin to harm anything that doesn’t commit any wrong‚ a message the American South needed to hear desperately at the time Harper Lee was writing. In the book‚ the children have been relentlessly making fun of Boo Radley‚ but Jem soon realizes that Boo is not what their prejudices had caused them to make him out to be. He learns from this‚ and

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    Racism in “To Kill A Mockingbird” is demonstrated through the story’s tone and setting It is a harsh reality that racism is such a big problem in America. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ racism is a topic that our narrator Scout Finch experiences a lot. Throughout the entire book there are many ways in which racism is shown. In my opinion racism is conveyed the most through setting and tone. The setting in To Kill A Mockingbird helps to show racism in the story. In chapter 12 when Calpurnia

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