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    English commentary Haper lee uses many literary techniques to broaden and refine I ideas of the characers and their surroundings. Lee specifically uses metaphors and listing in this extract to build an understanding of scouts perspective. Haper lee uses the literary technique of listing to evoke the feeling of scout being immature and stubborn. This is described when Haper lee say “did not drive a dump-truck for the county‚ he was not the sheriff‚ he did not farm‚ work in a garage‚ or do anything

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    same level‚ with the Negros slightly lower. This relates to Saskatoon with how the East side is the higher class side‚ the North end being middle class and the West side being the lowest class because of its age and those who live there. To Kill a Mockingbird shows how history repeats itself time and time again. With the Finches on top of the social pyramid in Maycomb‚ they represent the East side of Saskatoon. This means that they represent those who can bring in a steady‚ fulfilling paycheck for

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    being strong no matter what or who may try to bring someone down‚ even if it were their own mistakes. To convey this message‚ Clarkson used many literary devices. For example‚ in lines like‚ “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger‚ Stand a little taller” there is external rhyme‚ which makes the song more pleasurable to the ears. Its chorus‚ “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is a metaphor‚ that refers to the fact the previous mistakes and people that hurt one’s feelings‚ should making them

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    The Reaching of Adulthood In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It talks about certain themes in the novel. The theme coming of age is a significant part of the novel. It affects the characters in the book to have a greater understanding of how Lee views coming of age. Also a literary convention that is used to convey the theme is the time and sequence in the novel. Scout and Jem are experiencing adult situations that they never took acknowledge before. Which is mostly in the second

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    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee All new material ©2009 Enotes.com Inc. or its Licensors. All Rights Reserved. No portion may be reproduced without permission in writing from the publisher. For complete copyright information please see the online version of this text at http://www.enotes.com/mockingbird Table of Contents Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................1

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    multiple women. In the American Psycho‚ Bret Easton Ellis uses Literary devices such as foreshadowing and allusions all while leaving readers with the theme that thing are not always what they seem. Ellis continuously gives readers clues throughout the first half of the story as to what Patrick Bateman does by night. As well as giving us readers clues‚ Bateman constantly admits that he kills people and that he would even kill his friends if they pushed him to his breaking point but due to

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is the only novel Harper Lee wrote. This novel still is alive in the lives of the people who read it. People are affected by this great novel. This book also tends to affect those in schools that at first are not interested in reading this book. Harper Lee‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ shows many different symbols throughout the entire book. Boo Radley‚ Tom Robinson‚ Atticus Finch‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Scout Finch are symbols throughout the story. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper

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    The story is narrated by a young girl named Jean LouiseFinch‚ who is almost always called by hernickname‚ Scout. Scoutstartsto explain the circumstancesthat led to thebroken arm thather older brother‚ Jem‚ sustained many years earlier; shebegins by recounting herfamily history.Thefirst of her ancestors tocometo America was a fur-trader and apothecary namedSimonFinch‚who fledEngland to escape religious persecution and establisheda successful farm on thebanks of the AlabamaRiver. The farm‚ calledFinch’sLanding

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    To Kill A Mockingbird In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by harper lee clearly says that killing a mockingbird is a sin because it does not commit crimes‚besides making its beautiful music. therefore there are a few characters in the story that could be considered to be mockingbirds. Tom robinson could be considered to be the most obvious mockingbird in the book. furthermore in chapter 17-19 in the court session while tate the sheriff‚ and mr ewell‚ and Tom Robinson made their testimonies it

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    Hastings Secondary School TKAM Mockingbird Symbol Essay Submitted by: Denver Jones Submitted to: Mr. Rogers Course Code: ENG 2D1 Date: April 30th‚ 2012 A mockingbird is a harmless bird that makes the world more pleasant by doing nothing but sing to us and doing no harm to anyone. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird symbolizes Boo Radley‚ Tom Robinson‚ Scout and Jem‚ and Mayella Ewell‚ who were all peaceful people who never did any harm. To kill or harm them would be a sin

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