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    Examine the theme of racism/hypocrisy/courage in the novel. How is this theme demonstrated in the novel? What is harper lee’s underlying message about racism/hypocrisy/courage? What techniques does she use to communicate this? To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee in 1960. It has become a classic of modern American Literature. Since it publishing date in the 1960s it has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. The book is set in the American South state of Alabama in the 1930s. The main

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    Walker_Annabelle_English3_MLAStyleResearchPaper Walker‚ Annabelle English 3 To Kill A Mockingbird Research Paper 10 March 2013 The Similarities of Her Life and Her Fiction Many authors that write meaningful and classic novels have many ways of finding inspiration for their writing. Harper Lee had things throughout her childhood that she used to create the fictional character Scout Finch‚ which was meant to be a reflection of herself. The first similarity of their childhoods

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    In the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ there are two “mockingbirds. One is Tom Robinson‚ the black man on trial‚ and the other is Arthur (Boo) Radley‚ a nice man who was torn by his father’s harsh love. It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird because they don’t cause any harm‚ and they bring joy to others. They are both mockingbirds; however‚ their fates are different. First‚ Tom Robinson is a mocking bird who was killed. Tom goes to trial because he is falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell

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    and where we are in this era is incredible. As technology gets into the minds of children they seem to learn faster than before. It takes minutes for children to understand where adults never really grasp what they hold in their hands. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the knowledge of understanding in her story. Jean Louis Finch “Scout” matures by seeing and hearing events most kids her age do not with the trial of Tom Robinson’s trial revealing that firsthand experience brings knowledge

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    My report is on To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee which is about a young girl from a sleepy town in Alabama where she finds friendship and her father showing heroic traits even though he’s struggling with his morals. Scout Finch‚ who is the narrator of the story‚ lives with her brother‚ Jem‚ and their widowed father‚ Atticus‚ in the small friendly town of Maycomb‚ Alabama circa 1930s with lots of old ladies baking cakes and town sheriffs saying homely things. Oh‚ and also morphine-addicted

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    TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ESSAY The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ explores a year told through the eyes of a ten old‚ in a town called Maycomb‚ it follows the story of an innocent African American man getting accused of raping a girl. This novel is both a story of hope and hopelessness‚ by showing the worst in the people from the town when they choose their sides in the court case of the raping. There are also good signs shown by some people in the novel‚ when citizens of the town believe

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    Book Review of: To Kill a Mockingbird Genre: Fiction/Realism First published in 1960 by William Heinemann Ltd. F Plot To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story of Scout Finch and her brother‚ Jem‚ in 1930’s Alabama. Through their neighbourhood walk-abouts and the example of their father‚ they grow to understand that the world isn’t always fair and that prejudice is a very real aspect of their world no matter how subtle it seems.

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    ways Atticus shows empathy in To Kill A Mockingbird. The second character‚ Jem‚ also shows empathy to many people in the story‚ three of them being Walter Cunningham‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Boo Radley. Jem shows empathy to Walter by inviting him over for lunch after Scout was beating him up. Jem is empathetic because he knows the problems Walter and his family face every day and Walter would be lucky enough to get one proper meal a day. Then Jem shows empathy towards Mrs. Dubose

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    books are “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “A Raisin in the Sun”. Both of these books have great plots and are enjoyable to read‚ it’s hard to say which a better book is. With all opinions aside the literary elements can be looked at to see which the better book is. Sometimes a book can be great‚ however from a literary standpoint they are not good at all. Even though “A Raisin in the Sun” is a good book‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird” is better because of its literary elements. “To kill a Mockingbird” uses its

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    Harper Lee’s novel‚ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ explores many aspects of change through the understanding of individuals and the effects of racial discrimination. The protagonist of the novel is a young girl named Scout who is the daughter of Atticus Finch‚ a model for justice. The book is written from her perspective to express the innocence of a child and how strong morals can expose them to a cruel world. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ conveys meaningful lessons through the eyes of Scout that she begins

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