Symbolism of the mockingbird Analyse how symbolism was used to convey an interesting idea in the written text In the written text “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee the used of symbolism is used to show the idea that mockingbirds are. Symbolism is used in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The theme of prejudice(1) in the novel can be best seen through the symbol of the mockingbird. Atticus advised his children that if they went hunting for birds to "shoot all the bluejays you want‚ if you
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In the beginning of chapter 28‚ Jem and Scout walk to the high school for the play. As they walk through the dark field‚ Cecil Jacobs jumps out to scare the two. They finally reach the high school and Scout puts on her ham costume. Scout falls asleep and accidentally misses her cue to go on stage‚ making Mrs. Merriweather very furious. Scout keeps her costume on for the rest of the night as a way to punish herself. Jem and Scout begin to walk home after the carnival. As they walk home‚ Scout realizes
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Chapter 9: 1. a) Atticus says it’s a word common people use. It just makes people feel bad and forbids his children from saying it. He said he wouldn’t be able to hold his head up in town. Also‚ he does it to show his children a good example. Lastly‚ he stuck to his conscience and stood up against the entire town. c) It’s about courage‚ in relevance to his taking of the case. Scout was using vulgarities. Atticus was saying this to Uncle Jack; that she’d grow out of it soon. He’s explaining to
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Marshal Samuel Wilcox kicked the blackened remains of Benjamin Gross’s barn. A single wall stood‚ scarred black by flames. He kept his eye on the Pinkerton Detective‚ Hans Schmitt‚ while he examined Benjamin’s charred body. Wilcox stroked the hairs of his long gray beard. A pungent odor of death and flies began to collect. "Most likely the work of Comanche’s. Must have come from the west‚ from Indian Territory‚” Schmitt circled the body. The aroma had no effect on the detective. His palm under his
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In chapter 19 Tom is caught by Aunt Polly because he lied about a dream he said he had. He comes home and the first thing his Aunt says to him is “I’ve got a notion to skin you alive.” Tom is first confused‚ but soon find out she went to the Harpers and tried to tell Mrs. Harper what Tom dreamt about. Mrs. Harper said no no no‚ her son Joe Harper had told her about how Tom snuck back and listened to them talk. Aunt Polly was very sad‚ and mad. Tom tried telling her that he wished that she would’ve
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the items inside the knothole in the Radley’s place. This scene is very important to me because it shows us how Boo Radley really is. We see him as someone who is unliked from people. They make him seem as someone who is unknown and scary. In this chapter‚ they make us see another side of Boo Radley we never would have seen. It starts off with Jem and Scout getting gifts from an unknown person in a knothole that is in a tree near the Radley’s place. At the end‚ we infer that it was probably Boo Radley
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The book’s first chapter is about Dryden meeting Rachel. She runs into him early in the morning and asks “Yes or no‚ she said‚ I can’t wait any longer”(Lee 6). From how Patrick Lee describes the scene you can clearly tell Rachel does not have a lot of time to waste. She needs to get going as fast as possible. That is why I chose the song Time Bomb by All Time Low. The quote from the song is‚ “We were like a time bomb set into motion‚ we knew that we were destined to explode”. This quote works imperviously
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So far I have read chapters one‚ two‚ and three in “To Kill A Mockingbird.” They have been quite interesting‚ and a lot has happened in these chapters. In this journal I will be predicting on if the kids will meet Boo Radley‚ and also evaluating on the Ewells. While I was reading the book I started to think that by the way they would talk about Boo Radley they would not be meeting him. There is an old story in the Maycomb town that Boo Radley was locked away for a good amount of time. The story
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The movie based on John Grisham’s A Time to Kill is a Hollywoodized‚ modern-day version of To Kill a Mockingbird. Both movies employ many of the same themes and plot elements; but the former movie is one-dimensional and predictable while the latter is innovative and purposeful. The movie version of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird is considered a classic film‚ whereas John Grisham’s adapted novel is merely another example of the money making efforts of Hollywood. Some of the movies’ more
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I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and I am on page 207. These six chapters are about Jem‚ 13 and Scout‚ 9 dealing with the effects of Atticus’s case. Jem and Scout have always believed that Atticus is extremely boring‚ but he is actually quite the opposite. He could shoot really well and demonstrated his ability by shooting down old Tim Johnson. Furthermore‚ Atticus was gone and he didn’t want to leave the children home alone‚ so Calpurnia brought them to church. When they went to
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