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    Text Analysis To Kill a Mockingbird The title of the extract I am going to analyze is entitled «To Kill a Mockingbird» written by Harper Lee. The novel was published in 1960.The book is mainly based on the author’s recollections of her own childhood. This book is a magnificent‚ powerful novel in which the author paints a true and lively picture of a quiet Southern town in Alabama rocked by a young girl’s accusation of criminal assault. The plot runs as follows. Mayella Ewell was old Bob Swell’s

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    and watch their selves grow up? In “To Kill a Mocking Bird” Jean Louise Finch or Scout‚ or scout gets to do just that. During the Great Depression in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ The Finches get involved in a whirlwind of prejudices and unfairness which cause Scout to grow up irregularly in comparison to other kids her age. Scout learns more and more about the world as she grows up and she starts to see the war between the blacks and the whites. Scout hears a lot of rumors about Boo Radley

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    novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ reminds the reader of a time in the 1930’s when prejudice existed. This classic tells a story from the perspective of a six year-old girl‚ Jean “Scout” Louis Finch‚ who lives in Maycomb‚ Alabama. She is a rugged and headstrong girl‚ who is the daughter of a prominent lawyer‚ Atticus‚ and her deceased mother. This story follows the life of Scout and her bother‚ Jem‚ as they witness and combat the prejudice and hatred in their community‚ causing a coming of age experience

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    “To Kill a Mockingbird”- Research Paper What inspires you? When Nellie Harper Lee was writing about the trial of Tom Robinson‚ she had a very real case to look to for inspiration in the Scottsboro Boys Trials‚ from the 1930 ’s. “Those trials showed how history made it clear that in the Deep South of the 1930 ’s‚ jurors were not willing to accord a black man charged with raping a white woman the usual presumption of innocence” (Linder‚ “The Trials Of The Scottsboro Boy’s”). In Harpers

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful‚ winning the Pulitzer Prize‚ and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author’s observations of her family and neighbors‚ as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936‚ when she was 10 years old. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor‚ despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator’s

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    Essay on: “To Kill a Mocking Bird‚” by Harper Lee. Statement of Intent: A Literary report focused on the discussion of how the elements of the novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird‚” by Harper Lee‚ enables deeper understanding on the part of the reader‚ of the idea of racial prejudice. The target audience is: students and teachers alike‚ studying the novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird‚” by Harper Lee. The novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird‚” by Harper Lee‚ is set during a time of great poverty – The Great Depression

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    example‚ not everyone can agree on everything. Arguments amongst people aren’t rare‚ and almost every person has been a part of one. Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird had this exact adversity in her life. When she first went to school‚ she found different kinds of classmates with different views and opinions. She even butted heads with her teacher when she told Scout to stop reading. But‚ little did she know‚ that through these problems she had throughout her life were actually shaping her and helping

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    Coming of Age in Mississippi Anne Moody Online Information For the online version of BookRags’ Coming of Age in Mississippi Premium Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide−comingagemississippi/ Copyright Information ©2000−2005 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied

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    Dulian Progonati 1/5/2013 The Sin of Killing a Mockingbird “Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(Lee 90). They’re beautiful‚ harmless creatures that do nothing‚ but sing their hearts out. In “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ by Harper Lee‚ the literal reference of the mocking bird is depicted as an innocent creature‚ a creature that is considered a sin if you kill one. In the story‚ the mockingbirds are depicted as two characters; Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. The characters show significance

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    Analysis of “To kill a mockingbird” Saryuna Rinchino‚ gr. 02193 The story under analysis is an extract from a novel “To kill a mockingbird”. The book was written by Harper Lee in 1960. Harper Lee was born in 1926 in the state of Alabama. In 1945-1949 she studied law at the University of Alabama. “To kill a mockingbird” is her first novel and after being published it was highly acclaimed and even was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961‚ one of the most important awards in literature. The book became

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