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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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    English Book Review – To Kill A Mockingbird. INDEX * Introduction Of The Author – Madam Nelle Harper Lee * Genre Of The Story * A Brief Outline Of The Story * Pen Potrait Of The Favourite Character * Description Of The Most Interesting Event * Theme Of The Story * Critical Analysis Of The Story Nelle Lee – Then Nelle Lee – Now Madam Nelle Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926 in Monroeville‚ a small Alabama town. Lee‚ a descendant of Confederate

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Essay The character that I admire the most in To Kill A Mockingbird is Atticus Finch. I admire and look up to him the most because he is very honourable and unselfish. Atticus Finch‚ is appointed by a local judge to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white girl. Friends and neighbos objected when Atticus puts up a strong and spirited defense of behalf of the accused black man. Atticus renounces violence but stands up for what he believes in. He decides to

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Essay This essay is on the novel ’To Kill A Mockingbird’. In the novel there is many situations that are injustice. In the town of Maycomb Alabama‚ there are many different races such as‚ the Negros (Calpurnia )‚The whites (Fintch’s)‚ and the pale skinned (Boo Radely) . They all come from the same place‚ and have the same color blood but yet they are all rated and treated like they are from different planets. The town of Maycomb proves this by looking at people differently

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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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    don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird." Miss. Maudie explained to Scout and Jem. This meant that there was a moral law people should follow against killing mockingbirds‚ for we are to spare their innocence. (Lee‚ 94) In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ there are several characters that could be considered as symbolic mockingbirds. The mockingbird is identified as innocent birds that “don’t do one thing but make music for us

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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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    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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    The 3 Mockingbirds It is a sin to kill a mockingbird as they don’t do one thing but sing theirhearts out for us. However‚ there are many "mockingbirds" that are "killed" in‚ "To Kill a mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee." The title of this book (To Kill a Mockingbird) is very significant and can be applied to many characters. Atticus‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Boo Radley are characters that can be strongly identified with the title. First‚ Atticus Finch can be strongly applied to the title. Many citizens of Maycomb

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    Stereotypes in To Kill A Mockingbird: How the Stereotypes Enhance the Theme of the Novel To Kill a Mockingbird In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ many characters are stereotyped into whom they are not‚ to emphasise the theme of the novel‚ as well as teach the audience of the moral lesson that is learned from this novel; to be a less judgemental society and to be willing to accept others of different cultures and races by creating moral education. This technique of using stereotypes

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