In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the author Harper Lee‚ uses different themes to bring a deeper level to each of the characters. Each person helps contributes to the themes through their personality traits. Harper Lee uses the themes of maturity‚ racism‚ and loss of innocence in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Many characters including Tom Robinson and Boo Radley‚ have lost their innocence to things that were out of their control. Stories and rumors are a main connection between the two characters
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Mrs. Mitchell English 9 CP November 24‚ 2012 A Powerful Theme The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a powerful story. The storyline of this book expresses‚ in many ways‚ morals and values. Many of the problems faced by the characters are still issues that this generation faces on a regular day-to-day basis. The story starts out by informing the reader that the two main characters‚ Scout and Jem Finch‚ only have one parent. Being a young child‚ as they both were‚ they feel the desolate
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lifetime and shows attributes of a hero the entire time. It originated from the Anglo Saxons and was passed down for generations. Eventually‚ it was recorded down by monks who gave the story a religious quality. This also gave Beowulf a theme of good versus evil and how the hero will always prevail. One of the qualities that Beowulf possesses is unnatural strength. He called himself the strongest of the Geats‚ his homeland‚ but others raved that he was “... stronger and greater than anyone in the
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you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (Ch # 3: Atticus‚ pg. 39). Scout learns many lessons‚ but she really considered this one much; she tries it many times on many people. One theme for To Kill A Mockingbird is to walk in other people’s shoes and to try to understand their perspective. When Atticus just explains it‚ Scout/Jean Louise tests her abilities to understand people by walking in their shoes. In the beginning of the book‚ Jem is
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Good vs. Evil Good vs. evil is a classic theme often found in literature. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by O’Connor and “Young Goodman Brown” by Hawthorne‚ the authors focus on this theme to unravel their plots. O’Connor uses the grandmother and a thief‚ The Misfit‚ to compare and contrast the good and evil in people. On the other hand‚ Hawthorne’s‚ “Young Goodman Brown‚” uses the main character‚ Young Goodman Brown‚ and his journey from being a respected man to being summoned by the devil. Both
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Prejudice and superstition can lead to injustice. A good example of this is basically the whole story of To Kill a Mockingbird. Tom Robinson is prejudiced against because he is black and so even though he didn’t commit the crime he was accused of he was still sentenced for it. Even with the evidence they had supporting that Tom didn’t do it. Boo Radley is a suitable example of appearances not always reflecting reality. This is because all this time he was locked up in his house he was thought
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decisions throughout time. These issues are explored further in other works of contemporary culture‚ such as Harper Lee’s coming-of-age story about a young girl dealing with the trial and repercussions of a black man her father is defending. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee illustrates the importance of maintaining the status quo and keeping traditions until one’s morals are threatened. In the Alabama county of Maycomb‚ fitting in is almost instinctive. Each family has a label and each member is
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Good vs. Evil has been a classic contrast used for centuries. It has been used in films‚ books‚ plays‚ and even children’s tales. But what constitutes good and evil? What determines if an act is good or evil? The things that we know‚ the things we believe‚ are not our own original ideas. That is a known fact. Everything we know and believe was influenced by our upbringing‚ our family and friends or lack of‚ our education; basically every thing that comes into contact with us. Even for the people
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Jeremiah Coleman October 14‚ 2012 English 12 Good vs. Evil Since the beginning of time there have be stories of good vs. evil. It when the darkness and the light collide. The most common stories are about heaven vs. hell‚ when god fights the devil. In other stories its hero vs. villain. Like Batman vs. the Joker or Spiderman vs. Venom. In the Anglo-Saxon time there was a hero named Beowulf who had three of the biggest battles in that time period between a monster named Grendel‚ Grendel’s mom
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Good vs. Evil Beowulf is a long narrative between good and evil. Throughout Beowulf‚ it was shown that two opposites could not peacefully live. Beowulf is divided into three parts‚ each centers around Beowulf fight with a particular monster: first Grendel‚ then Grendel’s Mother‚ and last the Dragon. Each monster presents a specific moral challenge. Beowulfs fight with Grendel brings to mind the importance of character as a means of expanding one’s survival past death. Beowulfs battle with Grendels
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