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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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    Racism in To Kill a Mockingbird: Theme of a Book or Blind Spot of History? The book is set in the year 1933 in a small town called Maycomb‚ Alabama. In 1933 slavery is no longer legal but racism is common among people. At this time in the south the town is divided by race. This is portrayed in the town by different churches‚ schools‚ and communities. The theme of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is how racial prejudice hurts people‚ which are illustrated by Bob Ewell‚ the lynch mob‚ and Lula

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    methods to highlight serious issues and themes throughout the novel. Harper Lee uses her choice of the voice of the narrator primarily and most importantly to employ irony and satire throughout the novel as well as invoke pathos with her use of metaphors and euphemisms‚ a method referred to some as “tactile brilliance” (Ward 1960: 1). The novel teaches the reader valuable lessons about compassion towards humanity which makes it an essential read for all. The discussion that follows considers Lee’s

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    Lindsey Congdon Mrs. Peterson Period 7 December 1‚ 2009 To Kill a Mockingbird Essay The Dictionary defines prejudice as‚ “an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge‚ thought‚ or reason.” There has been prejudice known throughout history‚ mostly against the blacks during and before the time of Martin Luther King Jr. In The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee there is clear evidence of prejudice against the blacks. In

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    To kill a Mockingbird By Milton Singeris Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” explains the ways in which individuals are limited and trapped by the assumptions of others. In the novel “To Kill A MockingbirdTom Robison‚ Scout‚ Jem‚ Boo Raddley are all individuals that are limited or confined‚ due to the difference in their looks others assume they are different. Individuals are labelled by others in their society by how they are different from the “in” crowd. They are not considered equal 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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    The Mockingbirds Within To Kill A Mockingbird Every child begins life as a naïve mockingbird‚ a recurring motif in the fictional novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee. This novel is set in a small 1930’s town called Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ and the symbol of the mockingbird within this town illustrates the undeserved punishments of some and the enlightenments of others. The mockingbird is a symbol of innocence and compassion. Several characters living in Maycomb‚ such as Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley

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    To Kill a Mockingbird In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the term ‘mockingbird’ to describe suitable‚ gracious people. Atticus‚ Jem and Scout’s father‚ says that it is alright to shoot and kill a crow‚ but even aiming at a mockingbird would be a sin. Crows represent greed‚ jealousy and evil‚ while mockingbirds represent faultless and pure beings. They first appear when Jem and Scout are learning how to use their shiny new air rifles. Atticus will not teach them how to shoot‚ but

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    much suffering and unhappiness. To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic novel written by Harper Lee. It was written in the early 1960’s about a young girl named Scout and her family about the racism that was provoked in the town. Harper Lee‚ in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ illustrates three main lessons with the Tom Robinson trial: Stand up for what you believe in‚ racism is painful and avoid mob mentalities. One of the most important lessons in To Kill a Mockingbird is to stand up for your beliefs

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    In Harper Lee’s successful novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the author explores the issue of justice using the symbol of a mockingbird with the characters Boo Radley‚ Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch. Set in the 1930s Deep South‚ a time of great intolerance and racial inequity. The novel unfolds as an account of injustice to the most gracious yet unjustly accused citizens of the town of Maycomb. The kind hearted‚ but black Tom Robinson is unfairly put on trial for the rape of Mayella Ewell. Despite racial

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