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    Historical Influences on To Kill a Mockingbird The Great Depression was a very depressing time for millions. Nearly 25 percent of America’s population was unemployed‚ which means that many lost their homes and had to use food wisely (McCabe). This shows up in To Kill a Mockingbird in the Cunningham family’s lifestyle. They are very poor and try to make ends meet with the farmland they have (Lee). Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is based on three main historical influences. The Jim Crow laws‚ mob

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    Although American society has evolved from the one depicted in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ today’s society needs to be reminded that social and racial inequality is still present. Lee illustrates the prevalence of discrimination and racial profiling in America’s 1930’s. That is still the case in world today. Attitudes towards inequality in a negative way can bring out an ugly side of a person‚ one message Lee shows in her novel. An example of a negative attitudes towards minorities

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    has been addressed by numerous literary publications including the award-winning novel ‘To kill a Mockingbird’. Many of the ideologies of the time‚ in which the novel was written‚ the 1960’s‚ are embedded in the story. Some of these ideologies‚ challenged by the author‚ seem alive and well today‚ over 50 years later. The reason that I am writing this article is to indicate the relevance of ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ by linking the racism in the story with a recent event. The novel is still relevant today

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    when someone finds that one book that grabs their attention from the beginning and holds on to it all the way to the last word of the last page it truly is an amazing feeling. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird has many traits that make it a great piece of literature‚ but the three that make it an amazing piece of literature are that it is written in a unique perspective‚ it is written with interesting and vivid language‚ and finally because it is truly a timeless novel. To Kill A Mockingbird is a

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    You don’t believe me? Here are a few examples: women carry around a baby for nine months‚ they work/walk in high heeled shoes for days on end‚ they are amazing multi taskers‚ struggling to live up to the standards that society has set up for them‚ how to look‚ how to act‚ who to marry‚ what job to have‚ and countless other representations. In the time period of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Scout‚ our main character and narrator‚ combats with wanting to be who she wants‚ a “do what I want” tomboy

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    To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ explores how courage can be shown in multiple important characters during the novel. These characters include Mrs Dubose‚ Atticus‚ Jem and Maycomb County itself. Harper Lee cleverly depicted several forms of courage during the novel such as childish courage‚ moral courage. The first highly important character in the novel known for her split personality and great moral courage is Mrs Dubose. She was a morphine addict and was addicted to morphine

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    in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. A novel about racism and innocence‚ To Kill A Mockingbird shows the reader that life is not always fair‚ and does so by creating many mockingbird figures throughout the story. Each mockingbird has a different role in the story‚ but contributes greatly to overall message. In the novel‚ Miss Maudie explains to the children that mockingbirds “don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy” (Lee 90). This shows the innocence of mockingbirds‚ which sets the tone

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    King Benjamin continues his address—Salvation comes because of the atonement—Believe in God to be saved—Retain a remission of your sins through faithfulness—Impart of your substance to the poor—Do all things in wisdom and order. About 124 B.C. And now‚ it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of speaking the words which had been delivered unto him by the angel of the Lord‚ that he cast his eyes round about on the multitude‚ and behold they had fallen to the earth‚ for the fear of

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    Task T: How are the themes of the novel revealed to the reader? In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee employs a variety of narrative tools to reveal the themes of the novel. It is through the insightful reactions of characters to situations that affect them physically or emotionally that give us a deep understanding of the themes that Lee is conveying. It is also through the setting of the novel in the fictional town of Maycomb and in the nonfictional southern state of Alabama in the US that we comprehend

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    limited‚ so don’t waste it living someone else’s life...have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” By this‚ he means: don’t let the voices and beliefs of others overrule yours‚ but instead follow your own intuition. This is exactly what Atticus teaches his children in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In the novel‚ Atticus shows his children that even though everyone may be against your belief or stand on something‚ continue to think for yourself even though others may disagree

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