this land but what now our their still slaves‚ our their minorities‚ who owns this land. These are all good questions but what does "to kill a mockingbird" have to do with it . It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird." This line‚ spoken by Atticus‚ sums up the heart of this book. A mockingbird is a harmless bird that makes the world more pleasant with its song. In this novel‚ the mockingbird symbolizes Boo Radley and Tom Robinson‚ who were both peaceful people who never did any harm. To kill or harm them
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It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird; a theme repeated often in this title. It means that taking away someone’s innocence or faith in life is bad‚ and prejudice can do just that. The disease of prejudice and how it makes some people act can kill someone’s innocence‚ Jem at one point loses all faith in the world and forms cynical views on life (304). Although having innocence is good‚ because of prejudice‚ because of hate‚ because of ignorance‚ one can lose faith in the world and start to realize that
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Reading Log: To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Chapters 5-7 “Then I saw the shadow…the shadow of a man with a hat on…the shadow‚ crisp and toast moved across the porch towards Jem..When it crossed Jem… he went rigid.” (53) The context of this quote is during their sneaky trip to Boo Radley’s house. This was the last day Dill was going to stay in Maycomb for this year‚ so they decided to take a quick peek at Radley Place by creeping around the house and looking through the side windows. As they are take
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father’s right. ‘She said’ Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs. They don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.(119) A mockingbird is someone that is innocent and does no harm‚ with the exception of fear. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ she has many mockingbirds in her story‚ but she has just as many defenders of mockingbirds too. Atticus Finch‚
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In Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout‚ the main character‚ and her brother Jem‚ learn many valuable lessons. Scout and Jem learn when someone does the right thing they don’t always get rewarded. She learns this in many different parts of the book‚ and from many different people including her father’s client‚ Tom Robinson. In addition‚ Scout and Jem learn to understand empathy. Empathy means they will be able to understand and comprehend other people’s feelings. This is very important
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ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man” (238). Scout and Jem‚ however‚ do not lose hope. Having learned some valuable lessons from their father‚ the children refuse to give up. Scout strongly believes in the co-existence of good and evil in the world and prays that good will inch over evil for Tom Robinson. "Those are twelve reasonable men in everyday life‚ Tom’s jury‚ but you saw something come between them and reason… There’s something in our world that makes men lose
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but sing their hearts out…That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses a mockingbird to symbolize justice‚ innocence‚ and courage. These characteristics can be found in Tom‚ Atticus‚ and Boo throughout this novel. Even with all the evil in the world‚ innocence‚ justice‚ and courage can prevail. Tom Robinson‚ a character in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ symbolizes the innocence of a mockingbird. Tom Robinson proved his innocence in the court
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innocent is shown throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird through the use of simile‚ the corrupt justice system taking away the naiveté of children‚ and the comparison of Boo Radley. Scout and Jem receive a valuable lesson in chapter ten‚ for Atticus‚ their father‚ taught them to never punish someone who is innocent. Atticus elaborates that Scout and Jem can “shoot all the blue jays” they can hit because they pester people‚ but never shoot a mockingbird who has done nothing wrong (Lee 119). This
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To Kill a Mockingbird Intro – colouring in by child‚ tearing of bird drawing Atticus Finch – Good Lawyer who accepts hickory nuts for legal work from Mr. Cunningham Strong belief that all should be treated fairly Won’t let his son‚ Jem‚ have a gun Jem: “He won’t let me have a gun…” RE: “Boo” Radley rumours Tells Scout to “leave those poor people alone...” Looking into courtroom “The coloured man looks to me like he’s crying… I wonder what he’s done to cry about” – Dill looking into courtroom “There’s
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In To kill A Mockingbird atticus presents the idea that learns about his character and that seeing that he cares so much about others.At this point in the novel atticus knows what going to happen. In to kill a mockingbird scout and jem are trying to see what’s going to happen at this point.Atticus has in his mind that he is a going to keep trying but knows it might no succeed. In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper lee presents the idea as Atticus having this big problem were he has to make a decision
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