Jada Bolden March 25‚ 2013 3a-English9 To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird is more than just killing a mockingbird. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a story about the struggle of one man’s effort to combat racism in the South during the Jim Crow Era. This book is also about Scout’s maturation. Scout is a tomboy who represents efforts to alter her behavior in order to make her more socially accepted. An archetype is an original pattern or model from which all things of the same
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To Kill a Mockingbird “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee). In the Maycomb County there is a lot of whites‚ blacks and even some mixed. There are some that are wealthy and some that are not. Some get along and others do not. Even in a small town‚ they all live so differently. Throughout Harper lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ hypocrisy‚ injustice and evil is envisioned in an adult society
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Haper Lee‚ Scout learns life lessons through experiences throughout her childhood. In her community and her household‚ Scout watches and interacts with all kinds of people. In the book‚ Scout learns something new about the people of Maycomb in each chapter and realizes that people are more than what they perceive to be by interacting with three main characters in the novel‚ Atticus‚ Mr. Cunningham‚ and Boo Radley. In the beginning of the book‚ Scout’s interpretation
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ELA 10-1 To Kill a Mockingbird Study Guide Chapters 1 - 3 Name ___________________ The Facts Chapter 1 “That was the summer Dill came to us.” 1. In what state does the novel take place? _____________________________________________________________________ 2. What does the children’s father‚ Atticus Finch‚ do for a living? _____________________________________________________________________
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To Kill A Mockingbird Courage and the development of maturity are two main universal themes‚ which teach people about life. There is courage in almost every single character in this book. Jem‚ Scout and Dill learn real courage in their childhood and are forced to face the reality at young age and understand it. Difficult for children filled with innocence in their heart‚ to understand the reality of unfairness. However‚ they did see it through people living in Maycomb and watching the trial
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How does Harper Lee bring out different aspects of Atticus? The main theme of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is racial prejudice. It is a story told by Scout later on in her life when she is an adult telling the story of her childhood in Maycombe and the conviction of a Negro (Tom Robinson) accused of raping a white girl. He was defended by her father who is a Lawyer‚ Atticus‚ and he is one of the central characters in the novel. Atticus is a decent character‚ not only is he a knowledgeable lawyer‚ he
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Education in the 1930s: To Kill a Mockingbird Long before the 1930s public schools were a symbol of American democracy. It was a place where hard work and achievement were rewarded‚ where brilliance was dug up from basic talent‚ a necessary starting point on the road to success ("The 1930s: Education: Overview."). Education had an important role throughout the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee described education through her story and how it was a difficult thing to keep necessary
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The Southern Gothic Motif of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird Thesis: In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the various types of outsiders and the small town of Maycomb contribute to the novel’s Southern gothic motif. All throughout the book Lee introduces us to different kinds of outsiders willing to make a change. During the Tom Robinson trial‚ Link Deas tells Bob Ewell‚ “…if I hear one more peep outa my girl Helen about not bein’ able to walk this road I’ll have you in jail
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Analysis of “To kill a mockingbird” Saryuna Rinchino‚ gr. 02193 The story under analysis is an extract from a novel “To kill a mockingbird”. The book was written by Harper Lee in 1960. Harper Lee was born in 1926 in the state of Alabama. In 1945-1949 she studied law at the University of Alabama. “To kill a mockingbird” is her first novel and after being published it was highly acclaimed and even was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961‚ one of the most important awards in literature. The book became an
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It is not right to judge someone before you know them‚ this is one of most popular “golden rules”‚ and it is a main theme of To Kill a Mockingbird. Mrs. Dubose seems to be a mean‚ old‚ lady‚ but as the reader gets to know her they would realize that she acts that way because she is going through withdrawal. Dolphus Raymond always seems to be drunk; as the characters Scout and Dill both find out that he simply acts different than others and he wants to give people a “reason” for why he acts like that
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