In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, there was plenty of misunderstanding, prejudice, stereotype, and bias. But misunderstanding was an idea that came up the most. To Kill A Mockingbird shows misunderstanding in society from a child’s point-of-view and not an adult’s point-of-view because adults are more mature and they don’t have as much imagination as a child does. This is shown from a child’s point-of-view because children have more creativity and are more energetic than adults. In society,
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Minh-Thi Nguyen Mrs. Smith English 1 Honors/ Period 4 November 14, 2013 To Kill a Mockingbird Purpose Passage Questions “Atticus reached down and picked up the candy box. He handed it to Jem. Jem opened the box. Inside, surrounded by wads of damp cotton, was a white, perfect camellia It was a Snow-on –the-Mountain… ‘Old hell-devil, old hell-devil. Why can’t she leave me alone?’ …Jem picked up the candy box and threw it in the fire. He picked up the camellia, and when I went off to bed I
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full of racist men and women chasing the same goal, killing Tom Robinson. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee creates a story about a family living in Maycomb in the 1930’s.Scout and Jem find out their father, a lawyer named Atticus, has been picked to defend a black man named Tom Robinson. Although Atticus knew they wouldn’t win, he tried his best to defend an innocent man from a harsh world. To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates the horrors of a scared and racist town using literary devices. To
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Grabber: get your reader interested. If using a quote, lead into it and cite it. Lead in with speaker identification and qualifications. As Atticus said to his daughter Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird “It is a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee). Transition: Connect your grabber to your next sentence. Mockingbirds represent those who are innocent in the novel. Background info: Discuss any pertinent information about the author or story details necessary for the reader’s comprehension The book
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“Mockingbirds don't do one thing but...sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” What is a mockingbird, Is it an animal that means no harm, or a name someone will base you on because of your actions? A mockingbird is known for being friendly, humble, and natural contributors. In a small town in Alabama called Maycomb the characters Jean finch and her older brother Jem go to visit there aunt for the summer like they have been doing for the past couple of years, but
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Thebook To Kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee shows a constant theme of giving even when others can not. Giving happens when Scout beats up Walter, Jem and Scout give Walter a invite to come home with them to eat some of cal’s food.”Come home with us ...We’d be glad to have you”(pg.30 ) Scout and Jem know Walters family from atticus helping his father out. Scout knows Walters family does not have a lot of money also Scout knows walter does not have lots of friends.The small act of giving that
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Science is always the determining factor in today’s society. People always don’t agree with science because it goes agianst their religion or family. In Harper Lee’s book “To Kill a Mockingbird”, we see that there is a “mob mentality” in groups of people and science sees that a child cannot distract a group from a revolt or a parade. Lee’s perspective about mob mentality is different from James and Giddings because she believes that a child can distract people in a mob. She claims that a child can
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Figurative Language The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, has quite a bit of figurative language, which contributes to its popularity. Examples include figures of speech, symbolism, allusions, imagery, similes, metaphors, personification and hyperboles. These elements are of my group’s interest. The first figurative language example I’d like to explain is the figure of speech. Lee uses many figures of speech throughout the book. One example which captured my interest was on when Atticus
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Finch, two of the protagonists in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, must endure this evolution with the help of their father. Atticus, an honest and righteous
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powerless do have power even though they may not realize it or know the source of their power. To Kill a Mockingbird explores the power relationship between the antagonist, Mayella Ewell, her father Bob Ewell, Tom Robinson, and the citizens in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. This story of power is told in two different perspectives of Scout Finch, as a child, and as an adult (Jean Louise Finch). To Kill a Mockingbird details a court case in which Tom Robinson is accused of rape and assault by Mayella Ewell
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