The highly praised novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is a story about racism and stereotypes in the deep south told from the perspective of a little girl named Scout. Harper Lee, the author of the novel, uses symbolism to show a character's personality or to relate to an event in the story. Some symbols used in the story include a roly-poly, a rabid dog, and a mockingbird. These things, if looked into deeply, give the novel depth and meaning. Harper Lee uses a roly-poly as a symbol in her novel. The
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Throughout the book many people go through social justices . The main two people are Atticus and Tom. The one I am going to be focused on is Atticus and how it effects his life. In to kill a mockingbird Harper Lee use the character of Atticus to revel ideas of social justice Atticus Finch is a man who believes in doing what is right. When he gets a case where he has to defend a black man he faces many problem with social justices. He believes that if he did not take the case he states “I couldn't
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To Kill a Mockingbird “Well it’d Be Sort Of like Killing a Mockingbird Wouldn’t It”. The character motivation of Atticus, Scout, and Jem were Racism and stereotype. I personally like the movie better than the book because you can see the actions and hear the tone and witness the mood so we will know how to actually take it instead of jumping to conclusions. Beginning with Atticus Finch when he had to Face the actions of being called a “Nigger Lover”, is a form of hate and racism
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In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout Finch Lives in Maycomb County, an imaginary town in southern Alabama during the 1930’s. She lives with her father Atticus and her brother Jem. The story is set in the great depression which affects the lives of the all the characters throughout the story. Scout has many teaches throughout the book which include Atticus, Calpurnia, and Miss Caroline. All of these character play a huge and effective role in Scout’s life. Atticus Finch is a
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In a time of extreme prejudice, it takes courage to stand up and defend those who deserve better treatment. Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, young bodies are able to experience first hand living and growing up among those who were being treated unfairly in the common theme of prejudice. The Finch children were raised among their black family cook, Calpurnia, and it was set into their minds to treat her with respect as they grew up. Calpurnia was strict with the children, leading to them seeing
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Scout and Jem Finch live in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. The two children are trying to find their way through the ups and downs of growing up, and living with their father, lawyer Atticus Finch. Alongside Jem and Scout is their friend Dill, whom they go along on their journey with. Dill is interested in Boo Radley, one of the Finch’s neighbors, who hasn’t been outside of his house for years. The three friends relentlessly continue to figure out whatever happened to Boo Radley. As they were
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Considering the danger she faces, Dana commits to teaching Nigel and Carrie to read because she believes in equality. Dana is in the past time period, living in Rufus’s household with her husband, Kevin, and doesn’t like how things are being handled during this time period. Knowing how to read is a big deal during this time frame because it shows how intelligent you are. Most blacks don’t know how to read, but in unusual cases, such as Dana, blacks know how to read and write equally or maybe even
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In the book “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien it featured a character named Mary Anne Bell going through a transformation into a new character called the Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong. Mary Anne Bell was a very friendly girl, straight out of Cleveland Heights Senior High whereas the Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong, a character more determined and adapted to war decided to join the Green Berets because she loved the feel of the ambush and wore her human tongue trophies threaded along a copper
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In Truman Capote’s novel, In Cold Blood, the story of Dick Hickock and Perry Smith’s brutal murder of the Clutter family is shared with the reader. Capote writes to show the reader Perry and Dick in a new light. Using syntax, tone, and diction, Capote wraps the reader into getting to know Dick and Perry. Capote begins introducing the reader to Dick and Perry in a clearer sense starting with their arrival to Garden City. One technique that Capote uses in his syntax to connect with the reader is
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In the town of Maycomb, Alabama, as children roam free, underneath this joy, there’s so much hate and prejudice. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout learns about cruelty and courage. Most importantly, compassion. In this book, Atticus, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley show most compassionate to me. They seem to really care about people, even if they’re not good at showing it. This famous quote reminds me of their actions throughout the story. “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion
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