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To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, has a very significant title. This is because the meaning of the title is showed in many ways throughout the novel. In chapter 10, Atticus tells the kids, “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119). Scout and Jem asked Miss Maudie what that means and she explained it to them. She told them that mockingbirds don’t do anything harmful so it is a sin to kill something so innocent. In To Kill A Mockingbird, there are many…

Wouldn’t you think that compassion is always a good thing? Generally we associate this with good. However, in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee illustrates how the theme of compassion, though can be good, also could be dangerous. Atticus shows great compassion for Bob Ewell through the quarrel of the Tom Robinson trial. Like on page 235, “I think I understand,” said Atticus. “It might be because he knows in his heart that very few people in Maycomb really believed his and Mayella’s…

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the “Master’s House” is reinforced by Bob Ewell as he compels Mayella into accusing Tom Robinson of rape and by the all-white jury that finds Tom Robinson guilty. Bob Ewell, the father of Mayella, forces Mayella to accuse Tom Robinson of rape in order to protect them from the social disgrace due to Mayella's actions. This demonstrates patriarchy as Bob Ewell has power over Mayella. Moreover, Tom Robinson faces racial prejudice as he had tried to help…

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, she reveals details about her characters, including Atticus Finch, in many ways. She shows his character through his dialogue, or how he talks to others and what he says. His actions also reveal his character. Other characters talk about Atticus, further developing his character. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee characterizes Atticus Finch through his dialogue, his actions, and other characters’ descriptions of him. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee…

“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.” Published in 1960, Harper Lee wrote what would now be a life impacting necessity for all high school students to read, that is To Kill A Mockingbird. This phenomenal read is set in the 1930’s, which holds some of the most frightful discrimination era ever. During this period of time, African-American individuals are completely frowned upon and are treated with no respect. Not to mention, the 1930’s also contains The…

mockingbirds only bring good to the world. Therefore, there is no reason to kill an innocent soul. C. The title is related to the theme, which is the innocent versus the evil. This can relate to Tom Robinson versus Mayella and Bob Ewell. Tom is the innocent and the Ewells are the evil. 14. A. The tone of the novel is innocent, childlike, and peaceful at first and then turns very racist. B. No, the tone progresses throughout the novel. At…

The Use of the Mockingbird In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee she talks about a small family in alabama in the early 1930s during a time of extreme racism. Harper Lee uses three people in her book to symbolize mockingbirds, Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and Atticus Finch. Boo Radley a mysterious figure through the majority of the book and only seen when Scout and Jem get attacked and Boo saved them. Boo would be considered a mockingbird because he saves Scout and Jem even though he…

Harper Lee published her novel To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960. The characters in the novel are based on the behaviors of people that she knew growing up in Monroeville, Alabama. The novel is considered to be a bildungsroman, which is a novel where one or more of the characters is forced into adulthood throughout the story. The story takes place in Maycomb County, Alabama in the 1930s and it highlights the racial, social, and political issues of that time period. In the novel, Tom Robinson, an…

Kill A Mockingbird connects to the reader in many ways one would not expect. In this book, Harper Lee shows many diverse themes such as empathy, loss of innocence, innocent victims, courage, and prejudice. Though the book does in fact show all of these themes, one of theme definitely shine throughout the entire book. The main theme, arguably, would be loss of innocence. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows loss of innocence through the rough experiences and mature events in Jem’s…

In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper lee, there are many different characters with different personalities. The setting is Maycomb County, Alabama and takes place in the 1930's. Since it is in Alabama during the 1930's, the people were very different from today. So, it contains a lot of contradictory characters like Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. These two characters have identifiable differences and similarities. Tom and Boo are similar in a few ways. One similarity is that people are…