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It is a sin to kill a mockingbird. This simple phrase seems unimportant and trivial, however, it has a much deeper meaning. The understanding, or misinterpretation, of this phrase makes all the difference in this book. In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, there are three main literary elements throughout the story. These elements are imagery, symbolism, and allegory and are used to show the themes of misunderstandings, courage, and prejudice. The first literary element…

Atticus Finch, a well respected lawyer that gets negatively criticized by his relatives and the society of Maycomb for having courage to defend Tom Robinson. Tom is a black man who was falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Atticus defended Tom because he once told Scout “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” (Page 30). If Atticus doesn’t even follow his own advice and be good role model…

Throughout the story To Kill A Mockingbird, Jem Finch matures into a man by going through difficult times and events. Jem learns critical life lessons by going through a series of events that impacted him. Because of the trial, Jem felt sorrow and sadness for Tom Robinson because he disagreed with the verdict. Three main reasons for Jem “coming of age” are him watching over Scout, the events he went through, and Atticus’s support throughout Jem’s childhood. In the end, Jem grows to be a man with…

It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird In to Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus says to Scout “Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it” (119). Many people can elaborate from this quote, mockingbirds can be considered a sin to kill them. All mockingbirds do is sing their hearts out for us and that it’s a sin to kill them. In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus elaborates on why people can be considered…

Nature creates different types of organisms, and usually they have different living habits, such as in terms of how to spend the winter, and every creature can rely on their own unique way from the harsh climate to survive, and you can go to adapt to the changing environment. But, even if there is no relationship between the animal such as ground squirrels and Monarch butterfly that will also have the same point in winter on the way. The ground squirrels are members of the squirrel family of…

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee , there are many examples where the town acts in a prejudiced way. The town is set in the 1930s,where there are problems with racism, especially in Maycomb. Throughout the story Jean Louise Finch (Scout) , learns that not everybody views each other equally, mainly in the Tom Robinson trial. Scout is exposed to the comments and actions of prejudice by the townsfolk. Such examples are the description of Boo Radley , the town drunk Dolphous Raymond.…

Throughout chapters one to five, I began to have a new perspective on the characters from what I had judged before reading the book. Scout I feel like a major archetype for Scout is Loss of Innocence. The reason I think this is such a major archetype is because of the various tasks she is faced with throughout the chapters. The most evident example of this archetype was when Atticus explains to her that she should not judge people, but understand what they are going through. Atticus said to her…

To Kill A Mockingbird Essay Ursula K.Le Guin once said “There's a point, around the age of twenty, when you have to choose whether to be like everybody else the rest of your life, or to make a virtue of your peculiarities.” That point being, coming of age, Harper Lee uses coming of age in the town of Maycomb through Jem and Scout. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Jem and Scout’s coming of age to convey to her 1960s readers that even the young and innocent have the…

Songtai Spring Final Exam TKAM Essay Questions Essay (A) To kill a Mockingbird has always been widely considered as a growing up and coming of age story. The main character that is growing through the story is Scout Finch, who is about to turn six years old when the book begins and turned eight when the book ends. The book is about what she learns about the people and life over the course of two years. Scout learn three major lessons from the experience, she learns partly from Atticus and…

was apoplectic” (115). Scout is explaining to the readers how Mrs. Dubose reacted to Jem calling his father by his first name which is atticus. Compared to all of the other conflicts Jem has overcome this one was a walk in the park for him. The prize winning Novel takes place in the small southern town of Maycomb County, where Mrs. Dubose lived. Scout explains that Mrs. Dubose lives in Maycomb County with them “Mrs. Dubose lived alone except for a Negro girl in constant attendance, she lived…