pertaining to “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ by Harper Lee‚ include the essence of courage‚ the ability to “look the other way”‚ and finally the compassion to be able to see the world in someone else’s eyes. To Kill a Mockingbird focuses on the depravity of American society and beliefs‚ and the capacity it takes to overcome it. Scout learns valuable life lessons through her own experiences as well as the people who surround her‚ and as a result is an understanding‚ unprejudiced girl. Scout begins as a young
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father’s right. ‘She said’ Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs. They don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.(119) A mockingbird is someone that is innocent and does no harm‚ with the exception of fear. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ she has many mockingbirds in her story‚ but she has just as many defenders of mockingbirds too. Atticus Finch‚
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In the novel‚ "To Kill a Mockingbird"‚ the character Scout plays an important role; Harper Lee portrays her as straightforward‚ abrupt‚ impulsive‚ and even just plain rude. One example of this is when Scout says‚ "He ain’t company‚ Cal‚ he’s just a Cunningham‚" (Lee 24) in reference to when Walter Cunningham was over at the Finch residence‚ and Scout disapproved of the way he ate his food‚ that is‚ with a liberal amount of syrup. This shows that she is unafraid to speak her mind. Also‚ it shows that
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“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. Thats why its a sin to kill a mockingbird”. This is one of the most important quotes in the book “To kill a mockingbird” it is said by Miss Maudie in chapter 10. This quote relates to the overall theme of the book which is innocence. In this case‚ the mockingbird represents innocence. One example of innocence used in
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To kill a mockingbird‚ wrote by Harper Lee is a novel that shows the prejudice‚ discrimination and racial segregation in the mid 1930’s‚ the time of the great depression. Harper cleverly gets across many themes in the novel such as social class‚ injustice‚ racial segregation and the strong influence on gender. A key theme is the loss of innocence especially to our main characters Jem and scout. Jem slowly loses it over time in the book as he matures into a young man however he is pushed along the
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Erisen Mr.Orourke English 9 17 Dec 2012 Mockingbirds and Scout Mocking birds in real life what they do is basically nothing but to sing for us. They do not harm any crops‚ corns etc. They do not hurt anything or anyone. In other words Mockingbirds are innocent. That is why in Harper Lee “To Kill a Mockingbird” Mockingbirds symbolizing scout. Scout and Mockingbirds are both similar. They are both innocent. A mockingbird does not harm anything or anyone. Scout wants well for ever one. She is not racist
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killed‚ or brought to justice for the wrong reason? Well To Kill A Mockingbird has just that. To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in Alabama during the year 1933. The author Harper Lee describes how life was like in Alabama during The Great Depression. Life during this time was very harsh. Especially for African Americans. What is Destruction of Innocence? This can only mean one thing. The destruction of your or someone else’s innocence. Here is an example.
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Looking from another perspective‚ innocence is valuable‚ because if one has their innocence‚ then they still have a pure heart and a clear mind. Dill was very upset in how Mr. Gilmer was treating Tom‚ and started to cry. Him and Scout went outside where scout told him‚ well he is just a negro you know. Dill argued‚ he does not care‚ it is not right to do him that way. They found Mr. Raymond‚ who they thought was the town drunk‚ but only pretended to be one so people did not question why he was
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To Kill A Mockingbird is a popular book written by a woman by the name of Harper Lee. This books theme was on how the main character‚ Scout‚ matured throughout the story. The book starts out telling about Jem‚ Scouts’ older brother and what he looks like. There are a few things throughout the book that help Scout see what the world is really like‚ and how she matures to change her understanding of life and the world. Jem and Scout lived back when there was segregation‚ and racism in the world. Blacks
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the author Harper Lee tells a story of innocence in our lives. Harper seeks the theme of innocence in several different ways‚ such as symbolism of a mockingbird‚ when violence increases innocence goes away and how Tom Robinson‚ exposes another aspect of innocence‚ as he is punished for a crime that he didn’t commit simply because of his race. One example that Harper lee seeks the theme of innocence is the symbolism of innocence of a mockingbird. When Miss Maudie told
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