Pub. Date: 1960 Genre: Fiction Setting: Maycomb County‚ Alabama 1930’s Pint of View: First person Plot Summary: The story is about two children‚ Scout and Jem Finch‚ and their father Atticus‚ a lawyer‚ as they live through three tough summers. They reside in Maycomb County‚ Alabama‚ a town that discriminates people based on what they look like and/or what their social status is. The children face many difficult situations where they have to decide what is right or wrong (Main situation
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Mark Lockard Zayn Adv. Lit/Comp 3rd 22 April 2012 To Kill a Mockingbird Novel Chart About the Author-Harper Lee- * She grew up in Alabama during the Great Depression * To Kill a Mockingbird was Lee’s first novel * She based the novel upon actual childhood events in her life * Lee’s mother died from severe illness when Lee was young and a mother is never mentioned in the novel Setting- * Maycomb‚ Alabama * The Great Depression Similes- * Page 10- “It drew him as
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ narrates an unbiased‚ non-filtered‚ and innocent viewpoint from that of Scout Finch. If the novel were to be rewritten from another’s perspective (such as Jem’s or Atticus’)‚ the main concept of the book would be altered. The narrative of Atticus Finch would influence less of an impact; his knowledge and experience with the town of Maycomb would weaken the depth of Tom Robinson’s case. Just like Scout’s—Jem’s outlook would also call attention to the
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Responses PART ONE: Divide your section in half (or by the number of members in your group). For your partial section complete the following: 1. Write a detailed summary of your section. Highlight the significant events‚ characters and settings of your section. (Full-text will be submitted - point form notes will be created for the class handout) 2. Document 5 significant quotations on the quotation template provided. (Quotes
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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” written by Harper Lee the idea of racism was developed through the use of various symbols representing the views of the society on different races. These symbols include the courthouse signifying the inequality and unfairness experienced by the blacks‚ Tom Robinson himself with his withered arm representing the crippled powerlessness of the black community and the snowman showing the importance of eliminating the prejudice in the society. The author’s use of techniques
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In Harper Lees’‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ the community of Maycomb County is full of varied religious perspectives. Lee uses religion as framework for everything that happens in the community with examples that are both harmonious and conflicting. In doing so‚ religion has both a positive and negative impact. On one hand it can be interpreted as happiness‚ unity and charitable goodwill. On the other‚ it can be seen as the cause of hatred‚ violence and segregation. Atticus sets the moral standard
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Although the children in the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ may not have understood what it meant to be prejudiced until the end‚ Harper Lee uses this theme in the way of racism‚ social class‚ and sexism to show that before people judge each other‚ they need to look at the situation through the other person’s eyes. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Lee focuses on the theme of racial prejudice towards blacks in the town of Maycomb to show how they were being treated by the white majority. The second
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two examples.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIktHTbtn2o Tiptoe: Imagine Dragons- In Maycomb County‚ everyone always kind of sneaks around‚ never letting anyone really know what they’re up to‚ so in a way they’re always tiptoeing and never letting anyone know that they’re there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajjj4pLnjz8 Little Bird: Ed Sheeran- A way this can Relate to "to kill a mockingbird" i by saying that if you do reckless things without thinking‚ you’ll often regret the. Like
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Learning lessons is a very important part of growing up. Children learn new things every day of their life. Even adults learn something every once in a while. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the character Scout is very adventurous and loves to learn; she has many experiences that lead to her being taught many different things about life. On page 12 of Cliff Notes for this novel‚ John Sova writes “each experience is designed to give Scout a further understanding about certain things
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