symbolism for real people. Including the human mockingbirds‚ the novel represents other pieces of the prejudice such as racism and hypocrisy. In the little town of Maycomb in its 1930¡¯s‚ the prejudice was an accepted concept for every individual and Atticus even called it a ¡®disease¡¯ of the town. This time-honored perception‚ prejudice‚ was very distinctly shown in the novel from its characters and the society. Prejudice does not seem like a such a big deal in the novel as it actually is now
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Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird depicts the childhood and coming of age of a young girl named Jean-Louise “Scout” Finch. The main focus of this novel is the trial of an African-American man named Tom Robinson‚ who was accused of raping a white woman‚ and Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ who has been assigned to defend him. Written during the Civil Rights Movement‚ Lee’s purpose is to highlight the racial prejudice that had permeated throughout the Southern culture. She achieves this in the
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Outsider’ by Nikki Barrowclough and the song Black and Blue by The Herd. I have learnt that while parents have authority over their children some of them use this power over their children in a positive way that benefits the children‚ for example Atticus Finch‚ while others abuse their power like Bob Ewell. Harper Lee uses contrast to show the difference between the parenting styles of both these men. The Ewell’s reputation is put to practice and shown to the community when Bob Ewell’s son Burris Ewell
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The final and biggest narrative convention that Harper Lee has used‚ that shapes societal norms and judgement is theme. Harper Lee’s messages in To Kill a Mockingbird are exhibited loud and clear through theme. The main themes that have been used are racism‚ social injustice and acceptance. By using theme as a narrative convention‚ the full influence of societal norms and judgment is greatly displayed through context. Through theme‚ it is shown that the social discrimination is an offspring of racism
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the kind like the Cunninghams out in the woods‚ the kind like the Ewells down at the dump‚ and the Negroes.” (Lee‚ 302). The difference between these groups of people is based on their social class‚ their wealth‚ as well as their connection to the Finch family (as per Aunt Alexandra). This four tier system begins with the Finches and the townspeople at the top. These are the upper to middle class working people of Maycomb that contribute the most to the town. The second tier below that is the Cunninghams
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innocent black man. Atticus said to Scout‚ “Simply because we were licked one hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win”(Chapter 9). Atticus is saying you have to judge yourself before you judge someone else. His own self respect is bound to his good morals. If he knew he did something wrong‚ even if justified‚ he would lose all moral authority over the people of Maycomb. Moral standards are the backbone to success. Having morals is everything to Atticus Finch. He believes to
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stabbing Bob and driving Jem to his house. At the house‚ after Tate was called to come‚ the group that was there believed that Jem had killed Bob but knowing that Boo killed him‚ Tate intervened and repeatedly stated that Bob fell on his own knife. Atticus became angry and stated that Tate should not protect Jem because he is equal as everyone else and should have consequences for his actions. The sheriff reveals that he is protecting Boo not Jem because of the reason that he doesn’t want to put the
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Still there is one character who exhibits maturity more than anyone else. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” Harper Lee‚ uses the character of Jeremy Finch to portray the motif of his “being a gentleman” and the events in Tom Robinson’s trial to show the moral development of his Bildungsroman. Jem entered his Bildungsroman when he proclaimed he wanted to be like Atticus. He also states that he is committed to act and talk like a gentleman. This realization
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positive theme that stand out throughout the whole time is courage. Its presence is observed by the narrator Scout from the characterisations of the central character Atticus‚ his influence on his children’s upbringing and other the members of the community that displays such qualities e.g. Mrs Dubose and Boo Radley. Atticus Finch is one of the most prominent and respected people in the town who has strong views on courage. His role in the story serves as a moral backbone and fatherly figure to
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portrayed throughout the course of this novel. This theme is so important to the plot of this novel that the author decided to entitle the book after this very metaphor. Mockingbirds are birds that do not do anything wrong and they just give us music. Atticus is the main character in the novel that really stressed why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Mockingbirds are just a simple metaphor for the characters in this book who are killed‚ such as Mr. Raymond and Tom Robinson. One of many mockingbirds in
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