excellent reads. The Chosen by Chaim Potok‚ and Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird display this elegantly. Lee’s book starts with a trial and ends with a murder‚ but The Chosen‚ though less dramatic still possess the qualities of a great book. Both books deal with complex problems such as religion‚ race‚ justice‚ and friendship. In my opinion‚ The Chosen was a greater book because of its superior theme‚ plot‚ and connection between the reader and the characters. The Chosen posses themes that relate
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My name is Arthur Radley‚ Boo is my nickname. I live with my brother in our parent’s house. I’m shy so stay indoors away from people. I see everything from my window. Next door is a widowed lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ and his two children‚ Jem and Scout. They are fairly well off and have a black maid‚ Calpurnia. This particular summer was more interesting than most. The kids made friends with a new boy‚ Dill. They acted out stories together. Dill spends time staring at my house like he is afraid of it
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Arthur ‘boo’ radley At the start of the novel ‘boo’ is described as a “malevolent phantom”. Boo is never seen outside the house. ”phantom” shows us that harper lee wants to hint that boo haunts his house like a ghost would. The fact that “phantom” is used and ghost isn’t means that the reader is meant to think that boo is evil. This is backed up by the word “malevolent” showing that boo wishes to harm others something only a “phantom” would do. This idea of Boo being a “phantom” is further enforced
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Novel Analysis “To Kill a Mockingbird” Pd. 7 Shakirah Shivers 10th Grade Lit. Honors 10-31-12 2012 Novel Analysis “To Kill a Mockingbird” Pd. 7 Shakirah Shivers 10th Grade Lit. Honors 10-31-12 2012 Shakirah Shivers Period 7 Novel Analysis 10/22/12 “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
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you’re having problem problems involving money. Their was 3 main reasons this event happened. The third issue was belief of religion. This event was named the Holocaust. All these events can be seen in the book “To Kill A MockingBird.” An analysis of the Holocaust & “To Kill A Mockingbird” can relate to today’s society with all of America’s wars of religion‚ money & race. The Holocaust was an event that took place through January 30‚ 1933 - May 8‚ 1945. It was the persecution and murder of over 6
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novels such as To Kill a Mockingbird and The Great Gatsby are taught as a part of the literary curriculum in schools (ALA). For example‚ Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird has been challenged countlessly for profanity and it’s controversial racial themes‚ but the extended metaphor of the children’s relationship with Boo Radley throughout the novel is a literary staple that has inspired many books to come. All throughout the book Scout and Jem‚ the two main children‚ are scared of Boo Radley‚ the local
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blockbuster novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper lee‚there are two siblings named Jem and Scout who have a friend named Dill who comes every summer. They go on adventures and see a trial that Atticus is working on. There is also a neighborhood “ghost” who is really a nice guy. The main idea of the novel is how people are perceived differently when you first meet them. The first person who is perceived as someone else‚ it is Atticus Finch. He is Scout and Jem’s father and the lawyer for Tom Robinson’s case
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relates to the main theme in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ since a major theme is not to deliberately harm people who are helpless and who don’t harm others in the society. In the book both Atticus and Miss Maudie agree that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because in society mockingbirds bring happiness and they don’t cause harm. In this book there are characters that could be symbolized as mockingbirds such as Tom Robinson‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Boo Radley. These characters have been accused
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Australia have been shattered by divorce‚ children are home alone while single parents work‚ crime is commonplace and truth is relative. Has today’s society allowed us to dictate our values and standards in our own home? In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ family is destiny. To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of lawyer Atticus Finch‚ who defends a black man accused of raping and beating a white woman but even through this hard time still has the ability to see past the ill in people and teaches his children the
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Growth and Struggles The inner struggle of growing up and society’s incredible influence on young peoples’ every thought and decision are strong themes in Annabel and To Kill a Mockingbird. Both novels explore the protagonists growing up with obstacles‚ the process of overcoming them and finding who they are. It is necessary for young people to balance personal needs with social pressure and learn how to be accepted in society. Making friends‚ spending time with influential adults‚ and growing
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