Merriam Webster Dictionary defines innocence as “freedom from guilt or sin through being unacquainted with evil”. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee defines a “mockingbird” as someone or something that does nothing to bother or harm others. When Scout and Jem Finch get rifles for Christmas‚ their father Atticus warns them not to shoot at mockingbirds. The children fail to understand at first‚ but their neighbor Miss Maudie informs them that mockingbirds do not do anything but make music
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In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird the mockingbird symbolizes innocence. There are three people that are mockingbirds. They are all innocent in a way‚ but are harmed or treated unfairly. In the novel Maudie Atkinson said “... it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (pg. 119) It is a sin to kill a mockingbird because they don’t do anything but sing for us. Three people lived unhappy lives and were treated unfairly even though they didn’t harm anyone else.
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To Kill a Mockingbird After reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ I think this novel is a very well written memoir. The story follows and captivates the live of a young Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout. I really enjoyed reading this novel. One of the major themes in this book is innocence‚ particularly the innocence in Scout. The book is set when she is around 6 years of age‚ so it’s showing Scout’s discovery of the real world. She’s oblivious to many things around her like the
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Earnest Hemingway states that “all things truly wicked start from innocence.” This quote applies to Mayella Ewell as she corrupted herself and her innocence throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. Though Mayella may seem wholesome‚ she is a wolf in sheep’s clothing due to her part in the death of a virtuous‚ innocent man and then her part in the tormenting of the dead man’s wife. In chapter twenty-five‚ Scout realizes that “Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed‚” (Lee
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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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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ the narrator is a young girl named Jean-Louise Finch‚ or Scout‚ as she grows from age six to eight. Scout‚ being a child‚ has not yet been jaded by societal views. Therefore‚ she is still an innocent girl‚ and it is her innocence that contributes to the story. Furthermore‚ it allows the reader to see how the innocence and purity of a child can make things happen. Thus‚ it is important that the narrator‚ Scout Finch‚ is a child at the time that the events
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Protection of the Innocence The most important responsibility people have is to protect the innocent regardless of the situation. In the world as we know it the strong prosper and the weak suffer‚ but what about the innocent? Who provides‚ cares‚ and protects them? It’s not only a responsibility but a moral and ethical obligation. Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mockingbird is significant because it gives many examples of individuals protecting the innocent. Jem‚ Scout‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Boo Radley
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To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird Harper Lee uses the characters Boo‚ Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill to illustrate the theme of innocence and courage. Throughout the this novel‚ Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill find ways to use the limits with their imaginations‚ to amuse themselves. The children seem to be the ones who change the old town and make it full of unexpected events. The adults of the novel also play games that come from their imaginations
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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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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee is a beautiful story depicting a family living in the South of the 1930’s‚ and their struggle against the prejudice which was common to that time. The book centers on Atticus Finch‚ the father of the family as well as a lawyer‚ and his fight against prejudice. We see the story unfold through the innocent eyes of his young daughter‚ Scout‚ who is free from prejudice and not yet jaded. By viewing events as Scout sees them‚ the author shows us how to overcome prejudices
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