SETTING To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in a made-up town called Maycomb County. Maycomb is a small town that is placed in southern Alabama and is isolated pretty well in the middle of nowhere. Not a lot of people move in and not a lot of people move out of town. The date in which To Kill a Mockingbird is somewhere in the early to middle 1930s. This is in the midst of the Great Depression and is nearly 70 years since the abolishment of slavery. PLOT Atticus Finch‚ along with the help of
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Chapter 1-11: To Kill A Mockingbird Review Chapter 1: • The reader is introduced to the narrator‚ Scout‚ who describes her family’s history and her town‚ Maycomb. She and her brother‚ Jem‚ are also introduced to Dill‚ and the children share stories and fantasies about the mystery man next door. Chapter 2-4: • The first day of school does not go well for Scout. • Scout learns a lesson in manners when Walter Cunningham comes to lunch and a lesson in compromise from Atticus. •
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Essay “to Kill a Mockingbird” The novel is written by Harper Lee (1926- ) an American writer known for her 1960 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee studied law at the university of Alabama. While studying at the university Lee wrote columns‚ feature stories‚ and satires for the university newspapers and literary publications. In 1949 she left Alabama without completing her degree to pursue a literary career in New York. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is one of the most affecting
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Inequality in the Court System To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the 1930’s during the Great Depression in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Harper Lee‚ the author‚ wrote this book in 1960 based on “the Scottsboro Boys” Trial of 1931 to 1937. This trial accused twelve Negro men‚ which Tom Robinson represents in the book‚ of raping a woman that is considered white trash [Mayella Ewell]. At the beginning of the novel‚ Harper Lee introduces a white lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ who is all about equality and angel-like moral
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee in 1960‚ is a classic American novel that explores the trials‚ tribulations and prejudice suffered by the marginalised. Set in the 1930s during The Great Depression in Maycomb‚ a country town in the southern part of The United States‚ the text explores the issue of racism through the eyes of a six year old‚ white girl‚ Scout Finch‚ struggling to understand the racist behaviours of the society in which she lives. The author cleverly positions the audience
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Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Lee uses the mockingbird as a symbol to add significance and prominence to the story and characters. In this classic novel‚ there are characters that can be referred to as a mockingbird. By examining the actions of these characters‚ readers can recognize the importance of the mockingbird symbol and understand why Arthur “Boo” Radley and Tom Robinson are both great examples of mockingbirds in To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s use of the mockingbird symbol is a
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treats his children as adults and shows them the meaning of true courage. The last two lines in the passage serve as an analogy to the Tom Robinson case and show that Atticus knows he will not win‚ but must try his best in his search for justice. Chapter 12 Quotation "’It’s not necessary to tell all you know. It’s not ladylike -in the second place‚ folks don’t like to have someone around knowin’ more than they do. It aggravates ’em. You’re not gonna change any of them by talkin’ right‚ they’ve got
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~Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Chapter 11 I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks. ~Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Chapter 23‚ spoken by the character Scout "As you grow older you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life‚ but let me tell you something and don’t you forget it— whenever a white man does that to a black man‚ no matter who he is‚ how rich he is‚ of how fine a family he comes from‚ that white man is trash.” (Atticus page. 200‚ chapter 18) “It’s not okay
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