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    In Chapter Ten‚ “To Kill A Mockingbird‚” Atticus bought Jem and Scout air rifles and explained to them that killing an innocent mockingbird is not acceptable. The mockingbird in the novel represents innocence. The mockingbird resembles Tom Robinson and his court case. Tom Robinson is not the only mockingbird in the novel but it fact Boo Radley is one also. The author‚ Harper Lee uses the mockingbird to symbolize and mirror Tom by providing examples of how his innocence was taken away from him because

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    Prejudice today seems as something people say by accident: without knowing what the dangers of the words leaving their mouth would cause. Playing ball at a local park a kid yells to his teammate who just struck out‚ "stop playing like a girl" making it seem as though it is an insult to be a girl‚ another example: while talking to your brother who is on the computer‚ you notice him listening to Coldplay and accuse him of being gay‚ not being completely aware of your prejudice against homosexuals.

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    Theme of To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic novel written by Harper Lee in 1960. The main themes in To Kill a Mockingbird are Prejudice/Social Inequality‚ Search of Identity‚ Moral Education‚ along with Coexistence of Good and Evil. The theme that this essay will be about and how it relates to the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is Prejudice/Social Inequality. The unfair difference between groups of people in society when some have more wealth‚ a different color of skin

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    TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD The Mockingbird has a very deep and powerful meaning in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. In general‚ it represents peacefulness‚ innocence and kindness. Characters such as Boo Radely can be compared to the mockingbird in the title of the novel. Tom Robinson can also be compared to the mockingbird. Yet‚ the mockingbird’s influence does not end there. For it can also be applied to relationship between human beings. Thus‚ the Mockingbird is a powerful symbol that echoes a strong

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    Scout‚ the narrator from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ learns life changing lessons in a few years. Although she might be young‚ that doesn’t mean that she is completely clueless. With her father‚ Atticus being a lawyer in the South during the 1930s she is judged by her father’s cases‚ although sometimes not in the most pleasant ways. Also with Jem‚ her brother‚ influencing her throughout the book‚ she learns more than most in just a few years. As Scout begins to grow up‚ her level of maturity

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    Walking in Their Shoes Many authors utilize symbolism in their stories or novels for several reasons. Ideas‚ objects‚ and characters can be related to these symbols to add a deeper meaning to the story. Writers can use these symbols to communicate a more profound impression than what they actually engrave on the pages. These unique symbols also help readers relate scenes from the book to other main ideas or stories. Some authors even link these symbols into the title of the book even if some

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    The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee signify an important message throughout its chapters while the symbolism of a mockingbird appears from time to time. The mockingbird symbolizes one´s purity of true kindness to do something and receive nothing or something worse‚ in return. This symbolic bird develops the theme throughout this book by establishing the actions of a mockingbird onto the innocence population of Maycomb. Within this naive population‚ two characters can be considered

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    ’To Kill A Mockingbird’ is a novel written by Harper Lee. The novel is based on the racism‚ injustice and prejudice of America in the 1930’s. Harper Lee presents her ideas about childhood through the eyes of six year old‚ Scout - Jean Louise Finch. The book is written from a child’s point of view on their surroundings‚ but an adult writes it from a child’s imagination and thoughts. Harper Lee cleverly uses a child’s perspective to portray events that happen within the story‚ because it is written

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    To Kill a Mockingbird ’To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a novel by Harper Lee that teaches many essential and significant life lessons. During the story‚ the narrator of the story‚ who is a growing girl Scout Finch‚ is able to illustrate many reoccurring themes including prejudice‚ maturity and friendship. These three aspects manage to indicate to the reader life lessons and can make the reader a greater person‚ its themes teach us important lessons about the world around

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