To Kill A Mockingbird is a very deep and complex book with many messages explaining the authors" views on various life themes. ... A mockingbird represents someone or something that only helps people and does not cause harm to anyone. To Kill A Mockingbird illustrates how it is a sin to kill a mockingbird by the examples of Tom Robinson and Boo Radely's life choices and their willingness to help others. ... Underwood makes the comparison of killing a mockingbird and a crippled Tom Robinson very obvious. ... The mockingbird theme not only applies to Tom Robinson but also to the mysterio...

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• Grade Level: High School

Francine Prose's criticism of "To Kill a Mockingbird" is vague and lacks the necessary elements to prove her point. ... Prose believes that "To Kill a Mockingbird" does not have much to offer in the way of deeper moral understanding of other human beings. "To Kill a Mockingbird" shows the lack of understanding we hold for each other as humans and our quickness to judge people based on others opinions. ... In reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" students are able to see how little progress we made from the 1960s to present day. ... A book, such as To Kill a Mockingbird, could have a profound ef...

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To Kill a Mockingbird is as much a story about principles as it is about parallels. Many references were made to mockingbirds, and how some people in the novel are like them. ... In the novel, Harper Lee uses the saying "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird," to explain a lot of parts in the story. ... In this way the people are "killing a mockingbird." ... Using examples from the book To Kill a Mockingbird, I have tried to show how Tom Robinson and Arthur Radley are alike. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The following two pieces of literature, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, and To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, share the common theme of change and transition. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the main character Scout Finch, is rocked by the events the precede and follow a case her father is working on that is based off of racial prejudice. ... All in all, the novels To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee and The Glass Menagerie by Williams, the themes of change and transition are ever present. ...

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Harper Lee's character Jem (Jeremy) Finch, from her famous novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is very interesting because during the course of the novel, he undergoes a great maturing process. ... When To Kill a Mockingbird begins, Jem is ten years old; at the end of the book, he is thirteen years old. ...

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Two books that demonstrate this are To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee and Night, by Elie Wiesel. To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb Alabama in the 1930s. ... To Kill a Mockingbird informs the reader of the unfair treatment of African Americans during this time period. ...

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Harper Lee's novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird," contains many examples of prejudice and discrimination towards women, children, people of dark skin, and family backgrounds. The novel is mainly about the discrimination in a trial of a black man accused of rape. Discrimination is stated in the dictionar...

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Along with many other literary works, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee prove this statement true. ... In the novels Frankenstein and To Kill A Mockingbird, the monster and Tom Robinson are similar because neither of them is granted the simple request for justice. ... Tom Robinson, in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, is also greatly mistreated for something beyond his control. ...

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English 2: per. 1 March 16, 2003 The Theme Essay In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee there are three constant themes that repeat themselves throughout the novel and throughout everyone's daily lives. ... Another major theme used theme in To Kill A Mockingbird is sexism. ...

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In all novels there are certain characters and incidents that help the reader and characters in the book understand the novels purpose. In this novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are many characters and incidents that help Scout learn more about thelizabeth society she lives in. In par...

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Atticus Finch is a defense lawyer for Maycomb County.He's also the honorable father of main character Scout and Jem. He is the lawyer for accused black rapist Tom Robinson and he tries to change injustices and racism in his small hometown. Atticus inner conflicts are expertly written in To Kill a Mo...

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Bravery Bravery comes in many forms. It can be anywhere from taking someone up on a dare, to shooting a rabid dog, to standing up for what you know is right, even if you"re standing alone. There are many examples of true bravery in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Bravery is an important theme...

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Symbolism is defined as "The practice of representing things by means of symbols or, of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships."" (dictionary) One of the most obvious factors in Kate Chopin's Novel, The Awakening, is symbolism. Many of the objects found...

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Literature has the ability to change our thinking Literature, particularly in the form of novels, provides us with an objective view of life. Much literature has underlying themes and messages that we can learn from; through it's practical application in the stories that form novels. In order to ...

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Task: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." (pg 33) This is the advice Atticus gives Scout. How does she put his advice into practice during the novel? In "To Kill a Mockingbird" Scout, the nar...

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In the extract from her novel To Kill a Mocking-Bird, Harper Lee reveals the courage shown towards a mob of men set out to kill an innocent man. This particular extract ties in with the overall themes present in the novel, which are courage, innocence and growth, and prejudice through racism. The text is constructed as a first person narration from the adult of Jean-Louise Finch, in retrospect to when she was six. Lee's disapproving, sceptical attitude to the events has been revealed through the techniques of language, dialogue and point of view. She has included this passage in order to...

• Word Count: 1109
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate