A mockingbird was a huge symbol of innocence throughout the novel. ... Jean Louise, or commonly known as Scout is an innocent eight or nine year old girl that is exposed to the reality of her town, Maycomb County at a very young age. ... Innocence is expressed by Jem and Scout during the Tom Robinson court case. ... In the novel Harper Lee uses a symbol of mockingbirds to show children's innocence. ... Childhood innocence is mostly positive but there comes some times when innocence can be a disadvantage. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Scout was young, innocent and exposed to evil at an early age. ... Scout is unusual, but extremely intelligent for her age. Learning to read at a young age, she is confident and shows it because she shows no fear when fighting boys. ... You can't really tell how much innocence is lost in Dill. ... He's still innocent but older than what his age tells. ...

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In particular, the racism in the town plays a large part in their loss of innocence. ... Scout and Jem's coming of age can be divided into two sections. ... (Lee 117) Jem's age is what makes him so difficult to live with for Scout. ... The second section of their coming of age relates to events that happen during or because of the trial. ... Jem and Scout lose their innocence because of the cruel world around them. ...

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Their personality differences from the rest of the town, the care of their fathers, and wanting to connect with someone are what makes Scout, Jem and Dill relatable to Boo, with their similarities mentioned respectively, also all of them share the innocence represented by the symbolism of a mockingbird. ... This caused him to run away by himself, which is a very big thing for someone of his age to do. While comparing these characters, all of them have a certain innocence about them that is being taken advantage of. ... A mockingbird could represent an easy victim due to its utter innocence, ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I assume Atticus normally does not look his age because Jem and Scout say he looks as old as he was for once. ... Atticus fights for Tom Robinson with all of himself, he does not care about his skin color, only his innocence. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The use of Dill's innocence challenges the racism that has been generally accepted in Maycomb society. ... " Satrapi also uses a childlike form of illustration throughout Persepolis to convey Marji's innocence. ... She experiences this class difference first-hand and feels the inequity from a young age, "I wanted to be a prophet because our maid did not eat with us. ...

• Word Count: 1031
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The use of Dill's innocence challenges the racism that has been generally accepted in Maycomb society. ... " Satrapi also uses a childlike form of illustration throughout Persepolis to convey Marji's innocence. ... She experiences this class difference first-hand and feels the inequity from a young age, "I wanted to be a prophet because our maid did not eat with us. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

With the mind of a child, Haarper Lee tells a tale of prejudice and a society's coming of age. ... The three main themes of To Kill a Mockingbird are prejudice, as illustrated by the town's attitudes about Tom Robinson and Boo Radley; the transformation from the innocence childhood to the cynicism as represented by Scout Finch; and how justice and injustice can be relative terms -- with the conviction of Tom Robinson, despite Atticus Finch's reasonable doubt being unjust, but the sheriff's "rewriting" of the facts concerning Bob Ewell's death being portra...

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• Grade Level: High School

The story covers three consecutive summers and at the start of the tale Scout is aged six. ... The mob seems determined to have their way and it is only Scout's intervention, which brings about the dispersal of the mob through her innocence and honesty. ...

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The story covers three consecutive summers and at the start of the tale Scout is aged six. ... The mob seems determined to have their way and it is only Scout's intervention, which brings about the dispersal of the mob through her innocence and honesty. ...

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To Kill A Mocking Bird Essay In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee addresses many themes such as prejudice, innocence, courage and coming of age, although racism seems to stand out the most. ...

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Audience The author intended for young adults and people her age to read this book. ... He wants to protect their innocence because, in a way, they are mockingbirds to him. ... I was slightly surprised that even at that young age, they knew that before people get married, they have to be engaged. ...

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Atticus, however, proves Tom's innocence by demonstrating that while Mayella's face was beaten and bruised on her right side, Tom's left arm had been rendered completely useless by an earlier injury. ... To Kill a Mockingbird also can be read as a coming-of-age story featuring a young girl growing up in the South and experiencing moral awakenings. ...

• Word Count: 2287
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate