" "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if u can hit "em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" "(Lee 90), Harper Lee wrote. The author is showing how it is extremely sinful to kill a mockingbird. Different characters in the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee are symbolized as "mockingbirds". ... Harper Lee writes, "The doors of the Radley house were closed on weekdays as well as Sundays, and Mr. ... Finally, Harper Lee shows that there are three mockingbirds in the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson, Arthur Radley, and Mayella Ewell. ...

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Robert Mulligan's film classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is based on the celebrated novel of the same name, by Harper Lee. ... Harper Lee was born in Alabama, and her father, a lawyer, defended two black men accused of murdering a white storekeeper, and it is from this account that Lee created a story that would challenge and inspire generations. ... Much of "To Kill a Mockingbird" takes place in the local courtroom, and it's evident that most of the townspeople have lived a lifetime of deeply ingrained racist hatred. ... Harper Lee allows her readers, and Mulligan gives his audienc...

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Harper Lee allows the reader to understand from the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" whether or not most people are "real nice". ... Through Harper Lee's use of symbolism of Tom to the Mockingbird the reader can see his purity and innocence. ... Calpurnia is a character in "To Kill a Mockingbird" whose only fault is her desire to fit into both the white and black society. ... Harper Lee uses red geraniums to symbolise the goodness inside Mayella Ewell is. ... Harper Lee also gives evidence of Mr Ewell being evil when he threatens Atticus "Mr Ewell approached him, cursed him, spat on him,...

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This critical lens applies to the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird ,by Harper Lee because we the "evil" is being represents as the prejudice of the town. Harper Lee uses theme for the purpose of represent the "evil". ... Harper Lee uses characterization for the purpose of represent the "evil". Conrad's quote, "The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." applies to the novel , To Kill a Mockingbird in many ways. ... `Kill the pig. ...

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"To Kill A Mockingbird", by Harper Lee is an invigorating novel published in 1960. ... In "To Kill A Mockingbird," by Harper Lee, coming of age and the loss of childhood innocence is an important theme that author Harper Lee develops using two characters. ... The children in "To Kill A Mockingbird" seem to be very naive before the awakening of their inner adult that comes out through the growing process in their hometown of Maycomb, Alabama. ... "To Kill A Mockingbird" is an riveting book on the outlook of two diversely different characters. ... In &qu...

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Harper Lee's novel, "To A Mockingbird", deals with these themes and issues. Not only must the main characters cope with injustice, but several other characters in Lee's Maycomb must face the results of a variety of injustices. Three such characters who face injustice in "To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee are Mayella Ewell, Atticus Finch, and Dolphus Raymond. ... (Lee 75-76) Atticus does not care what anyone says, because he knows he is right and that soon everyone would relise their mistakes. ... (Lee 200) Dolphus has wisdom smilar to Atticus', h...

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Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, Maya Angelou. ... One such masterpiece includes my all time favorite, To Kill A Mockingbird. The novel was written by Harper Lee, published in 1960 and was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize the following year. ... To Kill A Mockingbird is an example of this. ... How will students learn about the racism without reading Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird? ...

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a debatable book on the required reading list for the tenth grade curriculum. ... To Kill a Mockingbird only benefits the teen mind because of its strong messages. ... A teenager does not entirely understand what types of situations others around them are experiencing, but Harper Lee's inspiring book gives light to those reading and teaches them about values. ... Those who disagree with the language and content in To Kill a Mockingbird should think of tenth grade history classes. ... Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird brings about an argu...

• Word Count: 1863
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Harper Lee employs many literary elements that pull readers into her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. ... There are many symbols in To Kill a Mockingbird. ... Foreshadowing occurs many times during To Kill a Mockingbird. ... Many literary elements are used in To Kill a Mockingbird to tie the whole story together. ... Overall To Kill a Mockingbird is a great book that uses literary elements to tie everything together....

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Essay: To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee expertly incorporates a variety of themes into To Kill a Mockingbird. ... Among the themes presented, racism, education, and bravery stand out as the fundamental themes in To Kill a Mockingbird. Racism is the most prominently significant theme in To Kill a Mockingbird. ... Education is also a key theme in To Kill a Mockingbird. ... Bravery, too, is an essential theme in To Kill a Mockingbird. ...

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In comparison to many novels, it is quite clear that To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, represents courage the best by the actions of Atticus, Scout, and Boo Radley. ... Therefore, Harper Lee conveys courage as a theme in To Kill a Mockingbird with three important characters. ... Furthermore, Atticus is an important attribute when examining courage in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. ... To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it is clearly evident that the efforts and actions of Atticus, Scout, and Boo Radley demonstrate courage as a central theme in the novel. ... Therefore, in Harpe...

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This novel by Harper Lee, is much more than the small town story she meant it to be. ... The most important theme in To Kill a Mockingbird is the one of good and evil. ... The last major theme in To Kill a Mockingbird is social structure. ... Harper Lee portrays the foolishness of the structure the adults have in society through the children's confusion surrounding it. ... The mockingbird symbolizes innocence therefore to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. ...

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In Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the children learn many important life lessons. ... Another lesson is that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, in other words, to harm the innocent. ... Atticus tells the children that "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" (Lee 119), and Miss Maudie explains more by saying that "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us."(Lee 119) The mockingbird is a symbol of innocence. ... "(Lee 320) When Scout is about to kill the roly poly bug, it is like the mocking...

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Symbolism is indeed used extensively throughout Harper Lee's timeless classic, To Kill A Mockingbird. ... "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird," states Miss Maudie when explaining to Scout what her father meant by saying it is a sin to shoot a mockingbird. ... Without the many connections and imagery Harper Lee uses, the book would not come together and be as realistic and inspiring is it is. To Kill A Mockingbird was an influential novel at the time it was written. ...

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To Kill a Mockingbird was written in 1960 by Harper Lee (a law student from schools such as the University of Alabama and Oxford University). ... To Kill a Mockingbird also sold more than two and a half million copies within one year of publication and had of 14 different printings. ... In the story to kill a mockingbird is a representation of innocents destroyed by evil, the "mockingbird" comes to represent the idea of innocence. Therefore, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. ... That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." ...

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Prejudice in to Kill a Mockingbird Prejudice is arguably the most prominent theme of the novel. ... and Harper Lee seems to be able to offer no explanation as to what to do with inherently evil characters such as Mr Ewell. ... Atticus is not concerned with making Scout into a "ray of sunshine-, although Harper Lee does make concessions here with showing Scout to be sympathetic towards the Belle image. ... Harper Lee does not suggest a quick solution to prejudice, which is why it is such a realistic book. ... First shown in Chpt 10 where Atticus says "shoot all the bluejays ...

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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. ... "'You goddamn whore, I'll kill ya.'" (Lee 194) Mr. ... (Lee 130) As well, Aunt Alexandra has tea parties with her missionary cycle. ... (Lee 230) People should not be judged on how much land they own, or how much money they have. ...

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"To Kill A Mockingbird is a very compelling and influential film. This legendary movie was once a novel by Harper Lee. ... These were created to gain the right of premiering "To Kill A Mockingbird." ... They congratulated citizen Harper Lee for sharing her "artistic triumph." The theatre declared they would pay 10 dollars in cash to the first five customers who brought a live mockingbird. ...

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In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes the concerns that arose in her life, which taught her lessons about life in general. ... In To Kill A Mockingbird, one of the major theme statements is, "hypocrisy and prejudice are hard to detect in one's own behavior." An additional theme reflects back to the title of the novel, "it is a sin to kill a mockingbird." ... (33) It is a sin to kill a mockingbird. ... Literature such as Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird is a helpful way for a reader to learn new issues that affect their relationships with other people. ...

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To Kill a Mockingbird is a fictional novel by Harper Lee. ... That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." ... To Kill a Mockingbird is very suspense story, and full of excitement. ... Harper Lee is a great author of all of his books. ... To Kill a Mockingbird was a great book. ...

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In the three books that I read, "Almost French" by, "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Anderson, and "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, I noticed two main themes that was portrayed in each. ... This was "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. ... The idea of racism in the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" is not necessarily only black versus white (or shall we say Cygnets versus Ducklings) like it was in "The Ugly Duckling". ... In comparison to "Almost French", we notice that in "To Kill a Mockingbird", the idea of conflict is constricted to an "inner-town" area, in which all the conflict o...

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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the tone of the story is affected by the metaphors and imagery surrounding the settings and the characters. Using imagery, Harper Lee manipulates the setting to mirror the many moods of each page. ...

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Harper Lee used these true life trials as a basis for Tom Robinson's trial in the book "To Kill a Mockingbird". ... Finally, I believe that Lee used Haywood Patterson's quote "The courtroom was one big smiling white face" as her overview for the court scenes in her book "To Kill a Mocking bird". ... In summation Harper Lee drew many circumstances from the Scottsboro trials. ...

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In the novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, an interesting idea is prejudice. This idea is portrayed in many aspects of the novel, and is directed towards both groups and individuals in the Maycomb community. Prejudice is linked with the ideas of fear, superstition and injustice. It is i...

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Trapped Mockingbirds "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird." ... Many people have wondered why Harper Lee decided to name her book after what seems like an insignificant excerpt. ... Since mockingbirds don't do anything harmful it would be a sin to kill one. The only time Harper Lee mentions anything being a sin is when she relates it to a mockingbird. ... That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." ...

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