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 ...
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...
