The most obvious forms of oppression in the fictional novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee are stereotyping, deprivation of rights and materials, and denial of equal access or opportunities. ... This novel by Harper Lee covers and goes into depth about the racism in a little town called Maycomb in Alabama; narrated by a young girl named Jean Louise Finch, or Scout, as the book references her. ... "...I ain't ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man" (Lee) says one onlooker when the trial is almost at an end. ... When it came to the court case in ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird minor characters are utilised to explore major themes throughout the novel. ... Dolphus Raymond demonstrates the theme of prejudice throughout Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. ... Aunt Alexandra is constants making remarks to Scout that suggest that she has preconceived ideas about what the role of a woman is. ... Aunt Alexandra's decisive 'advice' to Scout about avoiding Walter Cunningham, who is extremely poor, demonstrates she is also discriminative in relation status. ... Minor characters throughout Harper Lee's To Ki...

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The author, Harper Lee uses characters such as the members of the court, the women of Maycomb, and the Finch family to specifically exemplify gender stereotyping within the novel, as well as the time period. ... For example, after receiving the news about Tom Robinson's death Scout states "after all, if Aunty (Alexandra) could be a lady at a time like this, so could I."" ... In conclusion, Harper Lee uses many characters in the novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird" to illustrate gender stereotyping. ... Gender stereotyping is immensely present within Harper Lee's timeless and eloquent mas...

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To Kill a Mockingbird is a fictional novel by Harper Lee. ... That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. ... Harper Lee is a great author of all of his books. ... To think about what you are going to say before they say it to read for people that like suspense novels....

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• Grade Level: High School

The novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird," by Harper Lee, takes place during the Great Depression. ... Lee presents the acts of prejudice and exhibits the tragic consequences that fall upon those involved. ... People in the town gossiped and gossiped about him and about what he may want may not have done. ... Young children making up games about a man they do not even know, all the information passed down from adults around them. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee (Setting) The setting is important in the story because the whole story grows out of the particular back ground. ... Also the people in Maycomb did not know much about what was going on in other places outside the county. ... Students at school did not even know what "current event" was about. ... Atticus, a lawyer as well as Scout's father, says about the justice system, " when it is a white man against a black man, the white man always wins " this quote explains how unfair the court was to Tom Robinson, who was accused of raping a white woman ...

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To Kill a Mockingbird is as much a story about principles as it is about parallels. ... 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. A good example of this is when the people of Maycomb convict Tom Robinson, who is just an innocent man was going about his business and is basically being charged for being black. ... The children at first believe the tales they here about Boo being seven feet tall, and eating the neighborhood cats and squirrels. ... This is also similar to Boo, as there are people in the town...

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Harper Lee's book 'To Kill a Mocking Bird' explores just that. ... To Kill a Mocking Bird is a story about everyone's right to be treated fairly no matter their race, color, background or creed and not blinded by racial prejudice or fear created by others and not placed into social classes. ...

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" In "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, justice is definitely not served. ... According to Jem, he was, "about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained-if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. ...

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• Grade Level: High School