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. ... Harper Lee uses parallelism to emphasise to the reader that Atticus defending Tom Robinson is a "real nice" thing to do. ... and the white people dislike her because she is black "you've got to do something about her". ... Harper Lee uses red geraniums to symbolise the goodness inside Mayella Ewell is. ...

• Word Count: 1011
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The novel To kill a Mocking Bird mainly deals with the struggle of one family trying to deal with racism and the effects it has on them and their lives. Racism in this book affects the characters because they didn't try to stop the hatred that was going on in their community. It is also about the ...

• Word Count: 453
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

How does Harper Lee show this? ... Jem Finch from Harper Lee's famous novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is very important because throughout the novel he experiences a great development course. ... As the story continues, Jem learns about courage from a few events. ... Throughout the book, Jem also is taught about the nature of people and evil. ... By the end of the novel Jem had learnt about cruelty, racism and discrimination. ...

• Word Count: 816
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Many people have wondered why Harper Lee decided to name her book after what seems like an insignificant excerpt. ... The only time Harper Lee mentions anything being a sin is when she relates it to a mockingbird. ... When Scout asked Miss Maudie about this she said, "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. ... One must think about the title, To Kill a Mockingbird, very carefully in order to understand it. ... If somebody were to change the title, than the excerpts about killing a mockingbird wouldn't seem really important. ...

• Word Count: 809
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In To Kill A Mockingbird, the narrator, Jean Louis Finch talks about the connections between mockingbirds and the characters in the novel and how they demonstrate a loss of innocence and justice. ... She says, "Jem, how can you hate Hitler so bad and be ugly about folks at home" (pg. 249-250). ... In the novel Harper Lee uses a symbol of mockingbirds to show children's innocence. Harper Lee uses a connection between mockingbirds and that characters in the novel to demonstrate a loss innocence and justice within the novel. ...

• Word Count: 758
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

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). In it's first year of publication the book did something that most writers only dream about. ...

• Word Count: 372
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 704
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The novel title "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee is the representation of the most meaningful statement produced in the novel. ... The children, (Scout, Jem and Dill) wondered about Boo and his strange way of life, but really had no idea of who he really was. At first, the children asked questions about Boo with regards to his strange life style. When this did not satisfy their curiosities, they made up games and stories about Boo, which portrayed him as being a monster. ... After Heck Tate and Atticus decided that it was better to cover the fact that Boo killed Bob Ewell, Scout agree...

• Word Count: 816
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School