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,...

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

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. ...

• Word Count: 415
• Approx Pages: 2
• 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). ... 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." ...

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

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." ...

• Word Count: 809
• 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. ... To kill or harm them would be a sin. ... That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." ... Through their actions, they killed a mockingbird. ... The title "To Kill a Mockingbird" played a major part in the lives of Tom Robinson and Arthur Radley, as they were both victims of the sin. ...

• Word Count: 816
• Approx Pages: 3
• 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. ... Jem eventually understood the meaning of mockingbirds and how harmless they are in your life. ... Jem's understanding of mockingbirds grows throughout the novel. ... Jem had good reason behind him stopping Scout and that was he knows the roly-poly didn't hurt her, if she was to squash it would be like killing a mockingbird. ...

• Word Count: 816
• 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. A mockingbird was a huge symbol of innocence throughout the novel. ... There is a connection between mockingbirds and the characters in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. ... 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 nov...

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

To Kill a Mockingbird is as much a story about principles as it is about parallels. ... In the novel "To kill a Mockingbird" in my opinion the author had a special purpose in mind when she wrote the characters of Tom Robinson, and Aurthur "Boo" Radley, and the title. ... 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. ... In this way the people are "killing a mockingbird." ... Using examples from the book To Kill a Mockingbird, I have tried to show how Tom Robinson and Arthur Radley are alike. ...

• Word Count: 704
• Approx Pages: 3
• 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. ... In Harper Lee's book, To Kill A Mockingbird, there are many examples of racism. ...

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