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to kill a mocking bird

            Edmund Burke once said, "The only necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." This Quote says good men are not good men if they don't speak out against evil to bring to an end to it. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee book proves how true the passage is. .
             In To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus is symbolic of reformation in the small town of Maycomb. He is trying to change the thoughts of the town's people by being the one to stand up and fight for Tom Robinson in a courtroom. This is symbolized by him shooting a crazy dog that was dangerous and the crazy dog was the racism infected the people who were also dangerous around African Americans so Atticus took a shoot at the racism. During the trial when one of the Cunninghams is undecided about the right and the wrong while being a jury symbolizes the beginning of equal rights for African Americans because a few weeks earlier he went to the jail with the intension of killing Tom Robinson. .
             Mrs. Merriweather said something ironic about life she said the " out there in J. Gimes Everett's land there's nothing but sin and squalor." When she herself is a semi-racist person who lives in a small town with tons of "sin and squalor" happing right in front of her with out her realizing it. It's also ironic that he is exceptionally nice and respectful to Mrs. Dubose when she was horrid to him and his children. He acted this way because he knew how hard she has had it with her morphine problem. When jem was feeling ill at the trial and Mr. Raymond offers him a drink that was in a paper bag making it look like liquor when it just coca cola is a ironic because the to are complete opposites. He does this so people will think he has a drinking problem to explain why he is married to an African American lady. When Dill in the novel told Jem and Scout about hot steams and how if you felt one you were instantly dead. Scout and Jem were walking over a warm spot when bob Ewell attacked them and almost killed them Halloween night.


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1. Who Are The Mocking Birds?

Who are the mocking birds in the novel and how does this symbol work? In the novel "To kill a mocking bird" there are several characters throughout the book who could be placed in the category of being "a mocking bird". ... In the phrase " it is a sin to kill a mocking bird" the word sin refers to a moral wrong, a set of guidelines that have been set up by society to guide its citizens. ... Two of the "Mocking birds" in "To kill a mocking bird" are Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. ... In the novel "To Kill a Mocking Bird" there are several characters who are "Mocking Birds". ...

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2. To kill a mocking bird

Harper Lee uses a motif, mocking birds, in most of the main characters to explore the theme of prejudice. The Finches- Atticus, Jem and Scout- all symbolise mocking birds. ... I think Atticus symbolised a mocking bird because he never harmed anyone. ... Scout is also affected by prejudiceand also symbolises a mocking bird. ... He is also a mocking bird. ...

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3. To kill a mocking bird

Maturation: One theme of To Kill a Mocking Bird is how children are educated "how they are taught to move from innocence to adulthood "recurs throughout the novel (at the end of the book, Scout even says that she has learned practically everything except algebra). ... Though this just shows juvenile behavior it was their actions after they were told that it was wrong to play the game mocking Boo Radley. ...

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4. To Kill A Mocking Bird

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). ... Although the title To Kill a Mockingbird has very little literal connection to the plot, the idea of a mocking bird is a significant theme that carries a great deal of symbolic weight in the book in three different ways. ... Therefore, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. ... That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." Similarly, when it is revealed that Boo Radley is the one who had killed Bob Ewell while saving the ...

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5. To Kill A Mocking Bird

To Kill A Mocking Bird To Kill A Mockingbird Have you ever wondered what its like to be discriminated against just because of the way you look? ... "To kill a mocking bird is a sin because they don't destroy anything, they just sing their hearts out for everyone to hear." ... He tries to kill the children, but doesn't succeed because Boo Radley comes to the rescue! ...

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6. Prejudice in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird

Prejudice is shown in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee and in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. ... There are some good examples of this through Tom Robinson in the book "To Kill a Mocking Bird". ... "To Kill a Mocking Bird" isn't the only book that prejudice is evident in. ... As you can see there was different kinds of prejudice in the books "To Kill a Mocking Bird" and "The Crucible". ...

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7. Mocking Bird essay

To Kill a Mocking Bird Different objects can show the personality of different people through symbolism. ... To Kill a Mocking Bird has many objects that signify symbolism for each character. ... Jem had objects that were different and the same from the beginning to the end of the book To Kill a Mocking Bird. ...

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8. To Kill A Mocking Bird

How does Harper Lee use point of view in To Kill a Mockingbird'? ... To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, is a classic novel set in Alabama that describes the wrongful accusation and conviction of a Negro man named Tom Robinson. ... The two extracts from To Kill a Mockingbird show how Harper Lee has used the point of view of a nave character as narrator to achieve ironic and critical comments about adult society attitudes such as racism and prejudice. ... To kill a Mocking Bird is personal, intimate, and conversational. ...

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9. To Kill a Mocking Bird

"(27) In the book, To Kill a Mocking Bird, violence is always present. ... However, Harper Lee's literary work, To Kill a Mockingbird, draws upon a theme that has been present for centuries past, violence. ...

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10. To kill a Mocking Bird

To Kill a Mocking Bird is based in about 1935, right in the middle of the depression. ... This mystery man whom the children had thought ate squirrels and cats raw and killed children, turned out to be just a misunderstood guy who preferred to be inside then to face the cruel world. ...

  • Word Count: 514
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  • Grade Level: High School

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