Every since To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was written, there has been much controversy surrounding it. Critics of teaching the book, such as Alice Randall believe that, “In the 21st century, it may not be the best to illuminate those themes, especially when it reinforces so many stereotypes and misconceptions many eighth graders are hardly equipped to consider” (Randall). Those in favor, however, believe that To Kill a Mockingbird has essential information that every student, at one point or…
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's…
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Claim, Background, Quote, Analysis, Background, Quote, Analysis You can kill a bluejay, you can kill a hummingbird but it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Throughout the story, the mockingbirds, the mad dog, and the Radley House represent the symbols found in the book. In the middle of the story the mockingbird is the symbol of innocence but, as the story went on the mockingbirds symbolized the characters in the story. During the Great Depression, when the books time period was written in, the finches…
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Despite its long standing as one of the greatest American novels, To Kill a Mockingbird is often criticized for its two-dimensional portrayal of African Americans. Critics point out that the novel's black characters are passive, eager-to-please, and ever grateful for the intervention of whites on their behalf, sitting on the sidelines of the story until forced unwittingly into the main plot. Calpurnia, Scout and Jem Finch's nanny, has been criticized as fitting the "mammy" stereotype of a matronly…
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Wise…father-figure...hard-working - all encapsulate Atticus in the eyes of his children. Atticus plays a major role in the maturation of his children due to his impactful advice. In short, the novel is about Scout and Jem maturing from multiple major events that help them learn adult life lessons. Harper Lee builds a character’s background before allowing readers to form opinions. Notably, at the time Harper Lee chose to write the novel, colored people, specifically African Americans, were always…
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From Innocence to Understanding: Literary Analysis of Scout’s Coming-of-Age Journey “You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk in them.” These words by Atticus Finch set one of countless important lessons for Scout in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Throughout the book, Lee paints a vivid picture of the Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, through the eyes of the young protagonist, Scout Finch. Scout gradually undergoes a profound journey of growth and self-discovery as…
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To Kill A Mockingbird Notes Main Research American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war between 1861 and 1865, and was the war that determined what nation America would be. The war was fought between several southern slave states who called themselves the Confederate slaves, and the rest of the states, called the United States. The first hostilities were on April 12, 1861, when Confederate States fired on Fort Sumter, A Union fort in South Carolina held by United State Generals…
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that I have ever taken. In a class like that, you have to pay very close attention to what is being told or instructed because one mistake can mess up everything. One of the easiest chapters that I learned, was that involving moles and dimensional analysis. In chemistry, you are very hands-on. In the labs that we do, we use substances that are not harmful and some that can…
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accidentally hits a Mrs. Myrtle Wilson. Myrtle happens to be Tom’s mistress. When Tom arrives at the scene he is devastated and he tells Mr. Wilson that it was Gatsby’s car that hit her. This drives Wilson to take a gun and go in search of Gatsby. He kills both Gatsby and himself towards the end of the novel, all while Daisy makes plans with Tom to go away on a vacation. Only two people apart from Nick attend Gatsby’s funeral, and Nick’s loss of his friend causes him to move back West. 3) Major Conflicts:…
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read the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B Priestley and do the following : Revisit the definition of and aspects of a play Learn about the playwright and play’s background Study: Characterisation Plot as well as Plot Structure Theme Setting Success Criteria: To successfully study this unit you will complete: -A series of group discussion tasks. - A Watching and Listening assessment - An Analysis and Evaluation Reading assessment - A research project on a topic which stems from the play - An assessed…
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