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Literary Elements In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”, literary elements in this passage help develop a theme of the novel using conflict, characterization, dialogue, diction, and imagery. One key coming to age scene was when Scout felt left out of Dill and Jem’s friendship. In chapter 5, Scout states how she felt excluded from Jem and Dill as if they neglected her. “...then he neglected me. I beat him up twice but it did no good, he only grew closer to Jim” (Lee 46). Chapter 5 used literary elements such as conflict, dialogue, and diction. Conflict was one of the literary elements shown throughout this chapter. In chapter 5 “To Kill a Mockingbird,” there is a conflict between Scout, Jem and Dill over their game of Boo Radley. Scout is hesitant to play the game because she is scared of getting in trouble with Atticus, but Jem and Dill pressures her into playing. This conflict starts tension between Scout’s desire to please her friends and her desire to do what's right. …show more content…

There is a significant amount of dialogue between Scout, Dim, and Jem as they play their game of “Boo Radley”. The children engage in plans for their game, Scout expresses how she would play. As the game progresses the children continue to argue with each other. In chapter 6 the book reads, “Scout, I'm telling you for the last time, shut your trap or go home- I declare to the Lord you’re getting more like a girl every day!” (Lee 58). This dialogue used amongst one another revealed their different personalities and perspectives. Scout is becoming more

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