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Themes In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

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In the novel “ To Kill A Mockingbird” the authors conveys multiple themes from the novel “How To Read Literature Like a Professor” ; such as Acts of being a Vampire, Now, Where Have I Seen Her?, and lastly When In Doubt It's From Shakespeare?.

In “To Kill a Mockingbird” the author uses the theme “ Acts of being a Vampire” . From To Kill A Mockingbird that author writes, “People said “Boo” Radley went out at night and peeped in people’s windows. That he breathed on flowers and they froze instantly. They said he committed little crimes in the night but not one ever saw him” (Page 15).This quote shows that everyone thought boo radley was rather a ghost like thing rather than being human being. Being that he never came out the house or people …show more content…

This shows that Atticus was one drained from the whole trial because he in fact knew that tom robinson was innocent. He was emotionally drained because he felt like he could've did more to help him but in …show more content…

The author wrote “I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time… it’s because he wants to stay inside” (page 89).Boo Radley and Othello are greatly alike even though they are in both different scenarios and time periods. Both characters stayed isolated from others, Boo stayed isolated from Maycomb County and Othello stayed isolated to himself or Iago who was a untrustworthy friend of his. The author portrayed that Boo couldn't trust anybody other than himself because his dad kept him locked up in the house all the time which is true to a lesser extent. While Othello stayed more to himself because of how he grew and to trust only on person who was Iago. Also from both stories they both had their lives ruined by someone else. Boo like stated before life was to a certain extent ruined by his father while on the hand Iago ruined Othello's life through lies.Another quote"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."(page 59). In this quote, killing a mockingbird symbolizes the killing the innocence of a creature who only brings joy to you. Which relates to tom who was a innocent black man in the trail but lies from Mayella is what had him killed because he knew he was going to

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Later in the book we find out this fear that the reader, the town, and even Jem and Scout had about Boo was not what we all have imagined, we thought Boo was going to be some dark cave man guy but he turns out to be a very kind man that just wanted to play and enjoy life, but he was locked up in his own house for so many years. If we were to look at all of this from a different angle let’s say that the Radley house was pink with a lot of lovely, incredible flowers outlining the upright porch. Every day the sun would shine through the oak tree and hit the house at the perfect angle, and what if the book said the house seemed to be cozy and warm. Most of us would picture a peaceful man living life to the fullest.

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Primary Evidence: Jem tells Scout that he thinks that Boo stays in his house because Boo knows that if he was to be seen in public he would be judged by Maycomb citizens (Lee 227). 2. Interpretation: Like a mockingbird, Boo is misjudged and people are scared that he will harm them, but he is actually innocent and loving. B. Claim: Boo radley is a loving giving man who likes to bring joy to

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Allusions Music is very important in the world and not only can it be listened to for enjoyment, but also created by one as a hobby. Mockingbirds make beautiful music to listen to and a Jew’s harp is an instrument that one can use to play songs. Harper Lee uses both of these musical components in To Kill A Mockingbird with a deeper meaning to give the reader more of an understanding to what is happening. Harper Lee uses the many allusions in her novel including mockingbirds and Jew’s Harp.

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Boo Radley was thought to be a caustic, scary guy who committed multiple crimes. In reality, then again he is also like a Mockingbird just trying to help people. Boo was trying

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In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird the author Harper Lee creates a strong theme showing how two of the main characters represent the innocence of a mockingbird. The two characters that are portrayed as sinners are accused of by men who are blinded by pride to the point where lives are taken. The virtue of Tom Robinson is displayed throughout the course of this story. For example, a witness from the audience at Tom Robinson’s trial speaks out and announces, “I just want the whole lot of you to know one thing right now.

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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee many characters are victims of the harsh conditions of Maycomb County. Often those who are seen to be metaphorical mockingbirds are punished the most. A mockingbird is one who only wants and attempts to do good. Characters such as Boo Radley, Jem Finch and Tom Robinson are exemplars of mockingbirds in Maycomb. In the novel it is explained by Atticus that killing a mockingbird is a sin because they do not do anything to harm to us like nesting in corncribs, or eating up the gardens, they only sing for us.

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Atticus said no, it wasn’t that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts” (14). The rumors about Boo solidify his place in people’s minds, and he is contained within this image of himself; he is unable to prove people wrong. Also, Boo is considered a “ghost” not only by his family, but also by everyone else in the town as well; he is forgotten about and seen as invisible. Nobody cares about him, and he is trapped in his loneliness. Later in the story, as the children are growing up and gaining a more solid understanding of the world around them, Boo’s imprisonment is thought of in a new way by Jem, who remarks, “I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time…

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The image that Scout creates when describing Atticus and Arthur unifies the community by revealing that family is deeper than just who you share blood with. Both a family and community share a common purpose and goals. The imagery is first made evident to us when towards the end of the novel, Scout is standing on the Radley porch and summing up the events of the novel: “Summer, and he watched his children’s heart break. Autumn again, Boo’s children needed him” (321). Scout is identifying both Atticus and Arthur, “Boo”, as her father.

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In To Kill A Mockingbird Boo Radley is a man who always stays shut up inside of his house which causes many rumors about him to be spread around the town. For instance, at the end of chapter 14 it’s stated “Dill?”/ “Mm?”/ “Why do you reckon Boo Radley’s never run off?”/ Dill sighed a long sigh and turned away from me./ “Maybe he doesn 't have anywhere to run off to…” This shows how Boo Radley is emotionally struggling because people always are assuming things about him that can cause him to feel uncomfortable around others. At the end of the book Boo Radley acts afraid of everything like when it says “Will You take me home?’ He almost whispered it, in the voice of a child afraid of the dark.”

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" This shows that Boo Radley is the in a way “outside character”. He can sense that there are many horrors of the world destroying the innocence, or the mockingbird in this case, so he chooses to ignore

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it's because he want to stay inside. "(Lee 259) Analysis: Boo Radley is a mysterious character to Jem and the rest of the community. Because of Boo's nature, nobody outside of the Radley household has seen or heard from Boo in years. Due to this, it is hard for people in the community (Jem included) and the reader to empathize and relate to him.

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To Kill a Mockingbird has many of underlying themes such as racism, courage, respect, femininity, etc. But the theme that fits this book most appropriately is innocence and the harm caused to the innocent by evil and bigotry. Examples of this include Jem, Dill, Tom Robinson, Boo Radley. While all these characters have completely different personalities and circumstances they all have one thing in common. All of them were innocent at one point and were harmed by the evil of

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This essay aims to investigate the literary context of Harper Lee 's To Kill A Mockingbird (1960) from four different perspectives. The scope of this essay does not only include the context from historical, cultural and social points of views, but also the significance of Lee 's early life is considered. The essay explores deeply the novel 's events, characters and main themes, which can all be related to the literary context. This is why the research question of this essay is “A Study of Literary Context in Harper Lee 's To Kill A Mockingbird”. To Kill A Mockingbird never fails to amaze a reader because of its audacity, as it brings out many controversial issues from 1930s America.

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It is a sin to kill a Mockingbird. It is a sin because they are innocent, good, protective animals that mind their own business and don 't do anything but good for their community. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird there are three mockingbirds in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. When there was a problem they could solve, they would solve it.

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Boo Radley represents one of the “mockingbirds” in the book, and a mockingbird is someone that is pure and innocence in the world. He is a good person that is hurt by the evil of mankind. In a lot of ways, Boo Radley might have have wanted to stay shut up in his house after seeing some of the awful acts that the townspeople have committed. But after seeing the Finch kids being attacked by Bob Ewell he had no choice but to leave the comfort of his own home that he has been enclosed in for so long to come out and save them. All though it would have been easier for this man to stay in his house rather than leave and then be drug into court, he did what he knew would be right and rescued the

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