Similarities Between Alice In Wonderland And How To Kill A Mockingbird

The struggle of growing up and knowing who you are is a common theme in literature. For example "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll and "How to Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, both share the theme of growing up. In “Boys and Girls” is the struggle of a young, energetic girl who is learning about her place in society and role in her family. In the beginning, she sees herself as strong and independent, but then rebels against her mother and grandma who comment about her acting more lady-like. In an early scene, the girl is considered inconsequential help to her father by the feed salesman because she is, “Only a girl” (cite). In the story and time, men and women are not considered equal. Mothers have traditional roles inside the home, while

When the girl allows Flora to escape through the open gate, it is the moment when she separates from the world of men. Her action is symbolic of wanting freedom to breakout from the societal roles of the farm. Flora’s freedom comes to an end and she is trucked back to the farm, cut “up in fifty pieces.” This illustrates the idea there is no escape from the gender roles society establishes. The event with Flora reveals the character of the girl in an impactful and compelling way. Both Flora and the girl are freedom-seeking, strong females, struggling to be break free from the fate they are to accept and follow. Afterwards, she does not regret being on Flora’s side and not her

They are not thought of as pets so the girl does not grow overly attached to them. One of the chores is pelting the foxes and shooting old horses on the farm. The girl accepts the “smell of blood and animal fat” as a source of comfort because she knows it feeds her family and helps the farm to survive, “I found it reassuringly seasonal, like the smell of oranges and pine” (cite). Initially she chose doing bloody chores rather than stifling housework like her mother. Ironically, images of her father coming from the meat house with his stiff bloody apron on, Hendry shooting and butchering horses and blood dripping on the grass where Mack’s head lay has her change her mind.. Sealing the victory, Laird lifts his arm proudly to show off a streak of blood, and says, “We shot old Flora” (cite). The girl realizes she does not have the heart to do men’s work.