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Stereotypes In To Kill A Mockingbird

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To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee is an amazing and heartwarming story. The book is set in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s. Two siblings, Scout and Jem Finch, live a laid back and simple life. Most of the neighbors near the Finches are nice and helpful, except for one person, Boo Radley. He is confined inside his house. All of the neighbors believe he is a scary and evil man. These stories puzzle the kids and peak their curiosity about Boo. Scout, Jem, and their friend Dill have many interesting experiences as they learn more about him. Their father, Atticus, is a lawyer for Tom Robinson, a black man who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white women. Mayella lives in a run-down house in the bad part of town with her seven siblings and …show more content…

The symbols previously mentioned helped to form the book and allow the reader to grasp the concept of the novel, especially what the author is trying to convey or the moral of the story. If you can dig deep into the book and find symbols, they may lead you to consider a concept differently which may result in changing your initial opinions and perspectives. For example at the beginning of the book, I believed that Boo was evil and mean, because of the stereotypes cast upon him. Later, Boo leaves presents for Scout and Jem in the oak tree and he wraps the blanket around Scout, I realized that Boo is different than I originally thought. At the end of the book when Boo rescued the children, I knew that he was truly a wonderful human being. I assumed the stereotype made by the characters was correct, but discovered I was wrong when I took the time to understand him. To Kill A Mockingbird was about creating false stereotypes and perceptions which I initially believed. The book displayed many morals, the most important one is not to stereotype. Symbols were present throughout the entire book which truly made the novel as amazing as it

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