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To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper E. Lee: An Analysis

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“How to kill a mockingbird” by Harper E. Lee is centered in a small southern town in Alabama, titled Maycomb County in the 1930. Throughout TKAM; Lee makes plenty of references to southern artifacts and symbols, that lets the readers comprehend many of the realistic historical events that went on in the south. Her descriptive writing take the reader to a place that is very familiar to some, and distant to others. From towns based around churches to racism and family; TKAM’s familiar southern traditions become a prominent them. Some of the many southern artifacts that are used is the cultures continuous hatred towards black folks. The strong family bond between Atticus and his children after their mother’s death and the perception of a “southern women”. …show more content…

During the setting of this book being a Southern women is known for their unwritten code of southern conduct, to mature into fair-smelling, perfect "ladies." By "ladies" they meant women who were well mannered, good at embroidery, and wore frilly, lacy dresses ("Being Atticus Finch: Harvard Law Review). In “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Scout’s mother passed away when she was younger and she has grown up with her dad and older brother. An example of the “Southern Women” would be when Aunt Alexandra visits the Finch home and is concerned with Scout’s unfeminine ways and her lack of elegance that girls are supposed to have. She tells Scout “"We decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influence. It won't be many years, Jean Louise, before you become interested in clothes and boys (Lee 129)." This quote highlights the importance of femininity and the traditional role of women in the

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