To Kill A Mockingbird Hourglass Analysis

First of all the background of this visual representation may only look like an astounding, infinitive galaxy, but it symbolizes many different things such as how white people were ethnocentric, believing they were the center of the universe with a mindset of superiority over everyone. Additionally, this backdrop holds the potential to describe how Jem from To Kill A Mockingbird evolves and realizes the greed, selfishness, intolerance and prejudice of the world and he notices that these evils are present more so in his life than he thought.
After noticing the bewildering background, the odd shape of an hourglass comes into view in the center of what appears to be a compass. The hourglass fulfills its duty, representing time - describing how

The snowflakes may seem odd and out of place although, they advertise the meaning that everyone is different and unique just like snowflakes - others are treated differently because of these individual differences that separate them. Additionally the difference of black and white in the snowflakes evidently demonstrates the concept of racism between these two factions. The differences between the snowflakes also imitates the six people in The Cold Within and each of their reasons for not bequeathing their stick to save themselves and others. Therefore they allowed themselves to be consumed by the racism and prejudice which inevitably meant each of their deaths. Keith Beauchamp’s documentary The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till intentionally demonstrated the separation between the two races - represented by the diversity and contrast among the

Evidently, the images of a cycle of life represent the concept of growing up and maturing thus describing Jem from To Kill A Mockingbird who experiences the unfortunate reality that the world isn’t sunshine and rainbows, where everybody plays nicely. In fact Jem learns that even his community is infected with racism, corruption and all sorts of different evils. In terms of change as a theme, it is represented by the fire/smog effect that engulfs the quadrant - exhibiting how fire may consume and destroy yet it acts like an apocalypse in the sense that it reveals something new and different. Extensively, the fire is present in To Kill A Mockingbird and The Cold Within each posing as a different meaning. In To Kill A Mockingbird the fire destroys Mrs. Maudie's house bringing change and disruption to the town that already has trouble bearing the Tom Robinson case. While in The Cold Within the fire represented their lives and means survival - unfortunately none of them could overcome their prejudice, and change - meaning their