In to kill a mockingbird the theme of the author using conflict and symbolism to examine how having modern ideas in a traditional setting can lead to being outcast. Lee used conflict to highlight the families differences. She used symbolism to explore how the town of Maycomb holds on to traditional southern values, and used setting to isolate the abnormality of original ideas. Lee uses conflict to highlight the Finch family's differences. In the text ms.Dubose says " what are you doing
Recently, my teacher has asked for me to read Harper Lee award winning novel To Kill A Mocking Bird. The novels protagonist, scout, is growing up in a small southern town called Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930's. The conflict scout faces faces as she grows up helps develop the theme that the loss of innocence is an unavoidable consequences of growing up. The first conflict is man vs. society. Man vs. society is about scout having to deal with racism in her town. Scouts father is defending a black
To Kill a Mockingbird Final Essay Freshman English Introduction The literary critic Wayne C. Booth contends that when we read literature we “stretch our own capacities for thinking about how life should be lived.” If this is so, then the study of a novel such as To Kill a Mockingbird ought to conclude with reflection about what we can learn by reading it and then put into practice in our own lives. During our studies of To Kill a Mockingbird, we have wrestled with profound moral and ethical questions;
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Chapter Analysis Cindy Ho Introduction ~ How’d He do That? Recognizing patterns or symbols in difficult works of literature make it easier to read. The patterns and symbols in “The Fall of the House of Usher” helps one be able to fully understand the short story. For example, in “The Fall of the House of Usher”, the deterioration of the house symbolizes the deterioration of Roderick and Madeline’s health. The house is linked to Roderick and Madeline. Upon
In the iconic novel , To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the author tries to illustrate a point with the phrase, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view— until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” — Atticus. The topic she so clearly portrays is empathy, which is a major factor in the story. Atticus, a widowed single father, delivers this piece of advice after his daughter, Scout’s terrible first day with her teacher, Miss Caroline. Her