Anahi Fregoso Per. 7 2/15/12 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS CHAPTERS 29-31 CHAPTER 29 1. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, “a shiny clean line” or “dull wire” causes something in Scout’s costume.When Bob stabbed at Scout, the wire saved her life.The line is the knife slash. 2. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee,Atticus gives a explanation for Bob Ewell’s attack.I believe that Atticus said that Bob Ewell must have been crazy to attack her.
Senseless Slaughter of Songbirds People can do horrible things when their thoughts are taken over by prejudiced and hateful thinking. In Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” this theme is shown clearly many times in the novel. From the death of childhood innocence to the death or possible persecution of innocents. This story shows how prejudice and hate fueled actions pose serious threats to the innocent. In chapter 10 of the novel Miss Maudie says, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy .
Civil rights marches were led by Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in the 1960’s. The novel shows us how one single incident of persecution can effect a whole community. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson was charged with raping Mayella Ewell, found guilty by a racist jury, and was killed whilst trying to escape prison, even though Atticus proved to the jury that it was obvious that he was innocent. He was found guilty, however, because he was a Negro and seen to be less than human. Even though all of the jury were racist, some members of Maycomb County began to see that the unfair way in which they treated the Negroes was wrong.
The mockingbirds in the story, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley get undeserving treatment during the novel until it is known to the people of Maycomb that they are good and pure. In the case of Tom Robinson it was too late as they killed him before they could learn what a good person he actually was. He got charged for a crime he did not commit, and Boo Radley got rumors spread about him that were anything but true. “It is wrong to kill the mockingbird just because you don’t like its
Morally incorrect, that is what it is called. Do you see how the society can be wrong about morally correct and incorrect ideas? The title of this novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, shows he idea of innocence being harmed by people that are out to hurt them. Society will get into great trouble if it happens and does not stop. Three words; Twenty-two letters: Destruction.
Brandon Montellano Mr. Nadherny Patterns in Literature, Period 5 11 November 2011 Themes of To Kill a Mockingbird “It is a sin to kill a mockingbird” Said by Atticus Finch, father of two children and a defender of an innocent man, Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman who is put in court for the act he did not do. In the story to kill a mocking bird, Scout, the daughter of Atticus, sees many different themes such as prejudice, intoerance and courage shown and demonstrated trough out many characters and especially through the Tom Robinson case. Prejudice today is nothing different than it was back than where people judge and say thing about others who they see through a foggy window. Though many types of prejudice
Fighting injustice and standing for the truth is symbolized in the story. Harper lee masterfully uses the art of symbolism in his story “To Kill A Mockingbird” to invite the reader to think about the evil side of prejudice and the good side of standing
To Kill a Mockingbird “You can shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (pg. 90) In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, we see the alienation of varied characters through the eyes of an innocent girl. These characters differ from the rest of southern society; one of these characters is Arthur “Boo” Radley. Through this character we see that the majority of the people in Maycomb County are prejudice, violent and judgmental. All in all, instead of picking on people who are different than you respect them as the individuals they are.
Sympathy I enjoyed Lee’s use of the theme of sympathy throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. Through Lee’s protagonist Atticus Finch, he shows the importance of sympathy by examining the ability to understand another’s perspective, specifically those of Miss Caroline Fisher and Boo Radley. The first instance occurs when fisher yells at Scout for already knowing how to read. She takes offense because Scout prevented her from teaching everyone in her own way. Later that evening, Atticus tries to explain to Scout why Fisher yelled at her.
“(168) This novel gave the idea of suicide to the Monster which was inflicted upon being denied by everyone and not knowing his spot in humanity. As the Monster read “Paradise Lost” he connected to having a war with his creator, and believes that he was Victor’s “Satan”. Thinking in the role of Satan, the Monster kills Victor’s family, just like Satan took away God’s angels. The novel “Plutarch’s Lives” gave the monster some input on life. “The patriarchal lives of my protectors caused these impressions to take a firm hold on my mind; perhaps, if my first introduction to humanity had been made by a young soldier, burning for glory and slaughter, I should have been imbued with different sensations.” (170) The Monster finally found his reason for being on earth and he believes he found his spot in humanity.