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  • Symbol Of The Mocking Bird
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    2. "What is the significance of the title of the novel" "I'd rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you " ll go after the birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mocking bird". Atticus Finch recites these lines to his two children, Jem and Scout after he gives them air-rifles for Christmas. Scout is curious, as this is the first time that she has ever heard her father refer to anything as a sin, Scout asks Miss Maude what At...
  • Titles Of Their Works And The Themes
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    Often the title of a piece of literature will have significant implications in terms of the theme of that book. In Arthur Millers The Crucible and Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird the title had significant implications on the books theme. By definition a crucible is a trying, or testing situation. When approaching the theme of The Crucible it is painfully obvious that Miller wanted the reader to see a parallel between the title and the theme. The theme being that when the screws are tightened i...
  • Mocking Bird
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    The Mocking bird is a symbol of victimization. In Harper Lees, To Kill A Mocking Bird there are two characters who symbolize the Mocking bird. One is Boo Radley, because he never comes out of his house. This makes people make assumptions about what he is like. These assumptions are usually not accurate and also inconsiderate. The other person is Tom Robinson. He is discriminated because of his colour. The first person who symbolizes the Mocking bird is Arthur Radley. This is because Arthur is vi...
  • Mocking Bird As Bob Ewell
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    Mockingbirds don t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don t eat up people's gardens, don t nest in corncribs, they don t do one thing but sing there hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mocking bird (Miss M audie, pg. 90). Harper Lee, author of the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird, chose wisely when picking the title of her book. Throughout the magnificent novel Harper Lee left the reader wondering what is the symbolism, if any, of the title. Set in the post depression t...
  • Mocking Bird
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    THE MOCKING BIRD SYMBOLISM The whole mocking bird idea strikes us many times throughout the course of the novel. We learn of the mocking bird first when the children are told what to do when they receive their rifles for Christmas. Atticus says, "I'd rather you shot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you " ll go after the birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit them, but remember it's a sin to kill a mocking bird". Scout asks Miss M audie about this and she explains, "Mockin...

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