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Scout is also a "mockingbird" and, as she is the narrator, the novel itself becomes her song. Throughout the novel, Lee brings out...
seem to represent the mocking bird are the threats of hatred, prejudice and ignorance. Innocent people such as Tom Robinson and Bo...
This essay contrasts and compares J.D. Salinger's coming of age novel Catcher in the Rye with Harper Lee's account of a Southern c...
the beginning of the story that she does not fit in with the other milkmaids, as she works off by herself, not taking part in the ...
possible defect" causes him dismay, as it is a "visible mark of earthly imperfection" (Hawthorne 1021). Alymers disdain for the bi...
Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines, like Harper Lees classic To Kill A Mockingbird, concerns the fate of an African American man...
This research paper/essay provides analysis and summation of six sources that pertain to the 1962 film adaptation of To Kill A Moc...
of Harper Lees novel To Kill a Mockingbird, directed by Robert Mulligan, is a cinema classic that continues to move each new gener...
This essay utilizes literature to put forth the argument that Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, both the novel and the film adap...
adaptation of Harper Lees novel To Kill a Mockingbird, directed by Robert Mulligan, is a cinema classic that continues to move eac...
yet this innocence is rejected by the culture in which he finds himself; therefore, he is marked as "guilty", and it is revealed h...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at racial themes in To Kill a Mockingbird. The reality of these themes is made apparen...
This research proposal begins with a three page proposal for a project that will consider the influence and impact of Harper Lee's...
This film review is on "To Kill A Mockingbird" (1962), directed by Robert Mulligan, based on the novel by Harper Lee. The writer t...
of play. The summer is very representative of a simplistic and conservative community, giving us an ideal setting in a simpler tim...
involve particular forms of employment, and perhaps what employment demands from a religious person, such as Atticus in Lees novel...
Tom is convicted for only one reason: hes black. Although hes sentenced to death, the sentence is commuted to life in prison; even...
the struggles of a brother and a sister as they try to uncover the meaning of life, the spiritual nature of life, and many other d...
but a poor teacher, and we learn this more and more as the story unfolds. We further see this important theme, that being which...
they are adults who can understand issues at his level. By the time Scout attends her first day of school she is highly literate,...
Montgomery. It could be contended that even the geographical location of Maycomb is a critical element in Lees plot. Montgomery,...
however, such as "The Verdict" try to show the benefits of due process within the legal system. [The concept of the "role of law"...
politics. Gore Vidal wrote the screenplay, as well as the original Broadway play on which the movie is based. Vidal was friends wi...
one gets the understanding that bravery and courage had nothing to do with being strong in a violent sense. It had nothing to do w...
who is noble, honest, and humble. He fights for the rights of an African American accused of raping a white woman even though the ...
bed, or even beginning to become amorous might secure a PG rating, but during that time period, blatant sexuality in film was not ...
who saves her life. She learns that women can be abused, and can also be evil and lie. She learns that race is a very confusing an...
in Scottsboro, Alabama (Champion). In these proceedings, nine black men were accused of raping two white women; both groups had be...
a giant step forward for the town, because many of its white citizens are beginning to understand that racism is wrong. It will ta...