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…Atticus is obviously the most important person in To Kill A Mockingbird. At the beginning of the novel there is little indication of this because Scout and Jem show very little respect toward him. They are even embarrassed by his age because he doesn’t…

…"Grandmother's Victory" by Maya Angelou and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee have many significant similarities. Both authors deal with issues such as racism and discrimination towards blacks. The authors show the ignorance and bigotry displayed…

…most often stood the test of time and have been acclaimed by readers of many generations. However literature is not limited to the old. Modern works such as To Kill a Mockingbird, "The Hand" and "A Perfect Day for Bannafish" all show how literature can put…

…feeling which they might have in their childhood. However, the authors Harper Lee and Mark Twain can express their own childhood inside the stories they created, in a lively and realistic way. The two novels To Kill a Mockingbird and The Adventures of Tom…

…stood the test of time and have been acclaimed by readers of many generations. However literature is not limited to the old. Modern works such as To Kill a Mockingbird, "The Hand" and "The Story of an Hour" all show how, in their time period, peopled lived…

…"To Kill a Mockingbird" takes place in the 1930's, in a small Alabama town called Maycomb. The story is narrated by a young girl named Jean Louise Finch (known as Scout). Scout lives with her father and her brother Jeremy Finch (known as Jem). Scout…

…What is a love story? A love story is a type of story that depicts much love toward someone or some persons. In To Kill a Mockingbird the love affair was Jem and Scout. The story is on the love of a family through the great depression and one of the most…

…when a problem or a crisis occurs in their life. I agree with this proverb. There are two works that prove this proverb to be true, one is the play Thunder on Sycamore Street, by Reginald Rose, and the other is the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee…

…One of the major themes of To Kill A Mockingbird is the existence of the many forms of prejudice in everyday life. Several different things contribute to its presence. Those who are prejudiced against others are often motivated by greed, pride, or fear…

…an innocent creation. It is a creation that happened because of an accident. In Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Atticus says "but to kill a mockingbird is a sin." Atticus means that it is wrong to kill the mockingbird because all it does is make music. It's…